A Few Nice Things ...

"Life is too short not to surround yourself with beautiful things."


Stumbled into a few nice items in an auction house in NYC ...

* A Cabochon Sapphire, stainless steel and 18K Gold openface pocketwatch by Cartier.

*A woven 18K yelllow gold box by Tiffany.

*A pair of sapphire, diamond and platinum cufflinks by Van Cleff & Arpels 

An American Silver Four-Piece Tea & Coffee

Service with Tray

20th - Century Design

A Geroge III Silver Tea Caddy

John Wakelin Taylor, London 1783

Engraved with Chinese characters and foliate borders,

the cover with tea-plant finial.

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Columns in Manhattan

I loved columns.

Columns are used to support a building. In architecture,

'column' refers to such a structural element that also has

certain proportional and decorative features. 


Supreme Court House in Manhattan 
"In God We Trust"

 Columns @ New York Public Library

 Columns at Police Building Condo

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Inspirations from Spring Flowers

"When May breezes bring me the fragrance of Lilac
I know spring is in full bloom."

 ‎"Be faithful in small things 

because it is in them that your strength lies." 

- Mother Teresa

 ‎"Where the Mind Goes, the Man Follows." 

Joyce Meyer

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Burning Lamp

Old fashion oil lamp at

Manhattan City Hall ...


Glad the city is making every attempt 
to preserve the beauty of
past eras ...

“To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.”

 - Mother Teresa 

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Summer Garden

Warm weather is coming

time to spruce up your garden!

Hand sculpted Faux-bois bench 

would make a good statement in your garden or courtyard.

contact below for cost and availability for above item.

info@christopherong.com

 

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Lovely & Little Details

Had little lunch with friend on this cute cafe @ Nolita

"A friend is one who takes you to lunch even if you're not tax deductible."

A little detail @ Crosby Hotel
a bicycle stand

A flower box can bring life to a building ...

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Architecture in NYC

Windows always drawn my attention ...


East Village

Upper East Side townhouse

East Village with lively colors fire escape

Upper East Side tenements

Upper East Side townhouse

The Police Building Condo @ Soho

Nolita

Manhattan CityHall's area

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The Art of Afternoon Tea

"In the sweetness of friendship 

- let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasure."

- Kahil Gibran

Afternoon Tea Party at a friend's apartment in Manhattan.

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Spring Shower in my "Garden"

Rain is refreshing!"
Rain showers my spirit and waters my soul."
- Terri Guillemets

I am so drawn to this tree!

This is Art!

Iris standing strong in the rain!

Dog is having fun in the rain!

Why can't you sing in the rain?

 Dogwood in the rain!

Gracie Mansion in the morning shower.

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The Police Building at NYC

This Beaux-Arts beauty is The Police Building in NYC; it converted into a condo in the 90s. Just a couple of million you can move in here.

This ornate structure was built as the headquarters of the city's Police Department. It was designed by Hoppin & Koen in 1909.

"You CAN have it all. 
You just can't have it all at once." 
- Oprah Winfrey

"An arch never sleeps." 

- James Fergusson

"Timeless"

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