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will see Louis XIV furniture paired
with a perfectly mounted wild turkey.
Big African game — water buffalo
and zebras — and American bears and
waterfowl are literally nestled amid
plaster ceilings and placed within the
context of a gallery of artwork that
ranges in style from pieces created
‘‘American bears and
waterfowl are literally
nestled amid ... artwork
that ranges in style from
pieces created by the
couple’s children to originals
by Wilmington’s
famed outsider artist
Minnie Evans to Cubist
masters. •
by the couple’s children to originals
by Wilmington’s famed outsider artist
Minnie Evans to Cubist masters.
The collection is a hobby that Black
encourages her clients to embrace.
“The stairwell has become a gallery,”
Black says, and the owners plan
to continue hanging art as the collection
grows.
The overall effect is both robust
and delicate. From the Habershaminspired
kitchen to the gentleman’s
bar and game room downstairs, the
