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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: bigwull on September 06, 2012, 10:14:36 AM
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Hi all,...I had the whole day to myself...I was the boss...so being the boss,i got to buy what i like...without having the real boss,..telling me...Oh...I don,t like that....i did the rounds of my local charity shops...and found these 2 items...now i know that they are not particularly old...the painting, is probably an art students work...no signature...just a date 1971...but i loved it the minute i saw it...it measure 32in x 20in and is oil on canvas...it cost me £14...the marble ball or sphere cost £3..it weighs 1400g and is 4in in dia there,s 5 different coloured marble,s...but i can,t detect a seam between the pieces...its a perfect sphere...again i liked it when i saw it...i don,t know what i,m going to with it....but will have to think of something fast...as the other boss will be home in a couple of hours...
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Very cool items! The painting looks like an Italian prog cover from....yes....1971 . ;)
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Very cool items! The painting looks like an Italian prog cover from....yes....1971 . ;)
I,m calling it Egg & Beans....now i,ve got to go and hide it for a while before the boss comes in...then i,ll break it to her gently..."Its going on the Wall"..and there will be No arguments, thats what i should say.....but....we,ll see
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that type of art has a good collector base !! i call it " graphic gothic" !! they sell well !!
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Thank you Mart...i think i,ll frame it..i can do it myself as i still have all my tools...then when its framed i can show the boss it....and she might like it better...than she would now....in its naked form...
what type of frame do you think would suit it.....
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as a personal opinion,, needs to be a simple dark tone frame !! those paintings have so much going on in them that a patterned or textured frame would detract from the pic itself !! just do about a three inch simple type !! solid color !!
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As for that giant marble, peel the label off the tin, drop a shade over top and she'll think it's a new lamp!
That is until she tries to turn it on ;)
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As for that giant marble, peel the label off the tin, drop a shade over top and she'll think it's a new lamp!
That is until she tries to turn it on ;)
Yeah, ....and when she finds out it does,nt work.....i,ll just blame it on you..... :D
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great buys I like the Dali type painting got to be worth £75 !
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Love the painting and the ball should probably go, lol Put a large hat on the ball and maybe she won't notice!
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Love the painting and the ball should probably go, lol Put a large hat on the ball and maybe she won't notice!
She might just replace his head with the ball.......then he'll need that hat :D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D...
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Well I've googled my eyeballs out trying to find a mable/polished/manmade sphere that resembles yours. Lots of natural patterns and obvious designed ones........but nothing quiet as industrious as your mix n' match.
But did come up with a few ideas for what you could do with it. Or at least tell wifey you plan to ;)
How about bookends
or a garden water feature?
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Well I've googled my eyeballs out trying to find a mable/polished/manmade sphere that resembles yours. Lots of natural patterns and obvious designed ones........but nothing quiet as industrious as your mix n' match.
But did come up with a few ideas for what you could do with it. Or at least tell wifey you plan to ;)
How about bookends
or a garden water feature?
Manmade??.....and here was me thinking marble came out of the ground.... :o
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lol, your right sapphire! Your right Bigwull too! Made made and woman destroyed! ;D