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at hamptons antique Galleries, 1) sales
associate Emily Riddick (at right) shows
Design New England editor-at-large Jill
Connors a set of 1930s industrial light
fixtures; 2 ) a 19th-century Swedish daybed
in front of a screen of 18th-century Zuber
wallpaper; 3) an 18th-century fruitwood
child’s chair; 4) an English mahogany
dining table with a hand crank to open the
table for extensions. At The Antique &
Artisan Center, 5) a 17th-century Italian
carved wood mannequin.
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at Gauthier-Stacy, take a similar approach:
shopping all day, photographing the possibilities, then returning to their office to download
the images and make their decisions. “What’s
nice about Stamford antiquing is there is
such a variety of price points and styles,” says
Gauthier, who recently found antique wood-framed mirrors, linen-covered vintage wing
chairs, and artifact lamps for current projects
in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Hamptons Antique Galleries co-owner
Jackie Graber grew up doing shows with her
mother, an antiques dealer in upstate New
York. “I will never stop shopping,” Graber says
with a laugh as she pauses to point out an
18th-century fruitwood child’s chair. Graber
