Exploring Historic House Museum - Morris-Jumel Mansion

This episode is scheduled to be aired @

Manhattan Network Cable in Summer 2012.

Famous duel between Aaron Burr & Alexander Hamilton 

Afternoon tea with friends

@ Morris-Jumel Mansion

Eliza Jumel's Bedroom

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Furniture is Art - Art is Furniture

Riemann chair in stainless steel and gilt bronze
from Craig Van Den Brulle.

Chinese black and white painting

with an organic shape modern art/ seating

this gives a great visual for a living space 

Measurements
height: 37"
second height: 16.5"
depth: 35.5"
width/length: 33.5

Chair images from

Craig Van Den Brulle

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Streets in Manhattan

Where ideas and inspiration 

are found in the world around us;

And where magic is found 

in the little moments of our lives

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Spring Color Palette for Men Shoes

Spring is here!
Men can wear colorful shoes too!

 

 

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NEW YORK MAGNIFICENT JEWELS

‎"I never worry about diets. 

The only carrots that interest me are

the number of carats in a diamond."

- Mae West

 Fancy vivid purplish pink Diamond - 9 carats, 

mounted in platinum, circa 1910. Dreicer & Co. 

Estimated US$ 6 - 8,000,000.00 @ NYC Christie's.

Realized @ $15,762,500.00

 A DIAMOND, CONCH PEARL AND CONCH SHELL BROOCH, BY TIFFANY & CO. 

Designed as a conch pearl and conch shell chrysanthemum blossom, with circular-cut diamond petals and stem, to the pear-shaped diamond terminal, mounted in platinum

A TURQUOISE BEAD, ENAMEL AND GOLD NECKLACE, 

BY JEAN SCHLUMBERGER, TIFFANY & CO.

Designed as a multi-strand turquoise torsade, spaced by five blue enamel plaques with sculpted 18k gold detail, mounted in 18k gold, 30 ins., may also be worn as two shorter necklaces of 16 and 14 ins.

A SAPPHIRE, EMERALD AND GOLD CUFF BRACELET, 

BY BUCCELLATI

Designed as a wide textured 18k gold hinged cuff, set with a series of oval cabochon sapphires, each within a cabochon emerald surround, 2 3/8 ins. diameter, 1¾ ins. width

A "MYSTERY-SET" SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND FLOWER BROOCH, 

BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Designed as two calibré-cut sapphire and circular-cut diamond flower blossoms, with baguette and marquise-cut diamond accents, to the baguette-cut diamond stems and marquise-cut diamond leaves, mounted in platinum and 18k gold, 1967

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Modern Habitat

East Meets West

This composition

would embrace my design philosophy

bring the graciousness of tradition into

today's contemporary living.

Crystal goblets from Baccarat 

it is a contemporary cut

elegant for any table setting in a home

Traditional design of cobalt blue with gold goblets

that would make a stunning table setting 

even in today's living 

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Bartow-Pell Mansion

An afternoon @ The Bartow-Pell Mansion 

...... is a New York City landmark and museum located in northern portion of Pelham Bay Park in The Bronx. Originally the Robert and Marie Lorillard Bartow House, the residence and estate date back to 1654. The Lords of the Manor of Pelham once owned the home which was later enlarged, renovated and remodeled in the Federal style. The current house was built between 1836 and 1842. Ownership of the house passed between the Bartow and Pell families until it was finally sold to the City of New York in 1888 by descendants of the Bartow family.

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Celestial and Terrestrial Globe

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, 

we must carry it with us or we find it not." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am always fond of old globe. 

Love to spin it ... within a second I can see the island/ continent where I am standing at! 

These are beautiful globe for home office!

Fine pair of J & W Cary 

15 " Celestial and Terrestrial globes with mahogany tripod stands. 

Circa 1820-1824 England.

Height: 39 1/2 " 

Diameter: 20 3/4 "

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Water - Earth - Air - Wood

The naked earth is warm with spring, 
And with green grass and bursting trees 
leans to the sun's gaze glorying, 
and quivers in the sunny breeze.
- Julian Grenfell (1888 – 1915)

Above poem sketched the moment of this picture I run into this morning.

' Water - Earth - Air - Wood '

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Vintage Card Holder

“You are the only person on earth 

who can use your ability.” 

- Zig Ziglar 

A French 18K gold card case set with old mine-cut diamonds. Paris. Late 19th Century. 

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