Dinner invitation at Villa Mauresque. Guests of Somerset Maugham and Alan Searle are Lady Moore and the Honorable Mr. Erskine. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1954. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Dinner invitation at Villa Mauresque. Guests of Somerset Maugham and Alan Searle are Lady Moore and the Honorable Mr. Erskine. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1954.

At Villa Mauresque in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Somerset Maugham hosts a dinner party with his partner Alan Searle in 1954. Seated at the head of a lace-covered table, Maugham is served by a waiter as a guest, the Honorable Mr. Erskine, looks on. The table is elaborately set with green patterned plates, amber-colored goblets, and tall white candles. In the warmly lit room, adorned with framed paintings, Lady Moore is also in attendance.


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