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• Mary Chase Perry Stratton

  
  THE BLUE LANTERN — Authority: 125
  A man who knew art, knew what he liked, and was not at all reticent about putting the two together, Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) believed that the best way to display the revolutionary paintings of James McNeill Whistler was to juxtapose them with the extraordinary iridescent glazed pottery of Mary Chase Perry ...
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• the rug company

  
  lola bits and pieces — Authority: 126
  many others here. [IMG: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oC1P3RHXL4M/SvlzbYtor9I/AAAAAAAAFHg/kSEvMpkKFrM/s400/the+rug+company7.jpg][IMG: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oC1P3RHXL4M/SvlvlVQd8fI/AAAAAAAAFHI/WBb5CynVeFU/s400/the+rug+company2.jpg][IMG: ...
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• New to the Collection: A Masonic Quilt

  
  National Heritage Museum — Authority: 119
  So often quilts saved from the 1800s are ones that were only used on special occasions – quilts that were made not as warm bedcoverings, but as family keepsakes or gifts, or that held special meaning for the maker.  This quilt, a recent acquisition by the National Heritage Museum , presents a more utilitarian ...
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• The Future of Collecting: Masterpiece 2010, London, with a look at Old Master Week

  
  Berkshire Review for the Arts — Authority: 127
  I had an extremely interesting conversation the other day with Thomas Woodham-Smith, the Director of Mallets. He has joined with a group of other dealers in starting a new kind of collectors fair (I cant call it an art fair, since other varieties of luxury goods will be included.). Masterpiece 2010 will replace The ...
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• Explore the Victoria and Albert Museum Online

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 786
  The V&A is, of course, one of the world’s premier museums of design and decorative arts.  They have recently announced that over a million items from their collections are now accessible online. People using Search the Collections … will find images of more than 100,000 objects… The online records vary ...
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• Important European Silver @ Sothebys Paris

  
  Les cahiers d'Alain Truong — Authority: 151
  Rare aiguière couverte en argent et vermeil, Paris, vers 1480 (avant 1507), poinçon dorfèvre uniquement. Trésor National. [a rare French parcel-gilt silver covered ewer, Paris, circa 1480 (before 1507), makers mark only partly legible] Estimate upon request. photo courtesy Sothebys Close to the border with ...
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• Decorative Art Treasures at Christies New York in November

  
  Les cahiers d'Alain Truong — Authority: 151
  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.- ...
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• Web-Based Fine and Decorative Arts Personal Shopper Service Goes Live at NicForrest.com

  
  Art Market Blog with Nicholas Forrest www.artmarketblog.com — Authority: 110
  I have been keeping you all in suspense for quite a while in relation to the big new project I have been working on over the last year. Finally I can announce the details of the project which you can see below: Nic Forrest – nicforrest.com For Immediate Release Web-Based Fine and Decorative ...
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• Stuffed Animals

  
  THE BLUE LANTERN — Authority: 125
  When I saw Louis Valtats Child Sitting on a Carpet I was transported back to early childhood and hours spent in rapt contemplation on the living room carpet. The colors and the vegetal/geometric motifs altered as the sun moved across them. They moved me to an early attempt at artistry - I used my crayons to mimicthe ...
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• Guess what this tray is made from...

  
  National Heritage Museum — Authority: 119
  This trays colorful design features a central Masonic square and compasses motif.  The colors are vibrant, but the texture seems unusual – not paint or ink.  Several of the tray’s motifs were made using butterfly wings.  The wings form the background and the small beach scenes at the corners.  The design is ...
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• fm janssen tapijten : part 2

  
  lola bits and pieces — Authority: 126
  more. [IMG: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oC1P3RHXL4M/SvGHE5MM58I/AAAAAAAAFEg/mq2Hv-53XYY/s400/fm+janssen+86774.jpg][IMG: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oC1P3RHXL4M/SvGEYjW1c-I/AAAAAAAAFDI/kZlLa8uEIdM/s400/fm+janssen+Mauri.jpg][IMG: ...
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• fm janssen tapijten : part 1

  
  lola bits and pieces — Authority: 126
  swoon. individual picks next.
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• "Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble" @ Paris 3e. Ofr

  
  Les cahiers d'Alain Truong — Authority: 151
  Mathieu Mercier, Sans titre, 2006. Sérigraphie sur carton. 20,5 x 20 x 30,5 cm. Courtesy Galerie de Multiples © Mathieu Mercier Sur une initiative du label hypothèse, «Nous ne vieillirons pas ensemble» est une exposition athématique qui regroupe des artistes de différentes générations dont les formes de ...
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• Girl Therapy for Mothers of Wild Things

  
  The Boy's Almanac — Authority: 110
  Do you have crazy wild testosterone maniacs living under your roof?  Do you spend your days “battling for justice”, modifying “alien ships”, and keeping an eye out for dead stuff to poke with a stick?  Sometimes our boys look thoughtful and innocent  like in the photo to the left below.  However, more ...
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• kristiina lassus

  
  lola bits and pieces — Authority: 126
  more lovely rugs. thanks to erik for this one.
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• Tossed & Found

  
  Ninja vs Penguin — Authority: 127
  Husband and wife design team John and Linda Meyers (aka Wary Meyers Decorative Arts ) have a wonderful, new DIY book! The book features 45 reuse/repurpose projects complete with instructions and process sketches. Here’s a preview of some of their creative projects from the Wary Meyers’ Tossed & Found ...
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• asha

  
  lola bits and pieces — Authority: 126
  again. more. [IMG: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oC1P3RHXL4M/Suw3sljAt8I/AAAAAAAAE_0/Knm35UOdXng/s400/asha+big+lace.jpg][IMG: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oC1P3RHXL4M/Suw3tAuouSI/AAAAAAAAFAE/fkGHZcghhZE/s400/asha+mesh+silver.jpg][IMG: ...
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• Important mobilier, d’objets d’art et de sculptures du XVIIIème siècle @ Sothebys Paris

  
  Les cahiers d'Alain Truong — Authority: 151
  La vente de mobilier, d’objets d’art et de sculptures organisée le 10 novembre chez Sotheby’s à Paris illustre la diversité et la richesse des arts décoratifs français qui se sont développés au XVIIIe siècle. Parmi les 300 lots mis en vente, un magnifique bureau plat et son cartonnier en ébène ...
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• carini lang

  
  lola bits and pieces — Authority: 126
  loads of gorgeous, mostly silk carpets at carini lang.
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• Its Halloween!

  
  designslinger — Authority: 125
    [ Pumpkin on a porch , Chicago, October 13, 2009 /Image & Artwork: designslinger] When the frost is on the pumpkins,   [ Fall leaves , Hutchinson Street, October 20, 2009 /Image & Artwork: designslinger] And the leaves begin to fall,   [ Halloween decor with 1890s limestone details ; ...
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