Saturday, July 30, 2016
Vincent Van Gogh
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| Vase with Roses, Vincent van Gogh |
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| Vincent Van Gogh ‘Vase mit Rosen’ - Saint-Rémy, May 1890 |
Armchair
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| Armchair for the parlor of the Duke of Nemours at the Palais des Tuileries, by Michel-Victor Cruchet (1847). Currently in the collection of the Musée du Louvre. |
Baccarat
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| Molded, blown, frosted, and pearlized cut crystal elephant cave à liqueur (liqueur set) with gilt-bronze mounts, its palanquin in the form of an Indian temple containing decanters and goblets - Baccarat, circa 1880. |
1937 Rolls Royce Phantom III Coupé
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| This vision of loveliness is a 1937 Rolls Royce Phantom III Coupé with a stunning Vesters and Neirinck body . The Phantom had a 7.3 litre V12 engine with a twin ignition system and 24 spark plugs. It used servo assisted brakes , under licence from Hispano Suiza and had a 142 in wheelbase. Very elegant lines and see the French polishing on the dashboard . High art by the Belgian coachbuilder. |
Friday, July 29, 2016
John Lavery
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| Mary Borden and her Family at Bisham Abbey (1925). John Lavery (Irish, 1856-1941). Oil on canvas. As part of a series of exhibitions by Lavery, possessions were called into play to support personality and provide a glimpse of the living environment of the rich and famous. Thus in Mary Borden and her Family at Bisham Abbey, we see a stylish lady novelist reading at an elegant writing desk in a sumptuous panelled interior with leaded windows and heraldic emblems. |
Chetham’s Library in Manchester, England
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| Dark wood stacks and beautifully vaulted ceiling in Chetham’s Library in Manchester, England, which is the oldest free public reference library in the United Kingdom. |
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