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Chateau Beloeil
The VERSAILLES of BELGIUM

Fulfilling the wishes of Prince de Ligne, a discreet team of talented volunteers, led by TBH, helped to restore lost glory to a 14-poece set of French salon furniture. Such landmarks require mammoth financial and labor support to keep in perfect order. Preservation groups offer much needed assistance guided by the urgency and importance of the proprietor. Other projects included pruning roses and polishing and waxing a very special collection of antique leather-bound books in the castle library.

Shown in the photos, right: TBH working on one of the many preservation projects where lost glory was revived in the form of new upholstery for a set of 14 pieces of furniture; including a French four=seater sofa. The furniture was in threadbare state before the period silk brocade could be replaced.

The Academy
     Concord, North Carolina
        Fundraising Project:
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An oversized graphite drawing was made of the beautiful architectural specimen of the noted National Historic Register. From the original a limited edition contributed to the preservations of the structure whihc at the time was used as a private academy. The home has since returned to residencial use. When it was used as The Academy it was usual for parents to gift a reproduction of the original pencil drawing to children attending the school as a graduation or other academic related keepsake. The original can be seen in the permanent collection of DnD in Waterloo, Belgium. The Limited Edition print is sold out and only available on the secondary market.

See more of the furniture in the rotating photographic heading of the Chateau Beloeil website.
Or visit the chateau during one of its annual events such as the Amaryllis exhibition in Spring or the Night of Beloeil, music festival with fireworks

Photos left to right: TBH with one of fourteen pieces of furniture for the receiving room in Chateau Beloeil in Belgium. more