Shopper Stories: Taylor Rains
A Familiar Painting
“Some 50 years ago, my grandparents – immigrants two times over – had finally made their way enough in this new country of theirs to purchase the furnishings that they’d always wanted for their home. Beautifully-ornate, Spanish mission carved wood pieces that would serve as ramps for my hot wheels years later. Among the new pieces was a painting of a flamenco dancer by Juan Giralt Lerin. Something about it always captivated me.
Fast forward to today. Both of my grandparents are no longer here, but I like to think they’re together somewhere. That beautiful Spanish furniture was too large and ill-fitting for my home in Charleston, but the painting has traveled with me. From my first home to this one."
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William Shatner Signed "Star Trek" Print
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14K Pearl Drop Earrings
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Fendi Zucca Logo Pattern Umbrella
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Waterford "Prentiss" Crystal Candlesticks With Rectangular Waterford Clock
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Czech Barolac Style Frosted Glass Vase with Cherub and Grapes Motif
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Walter Stomps Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting "Galactic Border No. 1"
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Farmside Amish Parcel-Ebonized and Elm Queen Bed Frame
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Mike Trout, Nolan Ryan, and More Graded Baseball Cards, 1990s-2010s
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Grey Iron Casting Co. "Queen" Cast Iron Miniature Reproduction Toy Stove
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Mahogany-Stained X-Back Armchair, Manner of Barbara Barry
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Chanel Faux Pearl Rope Length Necklace
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Sam Hubbard Signed Cincinnati Bengals Football Jersey in Matted Display
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Don Hatfield Serigraph "The Sailboat," Late 20th Century
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Francine Wrap Shirt in Leather and Paolo Santini Leather Shirt with Siena Skirt
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James Gabriel McKeon Winter Landscape Oil Painting
“Several weeks ago, I was perusing an art auction and something caught my eye. A similar brush stroke. Something familiar. I took a closer look. It was this painting here of an unknown Spanish couple by – according to the listing – an unknown Spanish artist. The signature read Giralt Lerin. I cried.
Now, the painting is here in my new home, one that I’m finally able to furnish how I’ve always wanted; with a painting of a flamenco dancer that has always captivated me, and a painting of a Spanish couple that found me."