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“To be honest, I bought it on a whim!” laughs Rosselli, recalling how, more than 20 years ago, his nephew—who then lived in the 19th-century building—suggested he take a look at the apartment upstairs, despite Rosselli not actually being in the market for a new one. “I went to see it anyway, immediately fell in love, and said, ‘Well, I’ll have it!’” In the ensuing years, Rosselli has transformed the space into his own private gallery of sorts, filling it with collection upon collection of everything from 19th-century Chinese porcelain plates to animal-​head walking sticks and miniature landscapes. (He notes it also helps keep his and Williams’s home from being completely overrun with his antiques.) “It’s my escape, no question,” he says. “When you’re sitting there in the afternoon sun, looking out over the tableau of the nearby roofs and bell tower, there’s nothing more wonderful.”