China and silver settings had been brought north from Detroit, and there were goblets for both wine and water.
Ms. Markowitz, 31, embedded bits of concrete in acrylic resin to produce necklaces (above), bracelets and earrings with sterling silver settings ($62 to $207).
The carefully observed reflections from glass decanters, silver settings and the polished table provide splashes of light in the dining room's dark opulence.
A sterling tea set and monogrammed silver place settings for 12 were stolen, bringing the total loss at the two houses, which are about 10 miles apart, to $115,000.
But as baby boomers prospered and began sending their children to Ole Miss, they bought apartments and built condos near campus for use during football weekends; the large pregame tailgate parties in the Grove came to feature barbecue suppers served on china with silver place settings.
At the dining table, with silver place settings and empty crystal goblets, were the elites: Hamish Bowles of Vogue, the stylist Catherine Baba and Emmanuelle Alt of French Vogue, who was seated next to Emmanuelle Seigner, who was wearing a tiny black motorcycle jacket.
It is a ramshackle, homely joint, in contrast to the impeccable and intimidating silver-service settings at Caprice, situated just next door.
There are two sets of everyday dishes, one set of fine China, two sets of 12 place settings of sterling silver flatware, dozens of cloth napkins and at least 10 tablecloths.
I recently sampled several afternoon teas, and in every establishment, the sterling service matched the sterling silver of the place settings, which also included beautiful (and often charmingly mismatched) china.
He was in the advance guard of visitors, touring the large assemblage of candelabras, samovars, weather vanes, sculptures, murals, prints, lighting fixtures, silver and china place settings and other eccentric assets of the sprawling restaurant, which was padlocked early on New Year's Day.
Many shoppers prefer silver and white gold settings, since theses cool-toned metals coordinate nicely with blue hues.
