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Join me as I travel to East Hampton, New York, for an exhibition of Dominy furniture and a Southern expatriate supper
I recently spent the weekend at the East Hampton home of voracious and omnivorous collectors Glenn Purcell and Charles Keller. During the last several years, they have developed an obsession with furniture made in the [...]
Decorator and antiques dealer Hal Williamson talks about Palladian blue paint, toile, and French wine coolers in this interview with The Southern Cosmopolitan. The fact that I’ve featured three houses designed by Hal in my recent books The Southern Cosmopolitan and New Orleans Style (see “books” at right to order) shows how much I love [...]
What do Charleston, Orlando, Palm Beach, Thomasville and Greenville all have in common? A great way to shop for antique majolica, campaign furniture, English silver, French porcelain figures, Ottoman carpets, portrait miniatures of people and their dogs, and more, all in one day…and without wearing out your Blahniks.
How? Just plan your trip to any [...]
An inside look at why antiques dealers love the things they love
and what they like to do with them
Ann Koerner Antiques, New Orleans
What I love most about Ann Koerner Antiques (4021 Magazine Street, New Orleans, http://annkoerner.com), other than the updated Gustavian decor, is Ann’s skill at creating unexpected yet entirely harmoneous collages of art, furniture, and decorative objects. Rooted in history, inclusive, [...]