TABLE SETTINGS & ENTERTAINING

TUSCAN LUNCH on the PATIO

Hand painted serving pieces from Abbiamo Tutto

Hand blown bubble glass from Biot, France

Hand painted ceramic cream cow from Portugal

Cobalt blue Venetian glass cruets and spice dishes from Emile Henry

Italian plates, hand painted in San Gimignano. French pearl handled flatware

The ochre flower pot is Provencal.

Leaf and branch dish from Portugal

Italian serving pieces from Abbiamo Tutto, French glasses from Biot - all on an antique marble top table.

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SPRING GARDEN LUNCHEON

(Bottom photo by Jay Elliott)

This bright table is made vibrant with the play of complementary colors aqua and tangerine.

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PREPPY LUNCH SETTING IN A BEACHSIDE GARDEN

Indoor/outdoor fabrics from Scalamandre, with

Bamboo placemats and faux bamboo flatware

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MEDITERRANEAN LUNCH SETTING

Hand painted ceramic bowls from San Gimignano, Italy. Biot glasses, pearl handled flatware and wheat pitcher, all from France.

"Il Contadino" by Jack Dickerson, hangs on faux stone painted walls.

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CHRISTMAS EVE BY THE FIRE

Wine, cheese, fruit and nuts reward Mr. and Mrs. Claus, after the stockings are filled.

(Photo by Eric Roth)

- Excerpt from The Boston Globe magazine, 12/21/08

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FRENCH STYLE CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST

A mix of contemporary and antique tableware, mostly French.

(Photos by Jay Elliott)

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LADIES' LUNCHEON IN NARRAGANSETT

French "sea glass" flatware, mercury glass and custom embroidered napkins

(Photos by Michael J. Lee)

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FORMAL WEDDING DINNER PARTY

Herend china, Baccarat and antique crystal, Tiffany sterling and Swiss lace linens.

(Photos by Nan & Monty Abbott)

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AFTER DINNER DELIGHTS

A silver pierced gallery tray holds home made liqueurs and Waterford glasses.

Herend china plate.

(Photo by Jay Elliott)

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TRADITIONAL PROVENCAL CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER

Limited edition fruit plates by Daum, entitled "The Lost Arrows Of William Tell", each nesting on a bed of cedar clippings.

Gold wired ribbon napkin ties echo the motifs on the plates.

The traditional Provencal 12 desserts for Christmas Eve

Flowers, fruits, vegetables and nuts arranged, with evergreens, in a Herend casserole

(Photos by Jay Elliott)

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PREPPY WITH PUNCH

Raspberry and lime zebra plates from The Mane Lion, green bubble glass from Biot, France. Tavern pitcher from Vietri. Tulip painting by Jack Dickerson.

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AUTUMN DINNER PARTY AT A MOUNTAIN CHALET

Herend hunt plates, stag handled flatware, antique Indian shawl, pheasant feathers and birchbark candles

(Photos by Jay Elliott)

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SUMMER LUNCH IN THE DINING ROOM

Limoges hand painted salad plates, Tiffany Chrysanthemum flatware, French jacquard napkins and Pierre Frey tablecloth. The multitude of pattern on pattern, here, works, unified by the various shades of lavender and green. (This became the cover shot of the book, Table Decor, by Schiffer Publishing.)

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