Collection 24

The collectors purchased their traditional home in 1981. As their glass and contemporary art collection grew, so did their home. As a result, during the last 27 years, owing to five separate construction additions, the house has tripled in size to accommodate their collecting and entertaining passions.

Starting in 1987 as eclectic glass collectors, the owners soon found themselves gravitating more and more toward figurative art in various mediums --- ceramic, bronze, wood, fiber and metal--but the emphasis on glass always remained.

The owners love displaying their contemporary collection in a traditional environment. And, they have often been heard to say that they rarely purchase anything that does not make them smile!

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A Harvey Littleton work, the owners' very first acquisition, is the centerpiece of the entry foyer.
Another Littleton is on the table in the sitting room.
Overseeing the bar in the corner is Two Birds in the Hand Beat Three in the Bush, Patti Warashina, 2000.
An arched door leads from the bar to the family room.

In the center of the main level gallery is Laura, 2000, by Stanley Mar.
A huge Jay Musler boat is featured in the dining room.
John Ferren's Still Life with Lemons, 1956, is over the library fireplace.
The large, airy kitchen includes a seating area.

A high four-poster bed is central in the master bedroom
The guest suite includes a sitting room.
Paintings and 3-Dimensional objects are displayed in the cabaña.
A second gallery is on the lower level.