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Article: Habitats/Changing Town Houses; A Collector Adds Space for His Art - New York Times
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- May 1, 1994
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MICHAEL HALL unfurled the newly acquired, garishly colored Bessarabian rug on the stones of his backyard terrace and promptly lay down on it, beckoning to his two wire-haired dachshunds to come and frolic. "I bought this rug Sunday at the 26th Street flea market," said Mr. Hall, who, when not shopping at flea markets, is augmenting a multimillion dollar collection of Italian Renaissance sculpture. "It's so gaudy, you'll either love it or you'll think it's awful." Shocking pink and blood-red cabbage roses are strewn over the thin black rug. "Bessarabians were Josephine Bonaparte's favorite floor covering because she adored roses," he said. "I'm putting this one in my new entrance hall." Mr. ...
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