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Lifestyle: Hollywood Babylon Revisited
Summer 2007
"A neglected house gets an unhappy look; this one had it in spades." Joe Gillis, the doomed screenwriter protagonist of Sunset Boulevard, could have been talking about The Cedars in an earlier incarnation, when he said those words. Indeed, some interior
Lifestyle: A Bit of New England in Pennsylvania
Summer 2007
Thirty years ago a Pennsylvania couple purchased a plot of land in the rolling countryside of Bucks County. Their plans were to build a home emulating an early Pennsylvania house. Their mind was swayed, however, after a visit to Shelburne Museum...
Destination: Philadelphia
Spring 2007
The 46th Annual Philadelphia Antiques Show promises to be among the year's highlights. Recognized as one of the premiere American antiques and decorative arts shows in the country, this year's event will draw fifty-six of the nation's most distinguished..
If I had $1 Million... Part 2: A Winter Antiques Show Buying Spree
Spring 2007
Our second annual "If I Had $1 Million" spree took place again this year at the prestigious Winter Antiques Show held in mid-January at New York City's Park Avenue armory. Since initiating our fantasy spree, we've discovered that others enjoy playing...
Lifestyle: Consensus Collecting
Spring 2007
Being in the right place at the right time; a cliche perhaps, but that is exactly how Stephen and Dinah Lefkowitz found their Old Saybrook, Connecticut, home. House hunting along the Connecticut shore, the couple decided to walk through the historic....
Lifestyle: Out of Africa
Spring 2007
Thirty-five years ago, Denyse Ginzberg experienced what the French call a coup de foudre, which literally translates into English as a lightening bolt, but usually connotes love at first sight. Shopping in the home decor department of Lord and Taylor...
Destinations: New York City Antiques Shows and Fairs
7th Anniversary
The eighth annual New York Ceramics Fair is the premier ceramics fair in the country. Featuring at least 40 leading international exhibitors who will offer exquisite examples of antique ceramics, glass, and enamels from the earliest Classical periods...
Lifestyle: American Folk Art in a Classical Setting
7th Anniversary
The classical architectural elements of a Connecticut couple's 1912 Italianate style house provide the perfect backdrop for their captivating array of folk art. Objects acquired over the past thirty years are artfully placed within the spacious floor....
Lifestyle: Mutual Appreciation -- A Florida Collector Displays His Passion for 20th-Century Pennsylvania Impressionists in a Tropical Setting
7th Anniversary
Some thirty years ago, when a south Florida CEO with northeastern roots set out to establish his art collection, he determined to choose from the heart, selecting works he loves -- distinctive twentieth-century American impressionist, realist, and....
Lifestyle: The History Within
7th Anniversary
For one mid-Atlantic couple, collecting is "a pleasure you can count on for a lifetime." The success of that philosophy is evident in every nook and cranny of their home. In over forty years of collecting, the couple has gathered the best of the best...
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