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Rescue Dog Maneudo / Wallace Thanks to our customers, Maneudo who now lives in Canada after being rescued from McIntosh county about a year ago. He along with his three sisters and his mother were rescued and fostered by us. Our fundraiser for HART of McIntosh contributed towards spay/neuter for all the dogs. His . . . → Read More: Animal Rescue Fundraising Update for HART Salvador Mundi by Leonardo Da Vinci A painting of Jesus titled Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World) that was attributed to one of Leonardo Da Vinci’s students Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio is now believed to be an original by Da Vinci. It was found in an estate sale and is expected to go up for auction. It is owned by . . . → Read More: Priceless Will Get a Value When Estate Sale Discovery Leonardo Da Vinci Goes Up for Auction 
Cy Twombly in front of his work in the Renzo Piano designed Menil Museum in Houston
One of our favorite artists Cy Twombly is gone. Here, he is standing in the Renzo Piano designed gallery that is dedicated to his work. It is on the Menil Museum campus in . . . → Read More: Cy Twombly, American Artist, Is Dead at 83 – NYTimes.com Button Gwinnett Two hundred twenty five years ago today (July 4th, 1776) Georgia had three signers of the Declaration of Independence George Walton, Lyman Hall, and Button Gwinnett. This event and a lingering lust for power culminated in the death Button Gwinnett when he was mortally wounded by Lachlan McIntosh ten months after the signing. . . . → Read More: $722,500 Signature from Coastal Georgia 
The Picking Sisters came into the shop today and asked about Nanny our rescue dog; also mentioning that they had a picture on their picking blog Picking Sisters Weekly. Of course I had to go look at their blog. I recognized one of my favorite things that the picking sisters had picked . . . → Read More: Picking Sisters Weekly 
Palm Beach Portrait of the South by Melissa Pope-Scott
The Shaded Porch from the series Portrait of the Deep South by Melissa Pope-Scott
We always enjoy seeing what customers do with the . . . → Read More: Be Nurtured By Art by Melissa Pope-Scott 
Robert Isabell was mentioned in the New York Times today. I’d never heard of him so I googled him. He was the top event designer in the country so I thought I share what I found for those that love design, art and collecting like we do. Sadly he . . . → Read More: Robert Isabell a Collector and Designer 
Albert M Sack Today while reading the New York Times online I saw the obituary for Albert Sack. I had the honor of knowing Albert and being with him many times while he and Deanne Levison inspected furniture before bidding at auction. Albert epitomizes what I strive for in the trade of antiques. Albert and . . . → Read More: Albert M. Sack, Antiques Dealer and Author, Dies at 96 – NYTimes.com 
A Colorado woman came into the shop today she told me the CDC has origins in Savannah (where she was born) which I did not know. While her father, an entomologist, was in Savannah he worked to kill disease carrying mosquitoes. This work resulted in the widespread use DDT. I did a search and found some interesting . . . → Read More: CDC Origins in Coastal Georgia This slide show from the NYT has some great photography of a nice make do collection. Make Do Collection |
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