ANTIQUES

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Dienst + Dotter, another new shop in Sag Harbor, features mostly Swedish antiques from the 18th century to the mid-20th century. Fry appreciates the hand-painted finishes on many of the pieces in the store. "There is nothing like this soft, ethereal blue-gray that the Swedes mastered in the Gustavian period," he says. "It's spot-on for that soothing, country house palette. In Campion's office we're working on a house overlooking the Hudson River where a few of these pieces would reflect the passing water beautifully." A 1958 Poul Kjaerholm PK22 chair in leather also catches Fry's eye. "I certainly wouldn't mind this," he says, "but I really like the slightly later one, designed with pale woven cane upholstery, for the house my partner and I are building in Costa Rica." (23 Bridge St., Sag Harbor, 631-725-6881)

With two spaces at the Red Horse Plaza in East Hampton, R.E. Steele is the area ringleader. "Russ is the go-to guy for that impossible-to-find piece," Fry says. "You can count on him for something that might inspire a room, or to furnish a whole room!" In a flash, Fry has put together a vignette of international pieces in muted tones made up of an aboriginal painting in stripes of sandy cream and brown, a pair of dining chairs from midcentury Scandinavian designer Illmari Tapiovaara, a 1930s French wooden bust with an African motif and a pair of bronze baskets by local sculptor Peter Watson. It's the beginnings of a great room. Gazing at the gallery and noting the mobile hanging from the ceiling, Fry jokes, "Well, if you didn't get your fix of Calder at the last modern art auction, here's a great faux Calder at a fraction of the price of a real one." (74 Montauk Highway, East Hampton, 631-324-7812)