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FRENCH TEA SET D (C. 1825-1850)
Text on the reverse side: Gilding, the painting and layering of gold accents, was often the final stage of decorating French porcelain. As houses w...
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Text on the reverse side: Gilding, the painting and layering of gold accents, was often the final stage of decorating French porcelain. As houses w...
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Text on the reverse side: Among the aristocracy of 17th century France, dessert was known as “le fruit” because it usually consisted of a collectio...
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Text on the reverse side: British painter, Edward John Gregory (1850-1909), born in Southampton, studied at South Kensington Art School and briefly...
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Text on the reverse side: Pissarro painted this from his balcony at No.1 Gloucester Terrace, with Kew Green in the foreground, Kew Road to the left...
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Text on the reverse side: Pissarro moved back to the Pontoise area where he had lived previously, and remained there for ten years producing over t...
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Text on the reverse side: Camille Pissarro worked mainly in the Paris area but painted in London during visits. Similar to several other great arti...
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Text on the reverse side: Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) British painter, book illustrator, and designer, who grew up in Sussex. He is particularly kno...
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Text on the reverse side: Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) British painter, book illustrator, and designer, who grew up in Sussex. He is particularly kno...
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Text on the reverse side: 55m in height, the horse figure on the Salisbury Plain is the oldest of several white horses that can be found in Wiltshi...
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Text on the reverse side: The design comes from tiles made by Minton Hollins in the late 19th century. Produced during the Aesthetic Movement in Br...
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Text on the reverse side: Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit, the Chinese name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means The One Who Perceives the Soun...
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Text on the reverse side: Japanese “raigo” imagery is a representation of Amida Buddha, also known as the Buddha of Immeasurable Light, welcoming t...
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Text on the reverse side: Imperial Chinese embroidery portraying the thousand arms and eleven heads of Guanyin. This manifestation of the compassio...
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Text on the reverse side: The Tibetan tsakli card portrays a manifestation of Manjushri. A card that belongs to a small sets of paintings (usually ...
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Text on the reverse side: Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, both considered masters of the Impressionist art movement, formed a bond both on ...
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Text on the reverse side: The Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, led the expansion of the American steel industr...
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Text on the reverse side: By Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). The artist placed a copy of ‘La joie de Vivre’ by Emile Zola, a novel he regarded as a b...
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Text on the reverse side: This is the only painting where Van Gogh paints the 13th century church in Auvers in its full form. Through the energetic...
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Text on the reverse side: As soon as Van Gogh arrived in Arles in the South of France, he painted almost daily in the orchard to capture the magnif...
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Text on the reverse side: During his stay in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Van Gogh painted over 15 versions of olive trees. The tree was dear to the art...
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Text on the reverse side: Throughout van Gogh’s career, wheat fields have been a great source of inspiration for the artist, serving as a subject d...
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Text on the reverse side: Fruits are often seen as a symbol of abundance an plentifulness. Artwork by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). A6 size (148m...
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Text on the reverse side: As the poplar tree is known for growing quickly even from broken branches on the ground, it is commonly associated to cou...
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Text on the reverse side: Carl Reichert (1836-1918) was born in Vienna and took after his father, Heinrich Reichert who was also a painter of anima...
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Text on the reverse side: A lithograph poster c.1893 by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to promote a café-chantant musical establishment which was at the...
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Text on the reverse side: Painted by Mary Cassatt, depicted is a woman at the Opera. In the late 19th century, the Opera was trendy activity and a ...
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Text on the reverse side: Known as Le Drapeau Tricolore (French Tricolors), the origin of the French flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution w...
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Text on the reverse side: Parrots are well known for being chatty. With an impressive recognised set of 1,728 words, a cheery blue parakeet, Puck, ...
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Text on the reverse side: Monet painted over 30 variations of the same motif, and 20 were exhibited in 1895. Art historian Paul Hayes Tucker, write...
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Text on the reverse side: Full name of Giovanni Antonio Canal, the notable Italian painter Canaletto worked in London from 1746 to 1756 painting ma...
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Text on the reverse side: Painted in 1875 by Monet, this iconic portrait is of his wife Camille and their son Jean. The strong upward perspective, ...
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Text on the reverse side: The stained glass window, made around 1901 at Tiffany Studios, refers to Peter 5:4: “And when the chief shepherd appears,...
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Text on the reverse side: Le Pouf était une coiffure popularisée en France au 18e siécle par Marie-Antoinette. Elle était crée en épinglant les ch...
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Text on the reverse side: Le recueil des dernières coiffures à la mode, se compose d'une série de 12 planches montrant un total de 48 coiffures di...
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Text on the reverse side: Publié à Paris, le recueil des dernières coiffures à la mode, chacune portant un titre descriptif, se compose d'une séri...
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Text on the reverse side: Le Pouf était difficile a porter. Comme les dames portaient aussi les robes amples en vogue à l'époque, elles avaient du...
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