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THE ANN & GORDON GETTY COLLECTION AUCTION AT ARSIN RUG GALLERY I n anticipation of Christie's auction of the year: the Ann & Gordon Getty Collection, Hutton Wilkinson (Hutton Wilkinson Design and Tony Duquette Studios) and Christie's VP Will Stafford delivered an illustrated talk at Arsin Rug Gallery, eliciting plenty of oohs and ahhs over images of the collection's 19th- and 20th-century masterworks, decorative arts, English and European furniture, porcelain, silver, and more. Welcoming guests was James Arsin and Christie's Caper a Ryan. PC Seen: Alison Kenworthy, Amy and Randy Walton, Denise McGaha, Georgia McElveen, Andrew Uihlein, Bryan and Mike Yates, Erin Mathews, Abbas Arsin, Kelsey Ann Haley, Bella Rose, Alex Papachristidis, Alison Levasseur, Phyllis Coit, Colette Conner, Jennifer Klos, Laurie MacCaskill, and Karen and Craig Goodman. ALEX PAPACHRISTIDIS GLITTERS AT JAN SHOWERS SHOWROOM C onsidered one of the foremost designers today, guests were thrilled to rub elbows and soak up design advice from Alex Papachristidis at an illustrated salon talk at Jan Showers' elegant showroom. Papachristidis, who founded the online tableware shop Everyday Elegance with partner Lisa McCarthy, shared his extensive knowledge on the topics of graceful living and dressing an eye-catching and inviting table before signing copies of his book. PC Seen: Autumn and Marcus Mohan, Barry Williams, Dan Houchard, Nazira Handal, Javier Burkle, Janet Gridley, Hannah White, Lauren Kuchelmeister, Sydney Warrington, Monica Bickers, Alex Stillwell, Sasha Spivey, Ashley Rader, and Trish Sheats. PHOTOGRAPHY JORDAN GEIBEL PHOTOGRAPHY JORDAN GEIBEL Andrew Uihlein Georgia McElveen Bryan & Mike Yates James Arsin, Kathryn Smith Abbas Arsin Alex Papachristidis, Jan Showers Dan Houchard, Nazira Handal, Javier Burkle, Janet Gridley Barry Williams Monica Bickers Alex Stillwell Will Stafford Capera Ryan, Hutton Wilkinson 86