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Entries from August 2005

Royal Meissen … the anniversary dish fit for a king

August 31st, 2005 · No Comments

by Christopher Proudlove©Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Português

The first time it happened was when a picture specialist at a leading auction house stood me in front of a Victorian narrative painting and explained the story depicted on its canvas.
I was both inspired and dumbstruck in equal measure by the specialist’s knowledge. […]

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Tags: Meissen · Porcelain

People collect the strangest so-called antiques

August 26th, 2005 · No Comments

Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Portuguêsby Christopher Proudlove©
Collecting is such a wonderful excuse. You can fill your home with all sorts of junk and never have to worry what friends and neighbours think. Why people collect is a complete mystery to me … I just do it, to the exclusion of […]

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Tags: Collectables

The man who brought marble sculpture down to size

August 25th, 2005 · 1 Comment

Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Portuguêsby Christopher Proudlove©Remember the pantograph from your childhood? I recall using one to copy maps from atlas to geography exercise book at school.
One arm acts as a small pointer while the other holds a drawing implement such as a pencil. By moving the pointer over a […]

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Tags: Benjamin Cheverton · Parian · Ceramics

The man who brought marble sculpture down to size

August 16th, 2005 · No Comments

Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Portuguêsby Christopher Proudlove©Remember the pantograph from your childhood? I recall using one to copy maps from atlas to geography exercise book at school.
One arm acts as a small pointer while the other holds a drawing implement such as a pencil. By moving the pointer over a […]

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Tags: Benjamin Cheverton