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his robust, neo-Georgian style townhouse on New
York's Upper East side, constructed in 1872 to the designs
of architect John G. Prague, contains a smart enfilade
of entertaining rooms that would delight a reincarnated
Yolande de Polastron, better known as the Duchess de
Polignac, Marie Antoinette's bosom buddy in merriment
and the quintessential party girl of sophisticated court life.
The overall effect of the property is an aesthetic meeting of
de Polignac and Anglophile taste, French blues, celadons
and blush colors mixing with the darker woods often found
in private English clubs.
HYLAND