I forgive them both, though, for having not knocked down the amazing pink ceiling relief in Morelli's or the gaudy mural of Venice in Chiappini's.
The two-level boutique, which has been given a glamorous face-lift by Peter Marino, also features several chic art commissions, including mirrored glass installations by Rob Wynne, a Oyoram video piece and a stunning ceiling relief by David Wiseman.
Inside, it has ornate plaster ceiling reliefs, a butler's pantry, a greenhouse and sleeping porches.
Floral ceiling reliefs and couches give the impression of a home you've dropped in on rather than a gigantic retailer.
The mandapa has carvings in wood in its multi paneled ceiling with reliefs of human figures on the pillars and brackets.
The Promenader was refurbished in 1990 by Leslie Wright with a gilded ceiling and reliefs and brass lanterns, and was altered again in 2005 by Thierry Despont, who fitted it with an oval leather bar; it forms the grand entrance and has a length which is equal to that of Nelson's Column.
Last month's Budget has unravelled amid rows over the "granny tax" (unpopular on the doorsteps), the "pasty tax" and the ceiling on tax relief for donations to charities.
Like Michelangelo, he spent two years lying on scaffolding, restoring the plaster relief ceilings with dental tools.
At the entrance, a floor-to-ceiling ceramic wall relief, titled "Zen," consists of immense tiles with rough textures and a pinkish green, sometimes scorched, patina that possesses the mellowness and variety of rare tea ceremony bowls.
To the right is the card room, which displays Mr. Delano's witty and inventive decorative abilities at their peak, with a frieze of hearts, spades, diamonds and clubs running around the ceiling, and carved reliefs of face cards across the marble mantelpiece.
Inside, he was delighted to find a three-story wrought-iron spiral staircase leading to a domed ceiling, complete with reliefs of a castle, a rabbit and a stork.
