Temple of Wings, located on the Berkeley hillside, was built in a Greco-Roman style as the house and dance studio of Florence Treadwell Boynton. It was acquired by the Gettys in 1994, and under Ann Getty’s stewardship, they furnished the home with furniture and decorative arts honoring the rich eclecticism of the late 19th and 20th centuries. The collection includes furniture from the most significant members of the Gothic Revival and Arts and Crafts movement, such as A.W.N, Pugin, textiles by William Morris and important glass works by Tiffany Studios. The sales also feature important Victorian paintings by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and the Pre-Raphaelites, resulting in a cohesive collection that represents the sensibility of the late 19th and 20th century Decorative Arts.

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