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."
EBTH Cincinnati - Blue Ash
Vintage Cast Aluminum Traffic Signal Light, Mid-20th Century
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American Primitive Cherrywood Corner Cupboard, Early to Mid-19th Century
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Italian 14K Ring
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Jack Meanwell Abstract Modern Oil Painting, 2000
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Robert Riddle Baker Acrylic Landscape Painting "Tree Shadows," 2024
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Neoclassical Wall Mirror, Mid to Late 20th Century
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A. Grossman Oil Painting With Lemur and Peacock, 21st Century
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Judith Leiber Karung Snakeskin Gemstone Clasp Evening Bag
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Pair of Contemporary French Style Acrylic Stools
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Charm Furs Chocolate Brown Rabbit Fur Vest with Raccoon Fur Trim
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Modernist Style Silver-Painted Metal Flat Bar Lounge Chair, Manner of Baughman
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M. Andes Rural Landscape Oil Painting
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Mike Ditka Signed Chicago Bears Football Jersey, PSA/DNA
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Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting Diptych
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Frame Black Nylon Snap-Front Jacket
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Achillo “Achi” Sullo Abstract Ink Drawing, Mid-Late 20th Century
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José M. Lima Floral Still Life Oil Painting, 2024
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Sterling Ring with Greco-Roman Portrait
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Joanna Zjawinska Giclée "Love Has a Mind of Its Own"
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Embellished Giclée Abstract Composition With Gold Leaf, 21st C.
“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."