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Douglas Rosin Decorative Arts & Antiques

It’s hard to find a balance between chockablock and spare when you’re selling antiques: you need enough stock to inspire exploration, but you don’t want to overwhelm. Gene Douglas and Barbara Rosin manage to find that sweet spot in their relatively compact but carefully layered 2,000-square-foot River North space. Their focus is on the out-of-the-ordinary, and in that pursuit their collection spans every decade of the 20th century. Furnishings and decorative accessories have been chosen for their singularity, expressiveness, and capacity to bring a room to life. The exceptional jewelry selection features a range of modernist, midcentury, costume, and retro pieces. Intriguing lamps, exquisitely framed fine art, and breathtaking silver, pottery, and glass pieces are all strong suits as well. 730 N. Wells, 312-337-6556, douglasrosin.com. —Lisa Skolnik

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Lincoln Antique Mall

3115 W. Irving Park, 773-604-4700.

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