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My Favourite Things: Kit Kemp Selects

Kit Kemp selects 'the weirdly mad and wonderful' from Christie's Talisman sale

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Talisman’s illustrious clients include international interior designers, from Colefax and Fowler to David Collins Studio, Kelly Wearstler, Martin Brudnizki, Todhunter Earle, Tara Bernerd, Nicholas Haslam, Studio Ilse and Peter Marino, as well as leading names in fashion such as Alexander McQueen, Selfridges, Jimmy Choo and Paul Smith.

Among them is Kit Kemp, the discerning eye behind the stunning Firmdale hotels including Number 16, just a stone’s throw from Christie’s South Kensingston, and a friend and advocate of Talisman. Here she chooses her top picks from the upcoming collection.

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Kit Kemp's Picks

A BRONZE-MOUNTED RESIN ELEPHANT COCKTAIL CABINET
  • SOLD
  • A BRONZE-MOUNTED RESIN ELEPHANT COCKTAIL CABINET
  • 1970s
  • VIEW
A LARGE CAST-ALUMINIUM MODEL OF A RHINO
  • SOLD
  • A LARGE CAST-ALUMINIUM MODEL OF A RHINO
  • BY CHRISTIAN MAAS, LATE 20TH CENTURY
  • VIEW
A GREY-PAINTED ELEPHANT BAR AND STOOLS
  • SOLD
  • A GREY-PAINTED ELEPHANT BAR AND STOOLS
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
A PAIR OF ART DECO-STYLE OPAQUE WHITE GLASS-MOUNTED CHROME FLOOR LAMPS
  • SOLD
  • A PAIR OF ART DECO-STYLE OPAQUE WHITE GLASS-MOUNTED CHROME FLOOR LAMPS
  • early 20th Century
  • VIEW
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Talisman is not for the faint-hearted, it glories in joyously robust pieces. Did I want a life sized elephant with spouting trunk for my pond in the garden? The answer was a resounding yes, why had I not thought of it before?"

A COLLECTION OF EIGHT REGENCY GILT-BRASS MOUNTED AND RED-LEATHER SARCOPHAGUS-FORM SEWING
  • SOLD
  • A COLLECTION OF EIGHT REGENCY GILT-BRASS MOUNTED AND RED-LEATHER SARCOPHAGUS-FORM SEWING...
  • early 19th Century
  • VIEW
A PAIR OF STACKED LUCITE TABLE LAMPS
  • SOLD
  • A PAIR OF STACKED LUCITE TABLE LAMPS
  • late 20th Century
  • VIEW

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