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 [...]
Entries from August 2005
Royal Meissen … the anniversary dish fit for a king
August 31st, 2005 · No Comments
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tags: Benjamin Cheverton · Ceramics · Parian
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 [...]
Tags: Benjamin Cheverton
I am happy to give advice on buying and selling antiques and works of art. Feel free to contact me at the email address below. However, I am not a dealer and I do not buy objects offered to me through these pages. Any advice is given without charge or obligation on either party. 