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Article: THE NEW PALM BEACH STORY.(Brief Article)
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- House Beautiful
- Article date:
- February 1, 2000
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A first-rate international collectors fair is the latest addition to Palm Beach's crop of exciting sources for decoration and design
When David Lester first proposed the idea of producing a world-class art-and-antiques fair in Palm Beach, Florida, long-time residents privately laid bets that it wouldn't work. No one comes to the tony playground for serious collectibles, naysayers murmured. Palm Beach is just a winter resort.
Exactly, was Lester's thought. Newly arrived in 1992 from California, where they had managed arts expositions, Lester and his wife, Lee Ann, viewed Palm Beach with fresh eyes. Intrigued by the sophisticates who swarm from around the ...