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outhampton, and 408
First Neck Lane, sits on
the mind as comfortably
as fine champagne and
caviar does on the tongue.
e eyes of any beholder see beauty
each and every time one spies this
Normandy style mansion in the distance
or up close; gossamer shadows of
Knights and Damsels flitter whimsically
across the lawns – or is it merely the
branches of the stately trees circling
the estate?
Completely refurbished, restored, and
decorated by the famed Anthony Ingrao
design team, it may be one of the more
fashionable properties in the area and
delivers breathtaking and abundant
amenities. Mr. Ingrao told Private Air
that: "e house hadn't been touched
since the 1950s. Our mission was to
make it breath, to open up spaces and
make it flow - to make it authentic - in
fact. ere were three different ceiling
levels in one area for example, with a
myriad of steps leading one up and
down constantly. Now it has a country
rather than an apartment feel." e
three storied home of 8000 square
feet encompassing nine bedrooms
and 8.5 baths, five fireplaces, heated
pool and guest house, tennis courts
and is placed on 5.5 acres. It is truly
a vision of beauty in its most stately
form while at the same time being
thoroughly contemporary. When one
takes into consideration the grandness
