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“I like to see the world going by,” she says. “I live in this
room the most, and my bedroom.”
Howes-Graham, who acquired her mother’s love of antiques,
admits, “I love primitive, ancient looking things that have soul,
that have texture. When I got here I started liking the way design-ers
mix very primitive stuff with beautiful modern furniture.”
There are carved cornices at the doorways to rooms, a cru-cifix
from Mexico, a standing candelabra from Spain. The
atmosphere evokes an Old World sensibility, like some seacoast
captain landing here and unpacking his trunks. Some of her
pieces from Bali and Burma were purchased from the Banana
Tree in Alexandria, Virginia, once a three-hour journey from
her Pennsylvania home. Others were acquired from Wilmington
antique dealer, Michael Moore, and African art dealer, Charles
Jones. This month, Howes-Graham will travel to South Africa
for the first time. She hopes to come home with a zebra trophy
that she plans to mount in the entry hall.
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