"Furlow Gatewood is one of the most talented and influential members of America's design community—and one that you have likely never heard of," pens the incomparable Bunny Williams in the foreward of a new book One Man's Folly (by Julia Reed and published by Rizzoli) dedicated to the self-taught antiques expert. As a longtime associate of legendary New York antiques dealer John Rosselli, 94-year-old Gatewood has spent some sixty years scouring remote lands for finds. One of the many items that he always has his discerning eyes peeled for: blue-and-white porcelain. Here, we admire his personal collection of chinoiserie pottery that enchantingly consumes his family enclave in small-town Georgia.
All photography by Paul Costello and Rodney Collins for One Man's Folly: The Exceptional Houses of Furlow Gatewood, courtesy of Rizzoli
