Untitled - Dering Hall
DESIGNER AND
JOY
MARCY
MASTERSON
TOBOROFFS'
UNAFFECTED
INFUSES
DOWNTOWN
COTE
D'AZUR
LEONARD
DUPLEX
WITH
GLAMOUR
Opposite page: In the living room, a pair of French 1940s brass lamps flanks a Claudia Aronow oiland-linen painting. The stools are 1940s reproductions of originals from the Hermes shop in Paris. This page: A set of Fornasetti Adam plates hangs above a 1940s Jean Royere gilded-bronze console from Jourdon Antiques. Masterson used ponyskin on 19th-century Viennese chairs from Antoine Cheneviere in London, a n d based the marble-top wrought-iron side table on a Royere design.
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Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Joy Toboroff wearing a top designed by her daughter, Jackie, for G a t e e . The Masterson-designed sofa in Joy's office was formerly covered in silk damask; it now has a bold Osborne & Little print but has kept its gilded legs. The kitchen, which is at one end of the living room, will be turned into a bar. The mahogany dining table, with ebonized details and brass inlay, and the walnut Biedermeier chairs were bought at a Christie s auction. Above: The study's wood paneling and fireplace are original. The leather club chairs came from the Fifth Avenue apartment, as d i d the sofa, which has been reupholstered in fawn linen-velvet from Ouadrille. The sculptural objects on the mantle are vintage eyeglass molds, found at Amy Perlin Antiques.
T'S
A C L A S S I C
N e w Y o r k scenario. The kids have gone
Masterson says, " w i t h heavy fabrics. Oriental carpets, gilt mold-
off to college and points b e y o n d . The large u p t o w n apartment,
ings, and d a r k w o o d . The new place is more relaxed, more fun,
whose superb formal rooms w i t h m i l l i o n - d o l l a r p a r k views w e r e
and not afraid to m i x things u p a b i t . B u t it's not k o o k y
recently full o f delight and promise, n o w seems a little stuffy and
Masterson used as m u c h f u r n i t u r e f r o m the F i f t h Avenue home
faded. So w h a t are t w o s t r i k i n g l y stylish empty-nesters t o do?
as possible, b u t reupholstered i t i n simpler, l i g h t e r fabrics. "For
Transform their lifestyle, o f course.
instance, I t o o k f o u r fauteuils t h a t w e r e covered i n damask a n d
"The U p p e r East Side was w o n d e r f u l , b u t I w a n t e d a t o t a l change," says J o y Toboroff i n the new, and hipper, Tribeca duplex
p u t b r i g h t orange k i d s k i n on t h e m , " she says. A n d new pieces even g r a n d antiques
are t r e a t e d w i t h r e f r e s h i n g i r r e v e r e n c e :
she shares w i t h her p r i v a t e - i n v e s t o r h u s b a n d , L e o n a r d . " I t o l d
"We b o u g h t S I X i m p o r t a n t 19th-century Viennese chairs and gave
Lenny, ' I f I move, it's n o t g o i n g to be f r o m F i f t h and 9 3 r d to
t h e m b l a c k p o n y s k i n seats for a laid-back look."
Park and 85th. H e was v e r y amenable t o m y idea."
L i t t l e s t r u c t u r a l w o r k was done b e y o n d c r e a t i n g a w o o d -
The Toboroffs settled on the d o w n t o w n n e i g h b o r h o o d because
paneled f o y e r a n d s l i m m i n g d o w n c o l u m n s i n the l i v i n g r o o m .
Its cobblestone streets and casuallj^ dressed habitues r e m i n d t h e m
T h a t loftlike space s exposed b r i c k w a l l s were refinished w i t h a
of Europe. The couples p r i m a r y residence is m Saint-Tropez, and
fizzy c h a m p a g n e - c o l o r e d glaze, the floor covered w i t h a creamy
they sensed that life b e l o w Canal Street was the closest t h i n g to
Tibetan r u g , and F r e n c h silver-and-gold c u r t a i n hardware used
Provencal ease that M a n h a t t a n had t o offer
to evoke g l i t t e r i n g bijoux. " I k n e w the Fornasetti A d a m and Eve
The Toboroffs sunny 10-room penthouse is not as revolutionary
plates w o u l d l o o k superb against the r o u g h texture o f the walls,"
a departure from their former style as i t first appears. The couple s
says M a s t e r s o n , w h o m o u n t e d the dishes above a p a i r o f g i l d e d
interior designer, M a r c y M a s t e r s o n , has w o r k e d w i t h t h e m
bronze Royere consoles o n either side o f the fireplace. It's an
since 1992 when, as an associate i n J e d J o h n s o n s legendary
firm,
she decorated t h e i r u p t o w n a p a r t m e n t . " I t was r a t h e r serious, "
elegantly baroque vignette, the perfect exemplar o f the apartment's blithe M e d i t e r r a n e a n spirit. N Y H -i- see Resource
N E W Y O R K H O M E
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JOY
MARCY
MASTERSON
TOBOROFFS'
UNAFFECTED
INFUSES
DOWNTOWN
COTE
D'AZUR
LEONARD
DUPLEX
WITH
GLAMOUR
Opposite page: In the living room, a pair of French 1940s brass lamps flanks a Claudia Aronow oiland-linen painting. The stools are 1940s reproductions of originals from the Hermes shop in Paris. This page: A set of Fornasetti Adam plates hangs above a 1940s Jean Royere gilded-bronze console from Jourdon Antiques. Masterson used ponyskin on 19th-century Viennese chairs from Antoine Cheneviere in London, a n d based the marble-top wrought-iron side table on a Royere design.
