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As we continued our tour of Chateau Sur Mer, a photo of the original 1852 home and the subsequent 1873 renovation.

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This portrait of the owner and his daughter creeped me out a bit.

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I can’t give you any specific reason, just an overall vibe.

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The dining room was a focal point of the home , with the upper part of the walls covered in Spanish leather that was stamped, silvered and painted.

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It’s all original and in relatively good shape.

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The matching chairs show a lot more wear.

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The fireplace carvings were lavish.

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With French majolica portraying disturbing scenes of a hunt.

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Cavorting Bacchus figures are enjoying some wine…

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With this amply endowed creature pouring.

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This sculpture gazes longingly at an iced tub of champagne and I got the feeling a lot of drinking went on here.

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Chateau Sur Mer is a house of exotic wood. And in order to prevent it from fading, most of the heavy drapes in the house are drawn. This made for some very dark photos and required me to edit them here so you can appreciate the richness.

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The butlers pantry was fully stocked.

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With some absolutely amazing silver.

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Nothing I own is anywhere near this elaborate…

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And I still have a hard time keeping it polished.

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I wouldn’t doubt there was a servant whose sole job was keeping this collection shiny.

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Finished with the downstairs …

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We made our way around the central hall …

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And headed for the staircase, which was a work of art in itself.

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