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Just £129.00 for Superior Spa Day At Greenwoods Spa - Experiences
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£129.00 Info / Buy Product Information Enjoy a pampering spa day at the Greenwoods Hotel and Spa, a beautiful 17th Century Grade II listed manor house, with extensive landscaped gardens and a superb health and leisure complex. You can make full use of the ...1 day ago -
17th century German silver-gilt cups @ Christies
Les cahiers d'Alain Truong —
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A German silver-gilt cup formed as a rearing horse. Mark of Erhard Ellers, Torgau, circa 1670 Realistically modelled, with detachable head, the base cast and chased with foliage and rock-work, marked on base and on cover bezel - 8¼ in. (21 cm.) high - 16 oz. (497 gr.) Est. £20,000 - £30,000 ($33,220 - $49,830) ...2 days ago -
Remembrance Day 2009
For Argyll —
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‘Who bends not his ear to any bell which upon any occasion rings? But who can remove it from that bell which is passing a piece of himself out of this world?‘No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod [...]2 days ago -
Decorative Art Treasures at Christies New York in November
Les cahiers d'Alain Truong —
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A pair of Louis XVI ormolu and patinated-bronze three-branch candelabra , circa 1780, attributed to François Rémond, almost certainly supplied by Dominique Daguerre, , the bronzes after the model by Etienne Maurice Falconet. Estimate $80,000 - $120,000. photo Image 2009 Christies Ltd NEW YORK, NY.- ...3 days ago -
New Dog Paintings by Heather LaHaise
Dog Art Today —
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mistake Heather LaHaise is one of my favorite dog artists. I first reviewed her work here , and never thought I could admire her work more than I already do. Then, Heather told me she finds most of her models at PetFinder.com , an adoption site for rescue animals. "These dogs are just too beautiful to go ...4 days ago -
Writing, writing
Gina-B Silkwork, Passementerie & Costume Accessories —
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Ive just finished my latest article for Your Wardrobe Unlockd: the Costume Makers Companion , "Embellinshing with Ribbons: Bows, Rosettes and Cockades". This should be published in the December issue. It has step-by-step photos so that you can produce some of these yourself, and Im hoping that all of my instructions ...4 days ago -
Only £199.00 for Indulgence Day At Greenwoods Spa For Two - Experiences
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£199.00 Info / Buy Product Information Visit the Greenwoods Hotel and Spa, a beautiful 17th Century Grade II listed manor house, with extensive landscaped gardens and a superb health and leisure complex. Included in this package for two people is full use ...4 days ago -
Exquisite Porcelain Beauties and Newly-Discovered Cloisonne Enamel Treasures at Bonhams Fine Japanese Art Sale
Les cahiers d'Alain Truong —
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Bonhams showcases museum-quality Kakiemon Ladies and a rare, unrecorded, full-size model of a cloisonné enamel go-ban (games board) The centrepiece of the sale will undoubtedly be the magnificent group of Kakiemon beauties which graces the front cover of the fine Japanese catalogue, going under the auctioneers ...6 days ago -
Mummy Powder and the Household Use of the Egyptian Dead
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Beginning in the 12th century, Arab physicians began to prescribe their patients a most unorthodox remedy: the ground remains of mummies procured from Egyptian tombs. As Islamic Arabs of the day did not regard the ancient Egyptians as ancestors, the practice was widely accepted and so-called mummy powder was in sold ...6 days ago -
Just £249.00 for Overnight Hotel Break For Two At Washbourne Court - Experiences
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£249.00 Info / Buy Product Information After an extensive £2million refurbishment Washbourne Court hotel in Gloucestershire offers the finest luxury hotel accommodation in the Cotswolds. This 17th century property was originally a boys cramming school for ...1 week ago -
Short Breaks - One Night Bed & Breakfast For Two At Marston Farm Hotel - £99.00 - Gift Experiences
Link Fiend —
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£99.00 Info / Buy Product Information Marston Farm Hotel was built in the 17th Century and whilst it has been modernised over the last 200 years, has retained plenty of original country charm and character with comfortable decor, inglenook fireplaces and ...1 week ago -
Four rhinoceros horn cups, 17th ti 19th century
Les cahiers d'Alain Truong —
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A large rhinoceros horn cup, 19th century © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd The long deeply carved cup with ruffled rim raised on a long tapering openwork stem extending to the tip of the horn depicting blossoming flowers and buds, elaborately carved wood stand. 45.2cm (17½in) long. (2). Estimate: £20,000 - ...1 week ago -
A misprint in a lost book
Early Modern Whale —
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Thomas Webbe, Parson and Ranter, is fairly well known, with his own brief ODNB entry and having featured in Christopher Hill’s World Upside Down. I have been looking at the book by one of his antagonists, Edward Stokes’ The Wiltshire Rant (sic), 1653. Webbe’s uneven career went through several phases ...1 week ago -
Woodworking in America at Valley Forge: A 17th century carved box by Peter Follansbee
The Sandal Woods video podcast and blog —
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I invite you to step back in time. Step back to the 17th century, please, and admire the carving in this little box by Peter Follansbee; the attention to detail in the delicately scalloped edges of the lid; and the joinery, enhanced by the beautiful nails used to assemble the box.I also recommend Peter’s web [...]1 week ago -
Whoa!
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Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY And you thought the time travel flick Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure was fiction?Here’s a detail from a portrait painted in 1875. Familiar?Go Here For The Full Painting(Via Elkit on Flickr)Visit 1800blogger to see all of our industry leading blogs.1 week ago -
Whoa!
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Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY And you thought the time travel flick Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure was fiction?Here’s a detail from a portrait painted in 1875. Familiar?Go Here For The Full Painting(Via Elkit on Flickr)1 week ago -
Four chinoiseries of the M&N Uzal, 19th Century Excellence sold @ Sothebys London
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A pair of rock crystal and gilt-metal candelabra, Paris, attributed to Escalier de Cristal, circa 1890. photo Sothebys carved as a pair of Buddhistic lions in mirror image, the female with a cub and the male with its foot on a brocade ball. each 32cm. high; 1ft. 1/2in. Est. 25,000—30,000 GBP - Sold 49,250 GBP ...1 week ago -
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Whoa! And you thought the time travel flick Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure was fiction? Heres a detail from a portrait painted in 1875. Familiar? Go Here For The Full Painting (Via Elkit on Flickr ) .1 week ago -
Just £95.00 for Indulgence Day At Greenwoods Spa - Experiences
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£95.00 Info / Buy Product Information Visit the Greenwoods Hotel and Spa, a beautiful 17th Century Grade II listed manor house, with extensive landscaped gardens and a superb health and leisure complex. Included in this package is full use of the extensive ...1 week ago -
Grandmas help girls live longer, but not boys
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London, Oct 28 (ANI): Granddaughters who live with their paternal grandmothers are likely to live longer, says a new UK study.However, in case of grandsons, the presence of a gran is not a good idea.According to the research from Cambridge University, the survival rate of a granddaughter living in the same house as ...1 week ago
