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Devenish Group: Detective Wedgwood Warhol - Object of the Week

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:40:30 -0400

Devenish Group: Detective Wedgwood Warhol - Object of the Week:

Welcome to this week’s installment of our favorite antiques hunter!

-What is the function of this object?

-What is this object made of?

-What is the style of this object?

-In what city and country was this object made?

-What is the approximate date of this object?…

New Auction Finds of the Week by The Antique Flâneur- 20th...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:17:00 -0400

New Auction Finds of the Week by The Antique Flâneur- 20th Century Design Part II

Jean Royere desk circa 1955

Will Graham…keep it together…Anyone else watching Hannibal?...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:22:13 -0400

Will Graham…keep it together…

Anyone else watching Hannibal? Thoughts? Nightmares?

New Auction Finds of the Week for June 3rd- 20th Century...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:22:00 -0400

New Auction Finds of the Week for June 3rd- 20th Century Design from The Antique Flâneur

Art Deco ceramic wall plaque by Waylande Gregory circa 1930’s

I have always had a thing for Superman from comics to George...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:24:29 -0400

I have always had a thing for Superman from comics to George Reeves to Christopher Reeve and now Man of Steel which I hope lives up to the hype. Superman always makes me cry. Why I don’t know…we don’t need another hero…

hadrian6: View of the Poseidon temple at Paestum. Abraham-Louis...

Fri, 31 May 2013 22:38:33 -0400

hadrian6:

View of the Poseidon temple at Paestum. Abraham-Louis Rodolphe Ducros. Swiss.1748-1810. watercolor over pen and black ink.

http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

Ruins is my word du jour…

hadrian6: Ancient Roman ruins. 1725-50. Giovanni Paolo Pannini....

Fri, 31 May 2013 20:08:58 -0400

hadrian6:

Ancient Roman ruins. 1725-50. Giovanni Paolo Pannini. Italian.1692-1765. oil on canvas.

http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

Ruins is my word du jour…

devenishgroup: DETECTIVE WEDGWOOD WARHOL’S OBJECT OF THE WEEK- MAY 27TH How was this object...

Wed, 29 May 2013 20:13:19 -0400

devenishgroup:

DETECTIVE WEDGWOOD WARHOL’S OBJECT OF THE WEEK- MAY 27TH

How was this object used?

What material comprises this object?

Who made this object?

Where was it made? City and country?

In what year was it made?

What style characterizes this object?

What is the name of the engraved decoration on this object?

Hurtling towards the sun, Miss Havisham softly sings, “To...

Wed, 29 May 2013 19:43:04 -0400

Hurtling towards the sun, Miss Havisham softly sings, “To the centre of the city where all roads meet, waiting for you, to the depths of the ocean where all hopes sank, searching for you, in a room with a window in the corner I found truth…”

23rd Street between 10th & 11th Avenue, NYC, looking west, 29 May 2013, 5:12pm

Gazing up at the sky, Miss Havisham sings, “Love, love is a...

Mon, 27 May 2013 20:21:55 -0400

Gazing up at the sky, Miss Havisham sings, “Love, love is a verb, love is a doing word, fearless on my breath, gentle impulsion, shakes me, makes me lighter, fearless on my breath, teardrop on fire…”

Short Hills, NJ, 26 May 2013 12:07pm

New Auction Finds of the Week for May 27th- Accessories,...

Mon, 27 May 2013 19:21:40 -0400

New Auction Finds of the Week for May 27th- Accessories, Accessories, Accessories from The Antique Flâneur

Art Deco Magazine Rack

I could watch this all day long… Check out my blog posts: ...

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:06:22 -0400

I could watch this all day long…

Check out my blog posts: Wonder Woman, Adorno and Me & Growing Up Queer: Captain Kirk, Chuck Heston and Wonder Woman

How sad and mad am I that I was outbid and lost this lovely late...

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:26:54 -0400

How sad and mad am I that I was outbid and lost this lovely late 18th century small portrait on copper of an English gentleman. There is a soul here. He connects with us on the other side of the picture plane and whispers, “I was here…”

Miss Havisham emerges from the forest, looks up at the sky &...

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:03:58 -0400

Miss Havisham emerges from the forest, looks up at the sky & sings, “Creamsicle sky while the sun sets up in the west. Where are the queers on the piers, heard they gave it their best. Now they got jobs at a local fast food chain. Flippin’ tricks for the burger, since Lady M jacked their fame, Flippin’ tricks for the burger, since Lady M jacked their fame. You can’t see tits on the radio. I’ll give you five fingers for a one man show. Fasten those pants for the lap dance. Take a shot now this may be your last chance. There ain’t no tits on the radio (Oh no). There ain’t no tits on the radio (Oh no). There ain’t no tits on the radio (Oh no). There ain’t no tits on the radio (No no)…”

Stuyvesant Town, NYC, looking north, 23 May 2013, 1:50pm

New Auction Finds of the Week from The Antique...

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:52:46 -0400

New Auction Finds of the Week from The Antique Flâneur…

Louis XV Ormolu-mounted, Scarlet, Gilt and Polychrome Lacquered Encoignures or corner cabinets circa 1750

Miss Havisham watches the gathering clouds & sings,...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:27:56 -0400

Miss Havisham watches the gathering clouds & sings, “Gasping, but somehow still alive this is the fierce last stand of all I am, gasping, dying, but somehow still alive this the final stand of all I am, please keep me in mind…”

23rd Street & 10th Avenue looking northwest, 16 May 2013, 8:35am

devenishgroup: DETECTIVE WEDGWOOD WARHOL’S OBJECT OF THE WEEK...

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:31:19 -0400

devenishgroup:

DETECTIVE WEDGWOOD WARHOL’S OBJECT OF THE WEEK FOR MAY 13

What is the function of this object?

What is this object made of?

What is the style of this object?

What is the relative date of this object’s manufacture?

Detective Wedgwood Warhol aka Kelly T Keating

Miss Havisham clings to The Tower & sings softly so as not...

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:46:20 -0400

Miss Havisham clings to The Tower & sings softly so as not to wake the dead, “When you say it’s gonna happen now, well when exactly do you mean? See I’ve already waited too long & all my hope is gone…”

Penthouse 50 Murray Street NYC, 13 May 2013, 5:50pm

From The Antique Flâneur- New Auction Finds of the Week- May...

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:53:00 -0400

From The Antique Flâneur- New Auction Finds of the Week- May 13th: A Sofa Tale

Swedish Grace Period sofa c. 1925, tiger maple, ash and brass

obligeme: Parisian apartment locked up for 70 years What...

Sun, 12 May 2013 08:54:11 -0400

obligeme:

Parisian apartment locked up for 70 years

What treasures there must have been in this Paris apartment…