Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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86 FALL 2019 silver, tapestry, porcelain, and the decorative arts. "I was already in the academic mode, but what was so different and important about this program was that it was very, very object oriented and con- nected with an auction house," says Spindler. "We would go to museums and country houses all the time and look, look, look, look, look! It really trained our eyes. English furniture [for example], is pretty complicated in terms of the marks and styles, and you need to know how to analyze it—figure out how old it is, where it came from, how it was made. Those are the skills I use every day." After London, Spindler moved to Manhattan to work at Devenish & Company, one of the foremost dealers in fine antique English furniture. "It was a great learning op- portunity," Spindler says. "I learned how to run a business and was surrounded by very fine furniture and works of art. I got to go to The Winter Show, one of the top events in the country and world [for art, antiques, and design], Spindler's shop is full of well curated pieces. shop