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House & Garden 
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A DEBT TO ITALY 
A debt to Italy is incurred in this library. The 
paneling and bookcases are very dark Italian 
walnut which throws in bold relief the antique 
carved Istrian stone mantel. Italian, too, is 
the chair. The table is an Italian antique of 
elaborately carved walnut, almost black. And¬ 
irons and lighting fixtures are of old bronze. 
Bronze also dignifies the ornaments on the 
mantelpiece, which have been chosen to har¬ 
monize in balance and proportion with their 
surroundings as well as form focal points of 
interest. The room is in the New York resi¬ 
dence of A. G. Paine, Jr., Esq. C. P. H. 
Gilbert was the architect 
