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Jean
Shafiroff,
Jean Remmel
FitzSimmons
& Design &
Decorations
Chairman Ann
R. Grimm.
Photo by:
John
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Southampton
Fresh Air
Home
Benefit
Draws Crowds from Palm Beach, Greenwich & The Hamptons
Annual
Decorators-Designers-Dealers
Sale Kicks
off Social
Season |
There is
no surer
sign
that
summer
is just
around
the
corner
than the
eagerly
anticipated
annual
Decorators-Designers-Dealers
Auction
& Sale
to
benefit
the
Southampton
Fresh
Air Home
now
marking
its 111th
year of
providing
an
extraordinary
camping
experience
for
physically
challenged
children.
Once
again,
the
D-D-D
featured
live,
silent
and wine
auctions,
as well
as, a
dizzying
array of
home
furnishings
and
antiques
for
sale.
All
beautifully
displayed
in
room-like
settings
thanks
to the
creativity
of the
Design &
Decorations
Committee
who mix
new and
gently
used
furnishings
artfully.
The
showcase
rooms
featured
choice
and rare
antiques,
previously
owned
and new
furniture,
lamps,
paintings,
framed
prints,
fabrics,
decorative
accessories
and
much,
much
more.
Truly
many a
second
home has
been
decorated
by canny
purchases
here by
regular
attendees.
So
popular
is the
event �
and so
plentiful
the
bargains
� guests
flock
from
Connecticut,
Manhattan,
The
Hamptons
and Palm
Beach to
have
their
first
pick of
these
extraordinary
treasures
beautifully
displayed
by the
D-D-D
design
team and
offered
at
unbelievable
prices.
The
Silent
Auction
featured
items
from the
top
names in
fashion,
jewelry,
travel,
fine
dining,
entertainment,
sports,
health
and
beauty.
Gucci,
Tory
Burch,
Loro
Piana,
Tamara
Commolli,
Nicole
Miller
were
just a
few of
the
dozens
of
luxury
labels
available
to savvy
shoppers.
The Wine
Auction
featuring
over 60
lots
this
year is
every
oenophile�s
delight
with
such
rare
wines as
a 1982
Chateau
Lafite-Rothschild,
a case
of
Etienne
Sauzet
Montrachet
Grand
Cru 2000
and two
bottles
of
Chateau
Petrus
1983
scoring
high
bids
from
collectors.
The live
auction
featured
over a
dozen
once-in-a-lifetime
experiences.
Among
the lots
commanding
serious
attention
� and
bids �
were a 4
day stay
at the
exclusive
Provence
luxury
wine
estate
La
Verriere
with
sumptuous
meals
provided
by a
Michelin
starred
chef; a
visit to
the
Shelter
Island
studio
of the
late
world
renowned
sculptor
John
Chamberlain
who is
the
subject
of an
acclaimed
retrospective
at The
Guggenheim
and a
documentary
HEAARTBEAT
by his
step-daughter
Alexandra
Fairweather
which
will
premiere
July 26
at Art
Southampton;
a winter
getaway
VIP
weekend
package
to Art
Miami,
the
city�s
cutting
edge,
contemporary
art fair
in the
first
week of
December
known
for its
stylish
gallery-like
décor
and
showcasing
the
finest
in
contemporary
and
modern
art from
more
than 100
international
galleries
and a
Sunset
Cruise
around
Shelter
Island
with
cocktails
and
dinner
on
Patty &
George
Kraus
vintage
70 yacht
the Lady
Patricia.
Fueled
by
delectable
hors
d�oeuvres
from
Canard,
shopping
up a
storm
were
Jean &
Martin
Shafiroff,
Nancy
Stone,
Joe
Fuchs &
Sheila
O�Malley
Fuchs,
Jean
Remmel
FitzSimmons
Donna &
Dick
Soloway,
Cherie
Kaufmann,
Melanie
& John
Wambold,
Ann
Madonia,
Eric &
Sandra
Ripert,
Kevin
Maple,
Katlean
de
Monchy,
�super
shopper�
Aida
Turtorro
of
"Sopranos"
fame and
hundreds
more.
This
year the
D-D-D
paid
tribute
to
longtime
chairman
and
Board
President
Michaela
Keszler
who has
for many
years
made the
SFAH a
major
priority
and has
championed
the
cause
here and
abroad.
Kudos
must
also go
D-D-D
Co-Chairmen
Cristina
Greeven
Cuomo
and
Tania
Higgins;
Auction
Co-Chairs,
Amy
Hoadley
and
Raya
Keis
Knight;
Wine
Auction
Co-chairmen,
Kenneth
P.
Meszkat,
Randall
D. Smith
and
Kurt
Wolfgruber;
Design &
Decoration
Chairman,
Ann
R. Grimm
and her
co-chairmen,
Tish
Bliss
and
Christl
Meszkat,
their
vice-chairs
and the
literally
hundreds
who
helped
make
this one
of the
best
D-D-D
Sales
ever.
The
D-D-D
continues
to be a
major
fundraising
effort
for the
Southampton
Fresh
Air Home
accounting
for 40%
of the
camp�s
operating
budget
each
year
thanks
to
extraordinary
leadership
and
dedicated
committees
The
Southampton
Fresh
Air Home
(SFAH)
is one
of the
few
residential
camp
facilities
in the
eastern
United
States
that
accommodates
severely
as well
as
mildly
and
moderately
physically
challenged
children
SFAH
begun in
1901 by
a small
group of
women,
wishing
to share
the
benefits
of sun
and
ocean
air with
city-bound,
physically
challenged
children
is the
East
End�s
oldest
charitable
organization.
From a
tiny
rental
house in
the
first
season
to its
current
state of
the art
facility
on
Barkers
Island
Road,
SFAH
continues
to grow,
serving
more and
more
campers
each
year.
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