My Virtual Garden: March 2019

Brooch of Natural Pearls and Diamonds

Steinitz Antiques Display

Richard Smith. "Hare." English. Bronze.

Two French Sevres Porcelain Urns with Ormolu Mounts

Ormolu - Gilded Bronze

Alejandra Aristizabal. "Fique Sculpture." Argentina.

Fique is a plant which grows in the High Andes Mts.

Damien Hirst. "Dots." England.

Kenneth Webb. "Spring Garden." Ireland.

"Bust of Alexander the Great." Marble. 19th Century.

Andrew Wyeth. "Shipboard Door." Pennsylvania.

Mary Fedden. "Still Life." U.S.

Gabor Torok. "Test of Endurance." Hungary. Bronze.

"Dutch Winter Scene." 17th Century.

Rene Magritte. "Mask and Loaf." Belgian. Surrealism.

Bjorn Skarsgaard. "Hippo Ballerina." Denmark. Bronze.

Claude Venard. "Lady and Plant." France.

Jacques Lebescond. "Center Heart." France. Bronze.

Jean Lurcat. "Moon-man." Porcelain Plate. France.

"Portrait of George Washington." Made of Computer Keys.

Close-up of Above Image of Washington.

Baroque Pearls

Diamond Necklace Set in Platinum

Emeralds and Rubies and Diamonds

Sapphire and Diamond Earrings

Sapphire and Emerald Necklace

Natural Pearl and Diamond Brooch

Side Console 18th century and Bronze Copies of Michelangelo's

"Dawn" and "Dusk."

Tiffany and Co. "Dogwood Lamp" and "Fishscale Lamp."

Tiffany and Co. "Red Tulip Lamp Shade."

Tiffany and Co. "Maple Leaf Lamp Shade."

Notice the variations in green. This was blown glass made of several gathers/layers of

different colors. The black lines are the lead holding the pieces together. The colors are

not flat nor solid but each one multicolored.

Richard Smith. "Emperor Penguin" "Curious Otter." Bronze.

The colors are patinas, created by exposing the hot bronze to metallic oxides.

Richard Smith. "Pair of Hares." Bronze.

Donald Baechler. "Profile with Rose of Delhi."

Art Deco Interior

Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market. 18th century.

This is underglaze blue = the white body of the porcelain vessel was painted in cobalt blue

and then fired. Then it was coated with a clear glaze and fired again.

Carla James. "Hummingbird."

Antoine Louis Barye. "Civet and Hare." Bronze French. 19th Century.

Two Japanese Screens and 17th century Carved Wood Buddha.

Two Porphyry Vases with Ormolu Mounts

Tolla. "Circle of Life." Stuttgart, Germany. Bronze.

Frederic Got Gallery, Paris.
Jacques Lebescond "The Couple." Stallman "Whirlwind."
Hunt Slonem "Butterflies." Tolla "Circle of Life." Bronze.

"Hicks Pot-Pourri." English Ironstone Pottery.

It was a very exciting show, crowded on Thursday, not very crowded on Monday.
So I could talk with dealers and salespersons at some length.
Emile Galle. "Peony Cameo Glass Lamp." French.
Objects ranged from 3500 B.C. Chinese ceramics to contemporary jewelry.

Interior decoration and antique furniture were very popular. The chest is decorated in
micro-mosaic.

Images are made of tiny pieces of glass, smaller than a grain of rice. Micro-mosaic.

Sevres Porcelain with Ormolu Mounts

Andy Warhol. "Marilyn."

Cliff Lee. "Pair of incised vessels."
Cliff carves the surface of the porcelain before he glazes and fires it; this is an
ancient Chinese craft. The images are very subtle.

White Diamond Necklace.

Ruby and Diamond Necklace.

Whie Diamond Bracelet.

Colored Stones pieces.

Carved Beads Necklace.

Cesare Lapini. "Admiration." Marble. Italian. 19th century.

Luigi Benzoni. "Face." Gold leaf in Murano glass. Italy.

Juan Ripolla. "Happy Blue Girl." Murano Glass.

Juan Ripolla. "Bug." Murano Glass.

Massimo Lunardon. "Alien."

"Bust of Picasso."

Deborah Steidel. "Three Porcelain Vessels with Hand-blown Glass Tops."
I met Deborah this time; she lives in Texas.

Stallman. "Blue Swirl." Jacques Lebescond. "Couple" in bronze.
Gil Bruvel "Face" of wood sticks. Hunt Slonem. "Butterflies."

Andy Warhol. "Mick Jagger."

Fernand Leger. "A Couple." French.

Side Console with Two Bronze Statues.

Ray Gross. Everything is made of porcelain, even the tools and paint bucket.

Ray Gross. Everything is made of porcelain.

Ray Gross. "Gucci Loafer." Porcelain with flocking.

Vintage Cartier Bags. Some of them were going for $60,000.

Bernard Buffet. "Strawflowers."

Bernard Buffet. "Pink Clown."

Painting by Claude Venard. Bronze rabbits and otter by Richard Smith.

Fireplace Mantel of Seashells, and Lamp made from Blue-and-White Chinese Vase.

Buddha, 17th century wood, and two Japanese Screens.

Tiffany and Co. "Poinsettia" and "Wisteria" and "Peony" Lamp Shades.
Women artists created the design, and male artisans used small pieces of blown
glass, several layers thick, held together by lead strips, to make the shades.

Tiffany and Co. "White Wisteria Lamp." Very Rare.

Tiffany and Co. "Dragonfly" and "Fishscale" lamps.

Tiffany and Co. "Peony" Lamp.

Chinese Export Porcelain. Famille Rose. Overglaze decoration painted on after
large plate was fired the first time. If you rap porcelain with a mallet, it will
ring like a bell. It is fired at a very high temperature.