Monday, November 26, 2012

Latin American Art

Latin American Art 
@ NYC auction house recently.

Both painting and sculpture by
Fernando Botero

" A SOUL should always stand ajar, 
ready to welcome the ecstatic experience." 
- Emily Dickinson  
La Baigneuse by Fernando Botero (Colombian b. 1932) 
bronze with dark brown patina 12" x 20" x 9".

“MAN IS ONLY TRULY GREAT when he acts from the passions.” 
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) 
Painting: Red Carpet by Claudio Bravo 
Chilean 1936 -2011. 
Oil on canvas. 51 ½" x 64"

Bronze with dark brown patina and granite base
Figura Danzante by Raul Valdivieso 
Chilean 1931- 1993 27 ½" x 17½" x 6"


"ANYTHING WORTH doing is worth doing slowly." 
- Mae West
Marie of Romania and Mae West 
by Miguel Covarrubias (Mexican 1904-1957) 
- gouache on paper 19 5/8" x 17¼

Cornelis Zitman (Dutch/Venezuelan b. 1926)

El campeĆ³n (also known as Triunfador)
bronze with dark brown patina, with metal and ribbon elements
26 x 22½ x 11 in.

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Beauty From The Past

Let's embrace the beauty and graciousness from the past
and bring them into today's living.

An Italian silver-mounted shell centerpiece. 
Mark of Gianmaria Buccelati, 
20th Century. 24" long. 

 A Charles X Ormolu Twelve-Light Chandelier 
ca 1825




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Monday, November 19, 2012

Fall Light & Palette

"TO LOVE BEAUTY IS TO SEE LIGHT." 
- Victor Hugo

Afternoon fall light brings out the
beauty of foliage ...

May these colors inspire YOU!
“WHAT YOU ARE IS WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN. 
What you’ll be is what you do now.” 
- Buddha





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Thursday, November 15, 2012

French Perfumed Candle from CHRISTOPHER ONG

Holiday Season
Limited quantity of French perfumed candles 
available now online only.

Come celebrate Beautiful Living - 
where ideas and inspiration are found in the world around us; 
and where magic is found in the little moments of our lives.


Thank you for viewing my online store.
Please place your order by sending 
your contact information and what products 
you would like to order to:

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Shipping : Via US Postal Priority Mail
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Retail: $60.00 each
Complimentary prices:  $38.00 each
Estimated Burning hours: 60

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or use your carrier account.

1 - 2 candle(s) $12.00
2 - 4 candle(s) $16.00

International Freight
TBD

10% proceeds go to 
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

A Charles X Ormolu Chandelier

“I HAVE THE SIMPLEST TASTES. 
I am always satisfied with the best.” 
- Oscar Wilde

I  was drawn to this chandelier 
at an art auction house
in NYC. The craftsmanship is superb.

A Charles X Ormolu Twelve-Light Chandelier ca 1825
With an anthemion-cast corona and chains and leat-cast and reeded arms with a pin-cone pendant finial. 

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Monday, November 12, 2012

Foggy Morning in Manhattan

"Sometimes we need the fog to remind ourselves 
that all of life is not black and white." 
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

 “MUSIC IN THE SOUL CAN BE HEARD BY THE UNIVERSE." 
- Lao Tzu



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Thursday, November 8, 2012

The Salon of Art & Design

" NOTHING IS IN GOOD TASTE 
unless it suits the way you live. 
What's practical is beautiful ...
and suitability always overrules fashion." 
- Billy Baldwin

Came across this oversize cocoon ceiling light at the Salon of Art & Design; hosted at The Park Avenue Armory, NYC.  
I thought it would make quite a statement for a right space - for the right client.Could be a boutique hotel lobby or a huge apartment or house.

“CREATE YOUR OWN STYLE ... 
let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.” 
― Anna Wintour

Interesting vintage costume jewelries from an English vendor - pieces from all over the world

 An oversize horse head


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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Andy Warhol @ Christie's NYC


“AN ARTIST is somebody 
who produces things that people don't need to have.” 
- Andy Warhol

A very extensive exhibit of Andy Warhol's works.
All sold to benefit 
The Andy Warhol Foundation
for the Visual Arts



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Monday, November 5, 2012

1130 Fifth Avenue New York City

New York City

“A HUNDRED TIMES have I thought New York 
is a catastrophe and 50 times: 
It is a beautiful catastrophe.” 
- Le Corbusier

The 1915 Willard D. Straight House - No. 1130 Fifth Avenue
Architects Delano & Aldrich. 

'On November 12 - 1913, Straight, who was a financier with the J. P. Morgan Company as well as a publicist and diplomat, purchased the lot at the southeast corner of 5th Avenue and 94th Street for $300,000. Straight had already bought the lot on the opposite, northeast corner. The millionaire intended to “erect a fine residence,” said The New York Times, “while the other corner may be resold to a congenial neighbor who will improve with a large residence.” 

'The home would become the city’s first museum and educational facility dedicated solely to the art of photography.'

'In 2001, the notoriously private billionaire Bruce Kovner purchased the house for $17 million. The hedge fund magnate spent another $10 million in restoring and reconverting it to residential use.'


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