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The garden pavilion is based on the 16th-century
Palladian portico of the Villa Chiericati in Vancimuglio.

Over a period of ten years, I replaced an unremarkable and
anaemic lawn and a multitude of plants with 1,000 mature boxwood
plants, which were placed randomly and then clipped and carved
by me into a maze of surreal cloud-like shapes. For me the garden
now represents a vast canvas, where the possible strokes are infinite
and only limited by one’s imagination.
In the creation of my home I have learned to be dogged in the
pursuit of what I want. For me, the results are stunning and rewarding; the
rooms and garden personal, unique and idiosyncratic and speak
volumes about the war of details I became embroiled in – a war that
has been life-changing.’ B

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Richard Shapiro
9663 Santa Monica Boulevard,
Suite 342, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
T: +001 310 275 6700 | www.rshapiroantiques.com
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