A peek into three decades of Leslie Walford's private Double Bay designs
The Princeton, Double Bay penthouse of the late interior design doyen Leslie Walford has been listed for sale with $4.5 million-plus hopes through Christies International agent Ken Jacobs.
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It's been listed by Walford's partner, Colin Davies.
The penthouse with 279-square-metre garden terracing sits atop the 1939 Art Deco building with northerly views across the harbour to Manly.
The interiors showcase the tastes of Walford, who retired just five years ago after an international career spanning five decades. It was built with polished timber floorboards, high vaulted ceilings, ornate cornices, curved bay windows and french doors.
More Princeton penthouse photos on page 2
With illness triggering postponement of his regular trip to his Galle, Sri Lanka retreat, Walford died in February, aged 85.
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Title Tattle seems to recall the initial Double Bay purchase cost $125,000 in 1975 from Sabrina Van der Linden.
The apartment, which comes with 500 square metres of space, was consolidated with another purchase in 1978 from the photographer Ann Riddell.
It comes with double parking.
