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This week I am in San Francisco for a day of rest, several days of visiting clients and attending events associated with the wonderful San Francisco Fall Antiques Show including a discussion with Thomas Jayne, Suzanne Lovell and David Kleinberg. I am sure I will return with many photographs and tales to tell. I’ll post a new blog on November 2nd.

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The bath pictured in this post is one I visit nearly every time I am in Paris. The renovations and additions to her newly purchased house on the very fashionable Faubourg St. Honor was designed for Madame Jeanne Lanvin in 1924 by Armand Rateau, one of the fashion assistants in her atelier. These images are part of a suite that includes not only the bathroom but also an adjacent boudoir that is on permanent display at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs. As a friend said recently, it is a bit of a hike to find this hidden gem, but well worth the effort.

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Robert and I have long been collectors of 18th century American decorative arts. The urge to collect started with a modest wedding gift of a colonial “dry sink” that functioned as a bar, became a baby changing table (for a second generation too), and finally, storage for toys. However, that gift started us on a lifelong passion for collecting American antiques. At first our purchases were modest, chosen simply to furnish our home. But our curiosity about more authentic objects and a higher level of craftsmanship led to visiting countless antiques shows and museums, building lifelong friendships with other collectors and dealers and a job at the Yale Art Gallery.

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I am often asked where I find inspiration.  Museums are a great source for color and images, pattern and thought provoking  ideas.  Last Saturday I went to see the Yves Klein exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC.  It was a spectacular experience that I want to share with you.

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