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"Mickey Rourke\nNew York Grandeur For A Hollywood Renegade\n\"I could visualize all the patterns and gold shades,\" says Mickey Rourke, whose Manhattan apartment was designed by David W. Purdie.\nThe living room. Drapery fabric, Clarence House. Table lamps, Objets Trouv\u00E9s. Chair and shade fabrics, Christopher Hyland.\nA traditional process combining hand-blocking and gold paint was used for the wallcovering in the living room. The 18th-century Italian bishop's head and the circa 1880 sconce are from David Duncan Antiques. The silvered English grotto chair and table are 19th century.\nA 19th-century Italian daybed highlights the living room. The carved corona, the lining and the floral bolster fabric are from Christopher Hyland, as are the ceiling fringe, bullion and tassels in the sitting room beyond. Baldachin and striped bolster fabrics, Clarence House.\n\"The more elaborate the design, the more excited Mickey became,\" says Purdie. \"He knew exactly what he wanted.\"\nThe former living room was transformed into an oversize bedroom. Alabaster lamps from David Duncan Antiques flank the early-20th-century Italian bed."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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