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Category Archives: collecting
According to Plan
The hang of the completed hallway was scheduled for Queen’s birthday weekend (first weekend in June). We’ve have lived for a while with the hallway looking spare and now time had come to get our heads around the complexities of hanging … Continue reading
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Journey to a Hanging [My Version]
1. I have pressed a friend who hangs artworks for a living to assist me in hanging the pictures in the newly painted hall. The date arranged is a month away – the long Queen’s Birthday weekend. The day … Continue reading
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Hanging with Andrew McIntosh Patrick
When I come back to the house I usually end up pulling out one of the books or magazines I have on the homes and collections of Andrew McIntosh Patrick. It is my way of taking stock. It allows me … Continue reading
Out dammed spot
Can you imagine living in a world where certain decorative items purchased for the home – came with a large sticker announcing – this person has TASTE and MONEY? From the 1950s until some time in the 1970s New Zealand … Continue reading
Old friends and old rivals reunited
The other day while looking at an Old Sheffield Plate salver, a friend identified the marks, a pair of suns, as those of Mathew Boulton. Boulton was, he said, ‘a highly regarded Sheffield plate maker.’ I was fascinated. Why was … Continue reading
An Easterly Trajectory
We spotted this work in a sale. For me at least, the initial viewing was a bit of blur, as I’d left my glasses behind. I could determine outlines of large pieces of furniture and the distinctive shape of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred East, Andrew McIntosh Patrick, Fine Arts Society, Stow on the Wold
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The right size but the wrong green
As both Wedgewood and the colour green are constant themes on this blog, I thought I’d write a short posting on two green eggcups purchased today for a dollar. They were found at the local hospice, along with a small … Continue reading
A Georgian pursuit
It began with my usual Maiden & Foster weekly viewing. This usually happens on a Monday, part of the new week although Douglas has said he prefers Thursday. (The auction occurs on a Wednesday.) Thursday is the official day for … Continue reading
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Tagged auction, auctions, cleaning silver, Georgian, Joshua Wilson, maidens and foster, silver, tea pot
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The small travels of Reverend William Gilpin
I recently acquired a little picture frame from the usual weekly source. It is very nice example, a mottled wooden frame of good proportion. Even better it was in excellent condition without bumps, knocks, scratches or peeling veneer. It has … Continue reading
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