Josef Hoffmann, Vienna's most versatile 20th-century architect, designed cafes, town houses, a sanitarium, a palace and the decorative furnishings that filled them.

It joins the Dallas Museum of Art (1717 North Harwood Street; 214-922-1200), which houses a collection strong in pre-Columbian art, decorative furnishings and contemporary art.

Although derivative in design, the highly decorative furnishings of Boiceau and Arbus are superbly crafted.

Mirrors, among the costliest decorative furnishings in American homes until the Civil War, were status symbols imported mostly from Britain by merchants and statesmen.

Marble fireplaces and antique sculpture were a prominent feature in decisions about the decorative furnishings; these had been purchased in Italy for the Marmorpalais by the architect Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff.

Like the neighbouring Cunard Building, it is noted for the ornamental detail both on the inside and out, and in particular for the many maritime references and expensive decorative furnishings.

What has happened over the past 35 years is that the mall has developed a focus on what I call creating a personal style, mostly having to do with apparel, decorative furnishings and shoes.

His father died when he was only ten years old and Gen Paul was trained to work in decorative furnishings.

Many of the paintings, sculptures and decorative furnishings from Mamma Leone's will be sold at auction at 10 a.m. next Wednesday at Doyle New York, 175 East 87th Street.

Notable among the decorative Italian furnishings is a 19th-century stool from the collection of the Duchess Pini di San Miniato, widow of the Duke Pini di San Miniato, the decorator who died last year.