i
Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Joy Toboroff wearing a top designed by her daughter, Jackie, for G a t e e . The Masterson-designed sofa in Joy's office was formerly covered in silk damask; it now has a bold Osborne & Little print but has kept its gilded legs. The kitchen, which is at one end of the living room, will be turned into a bar. The mahogany dining table, with ebonized details and brass inlay, and the walnut Biedermeier chairs were bought at a Christie s auction. Above: The study's wood paneling and fireplace are original. The leather club chairs came from the Fifth Avenue apartment, as d i d the sofa, which has been reupholstered in fawn linen-velvet from Ouadrille. The sculptural objects on the mantle are vintage eyeglass molds, found at Amy Perlin Antiques.
T'S
A C L A S S I C
N e w Y o r k scenario. The kids have gone
Masterson says, " w i t h heavy fabrics. Oriental carpets, gilt mold-
off to college and points b e y o n d . The large u p t o w n apartment,
ings, and d a r k w o o d . The new place is more relaxed, more fun,
whose superb formal rooms w i t h m i l l i o n - d o l l a r p a r k views w e r e
and not afraid to m i x things u p a b i t . B u t it's not k o o k y
recently full o f delight and promise, n o w seems a little stuffy and
Masterson used as m u c h f u r n i t u r e f r o m the F i f t h Avenue home
faded. So w h a t are t w o s t r i k i n g l y stylish empty-nesters t o do?
as possible, b u t reupholstered i t i n simpler, l i g h t e r fabrics. "For
Transform their lifestyle, o f course.
instance, I t o o k f o u r fauteuils t h a t w e r e covered i n damask a n d
"The U p p e r East Side was w o n d e r f u l , b u t I w a n t e d a t o t a l change," says J o y Toboroff i n the new, and hipper, Tribeca duplex
p u t b r i g h t orange k i d s k i n on t h e m , " she says. A n d new pieces even g r a n d antiques
are t r e a t e d w i t h r e f r e s h i n g i r r e v e r e n c e :
she shares w i t h her p r i v a t e - i n v e s t o r h u s b a n d , L e o n a r d . " I t o l d
"We b o u g h t S I X i m p o r t a n t 19th-century Viennese chairs and gave
Lenny, ' I f I move, it's n o t g o i n g to be f r o m F i f t h and 9 3 r d to
t h e m b l a c k p o n y s k i n seats for a laid-back look."
Park and 85th. H e was v e r y amenable t o m y idea."
L i t t l e s t r u c t u r a l w o r k was done b e y o n d c r e a t i n g a w o o d -
The Toboroffs settled on the d o w n t o w n n e i g h b o r h o o d because
paneled f o y e r a n d s l i m m i n g d o w n c o l u m n s i n the l i v i n g r o o m .
Its cobblestone streets and casuallj^ dressed habitues r e m i n d t h e m
T h a t loftlike space s exposed b r i c k w a l l s were refinished w i t h a
of Europe. The couples p r i m a r y residence is m Saint-Tropez, and
fizzy c h a m p a g n e - c o l o r e d glaze, the floor covered w i t h a creamy
they sensed that life b e l o w Canal Street was the closest t h i n g to
Tibetan r u g , and F r e n c h silver-and-gold c u r t a i n hardware used
Provencal ease that M a n h a t t a n had t o offer
to evoke g l i t t e r i n g bijoux. " I k n e w the Fornasetti A d a m and Eve
The Toboroffs sunny 10-room penthouse is not as revolutionary
plates w o u l d l o o k superb against the r o u g h texture o f the walls,"
a departure from their former style as i t first appears. The couple s
says M a s t e r s o n , w h o m o u n t e d the dishes above a p a i r o f g i l d e d
interior designer, M a r c y M a s t e r s o n , has w o r k e d w i t h t h e m
bronze Royere consoles o n either side o f the fireplace. It's an
since 1992 when, as an associate i n J e d J o h n s o n s legendary
firm,
she decorated t h e i r u p t o w n a p a r t m e n t . " I t was r a t h e r serious, "
elegantly baroque vignette, the perfect exemplar o f the apartment's blithe M e d i t e r r a n e a n spirit. N Y H -i- see Resource
N E W Y O R K H O M E
57
