On the square in Sonoma, this residence announces itself with quiet authority, a classic New England cottage executed with true Neoclassical proportions and detailing, remarkable in its attention to craft and its inspired command of space.

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Every room rewards a closer look. In the two-story master suite, a hand-wrought replica of an ancient Etruscan candle fixture hangs from the center of the ceiling, setting the tone for the layers of history woven throughout the home. The dining room pivots around a focal point table of solid, aged walnut, illuminated by a water-gilt silver armillary, its chairs upholstered in fabric loomed in France from an original 16th-century design. Elsewhere, woven copper-shaded candlestick lamps cast a warm glow beside antique Japanese tansu, while benches cast from originals excavated at Pompeii ground the space in something ancient and enduring.

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In a home like this, art, design, and comfort don't compete they coexist, each making the others richer.

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