Fully Furnished in Florida

What: Two-story Mediterranean-style home with five bedrooms, six full bathrooms and three half bathrooms in 6,800 square feet on less than an acre.

Where: Palm Beach, Fla.

Amenities: Fireplace, swimming pool, library, two-car garage, two-bedroom staff quarters. The property comes with a 102-foot parcel directly on the beach.

Asking Price: $17 million

Opening Bid*: $16.1 million

Listing Agents: Patrice McInerney and Sylvia James, of Brown Harris Stevens, 561-805-5022 and 561-805-5025.

Due Diligence: Film director and screenwriter Elia Zois and his wife, Mariana, bought this home in 2002. Avid collectors, the couple filled the home with antique furnishings -- French consoles, 18th-century Venetian vitrines, marble Italian coffee tables -- which are being offered as part of the sale. Every bedroom in the home has ocean views and the master bedroom has an adjacent sitting room with garden views.

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