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<\/p>\nThis will be the first in a series of “look backs” as I\u00a0post some of my favorite posts, articles and memories from our three years of blogging during this, our birthday month.<\/p>\n
taken from River Region Magazine September 2008<\/p>\n
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Local writer and attorney Jeff\u00a0Barganier waxed poetic as he\u00a0shared the story of his unique coffee table\u2026
\n\u201cI used to gaze up at those beautiful Ionic capitals atop gleaming fluted columns and yearn for a closer\u00a0look. Not anymore. A stunning\u00a0Greek capital beautifies my living\u00a0room\u2014as a coffee table.\u00a0Old salvaged capitals are\u00a0extremely rare.They\u2019re not only difficult to remove, but salvagers also\u00a0face prohibitions against demolition\u00a0of historic structures. My Greek\u00a0\u2018Erectheum\u2019 capital measures 32
\ninches wide by 45 inches long and\u00a018 inches high.Although significantly
\nweathered, it features ample detail\u00a0including \u2018egg and dart\u2019 ornamentation at the abacus and base, lots of\u00a0beading and enlarged Ionic scrolls\u00a0or \u2018volutes.\u2019
\nI\u2019m not sure where it originated.\u00a0According to our sources,it was salvaged from an old building in\u00a0Huntsville.When I brought it home,\u00a0its original finish was peeling and\u00a0moss was growing from surface\u00a0crevices. Rather than clean it up, I
\nplaced a great looking piece of glass\u00a0on it just as it was.\u00a0The downside to owning one of\u00a0these fantastic artifacts is that they\u00a0are very, very heavy. Two really
\nstrong men can handle it (but I do\u00a0not care to be one of them.) On the\u00a0other hand, it is a thing of incomparable beauty that will last forever\u00a0and appreciate in value. Not a bad\u00a0conversation-starter either.\u201d<\/p>\n
End note: He got major brownie points from wifey for this find. I have been asked several times if I would sell it. I can’t bear to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What is your favorite find? Share!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This will be the first in a series of “look backs” as I\u00a0post some of my favorite posts, articles and memories from our three years of blogging during this, our birthday month. 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