Friday, April 13, 2012

NEW YORK MAGNIFICENT JEWELS

‎"I never worry about diets. 
The only carrots that interest me are
the number of carats in a diamond."
- Mae West

 Fancy vivid purplish pink Diamond - 9 carats, 
mounted in platinum, circa 1910. Dreicer & Co. 
Estimated US$ 6 - 8,000,000.00 @ NYC Christie's.
Realized @ $15,762,500.00


 A DIAMOND, CONCH PEARL AND CONCH SHELL BROOCH, BY TIFFANY & CO. 

Designed as a conch pearl and conch shell chrysanthemum blossom, with circular-cut diamond petals and stem, to the pear-shaped diamond terminal, mounted in platinum


A TURQUOISE BEAD, ENAMEL AND GOLD NECKLACE, 

BY JEAN SCHLUMBERGER, TIFFANY & CO.

Designed as a multi-strand turquoise torsade, spaced by five blue enamel plaques with sculpted 18k gold detail, mounted in 18k gold, 30 ins., may also be worn as two shorter necklaces of 16 and 14 ins.

A SAPPHIRE, EMERALD AND GOLD CUFF BRACELET, 

BY BUCCELLATI

Designed as a wide textured 18k gold hinged cuff, set with a series of oval cabochon sapphires, each within a cabochon emerald surround, 2 3/8 ins. diameter, 1¾ ins. width


A "MYSTERY-SET" SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND FLOWER BROOCH, 
BY VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
Designed as two calibré-cut sapphire and circular-cut diamond flower blossoms, with baguette and marquise-cut diamond accents, to the baguette-cut diamond stems and marquise-cut diamond leaves, mounted in platinum and 18k gold, 1967

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Modern Habitat

East Meets West

This composition
would embrace my design philosophy
bring the graciousness of tradition into
today's contemporary living.


Crystal goblets from Baccarat 
it is a contemporary cut
elegant for any table setting in a home

Traditional design of cobalt blue with gold goblets
that would make a stunning table setting 
even in today's living 

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Bartow-Pell Mansion

An afternoon @ The Bartow-Pell Mansion 

...... is a New York City landmark and museum located in northern portion of Pelham Bay Park in The Bronx. Originally the Robert and Marie Lorillard Bartow House, the residence and estate date back to 1654. The Lords of the Manor of Pelham once owned the home which was later enlarged, renovated and remodeled in the Federal style. The current house was built between 1836 and 1842. Ownership of the house passed between the Bartow and Pell families until it was finally sold to the City of New York in 1888 by descendants of the Bartow family.









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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Celestial and Terrestrial Globe

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, 
we must carry it with us or we find it not." 
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am always fond of old globe. 
Love to spin it ... within a second I can see the island/ continent where I am standing at! 

These are beautiful globe for home office!

Fine pair of J & W Cary 
15 " Celestial and Terrestrial globes with mahogany tripod stands. 
Circa 1820-1824 England.

Height: 39 1/2 " 
Diameter: 20 3/4 "

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Monday, April 9, 2012

Water - Earth - Air - Wood

The naked earth is warm with spring, 
And with green grass and bursting trees 
leans to the sun's gaze glorying, 
and quivers in the sunny breeze.
- Julian Grenfell (1888 – 1915)

Above poem sketched the moment of this picture I run into this morning.
' Water - Earth - Air - Wood '


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Friday, April 6, 2012

Vintage Card Holder

“You are the only person on earth 
who can use your ability.” 
- Zig Ziglar 



A French 18K gold card case set with old mine-cut diamonds. Paris. Late 19th Century. 
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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Vintage Suitcases

“Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” 
- Henry David Thoreau

Handsome vintage suitcases from T.Anthony.
Are you ready for a new journey?
Or simply using these vintage suitcases
as storage!

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Beautiful Persian Blue Glass

‎"Better rooms better furniture, 
better objects d'art can only be created 
for a society interested in living - not existing." 
- Van Day Truex


 Love these vintage Persian Blue Blenko 
by Wayne Husted.

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Spring in New York City


“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; 
otherwise we harden” 

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“There is strong shadow where there is much light.” 
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Never Allow Rules to Restrict your Imagination."
- Michelangelo 

“What we are doing to the forests of the world 
is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to 
ourselves and to one another.” 
― Mahatma Gandhi



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Monday, April 2, 2012

Dining Room - East Meets West


I love oval shape dining table from 
Mikado by Segis, mixed it with Paloma Leather chair
and a Chinese screen
this is very chic!

This table with solid beech wood stained base
and tabletops in clear tempered floated glass
(Ø 140 cm - 170 x116 oval)
Contemporary leather chair
Paloma Chair Baxter


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