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Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show
Spring 2008
The 2008 Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show once again featured an outstanding array of top level inventory offered by over two hundred of the most highly regarded international dealers. Now in its fifth year, the quality and variety of the fine a
Designer Style
8th Anniversary
People find an "eclectic environment" comforting, in the opinion of hipster hotel owner/designer Eric Goode, who along with business partner, Sean MacPherson, has proven his point with the success of their antique-laden Bowery and Lafayette House hotels i
Lifestyle: Connecticut Pastoral
8th Anniversary
In most discussions about collections of antiques, the objects are the focus of attention. But in this instance, the collection includes the structures that house it as well. The five historic buildings that comprise this home were moved to the site in th
Lifestyle: The Art of It -- The Stellar Folk Art Collection of Jerry and Susan Lauren
8th Anniversary
In his role as executive vice president of men's design at Polo Ralph Lauren, Jerry Lauren, together with his brother, Ralph, have dictated style and fashion to the world for almost four decades. When it comes to collecting, he applies his discerning eye
Lifestyle: Classical Revival -- Classical Furniture Graces a Greek Revival Home
Autumn/Winter 2007
The adage, "it's not just what you know, it's who you know" applies to collecting as it does in life, according to the owners of an 1837 Beacon Hill row house in Boston, Massachusetts. This couple moved into the building in 1979 and began collecting serio
Lifestyle: The Museum that Jack Built
Autumn/Winter 2007
What is it about men named Jack? They have a vitality that keeps them at the top of their game, whatever their game is. Think Jack Kennedy, Jack Nicholson, Jack Welch. Now, add one more amazing "Jack" to that distinguished list, Jack Warner of Tuscaloosa,
Destination: Newport, Rhode Island
Summer/Autumn 2007
Rich in both natural and cultural resources, Newport, Rhode Island, has long appealed to travelers. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, Newport became notable for its grand summer residences built by industrial tycoons. Many of America's great artist
Lifestyle: A Passion for Art and Life
Summer/Autumn 2007
Betty Blake pushes back a stray tendril of white hair, shoos her overly-eager dog Reno away from her visitor's feet, and with a laugh says, "I just flew in from Dallas at one a.m. so I'm not quite together, but I'm so happy you're here." Betty has just re
Lifestyle: A Time Capsule with Heart
Summer/Autumn 2007
This pristine Greek Revival home on the southern New England coast was neglected for at least sixteen years until the present owners acquired it in 1993 and began the careful reclamation that allowed it to emerge from the brambles, bamboo, and bittersweet
Great Impressions at Lincoln Center: A New Gallery and Major Printmaking are Part of a Renaissance of Visual Art
Summer 2007
These are heady times for Manhattan's Lincoln Center. Construction has just begun on a facelift for some of its nearly fifty-year-old halls; opera simulcasts in movie theaters nationwide are a hit; attendance is way up (with eighty-five sellout
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