James Mont - Showmanship and Fantasy

The Miami Beach penthouse designed in 1963 for Nat King Kole by James Mont 

Gold Leafed low table by James Mont 

Table lamp, designed by James Mont. Collection of Todd Merill.

Gilded ceramic, wood, paper and carved plaster with gold-leaf finish. Shade out of heavy paper, gold leaf and applied rings of carved plaster. Designed by James Mont. Collection of Todd Merill. 

James Mont cabinet

James Mont black Lacquered and gilt cabinet - mid century available via Ebay.

James Mont chinese chair

James Mont design sketch for Cole's penthouse

James Mont

JAMES MONT cabinet, Mid 20th

Stunning Custom Designed Cabinet by James Mont

Chinese undulating slipper chairs on skirted base by James Mont

Lana Turner sitting in what looks like a James Mont chair

James Mont

James Mont "Opium Den" Sofa and Low Table

James Mont SlungBack Chair

Sofa by James Mont, New York City, Circa 1948

A Pair of James Mont Designed Twisted Wooden Table Lamps - 1950s

Blue Cerused and Silver Leafed Chestnut Console by James Mont

An example of Mont's cerusing technique. The oak is first bleached, then sandblasted and rubbed with chalky pigments to create the appearance of silk moiré.