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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: bigwull on August 16, 2013, 04:39:48 PM
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has ghopper been abducted by aliens...have,nt seen hide nor hair of him since god knows when....i doot he must be awa on his holidays....if he an Mrs ghopper are awa...i hope he minds tae get me a stick o, Rock....preferably, ...mint..wi the writing in the middle.... ;D
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Was thinking about them yesterday !! I don`t know where he is off to !! Not like him to be away this long !! Mrs GH hasn`t been here in quite a while !! Hope all is OK !! Think I will PM him !!
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I sent them a PM !!
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Let us know. :)
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Sure will !!
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I really shows to us regulars when one of the other regulars is gone for awhile!
Come back.....Come back oh wise ghopper1924!
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Still no word??? Hope all is well with Mr. & Mrs. G!!
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Aaahhhhhh...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Many apologies (and thanks) to the kindly regulars, and especially to Mart for PM-ming.
Lots of things going on, with which I will not bore you. One thing I WILL bore you with is that MsGhopper and I are on a historic house tour next month. We've been scrubbing the old manse from top to bottom, and we've got alot more to do! We may not be around much for the next month or so, but I'll be checking in for sure!
In the meantime, we're still rabid about antiques and such. Here's a photo of a recent treasure. I attribute it to Herter Bros. in New York ca. 1870. The satinwood marquetry "plaque" was a frequently used motif.
Luv ya!!
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Glad you finally checked in !! We get nervous when we don`t know if all is well !! But guess you have a good excuse so I won`t fuss too much !!
That is an absolutely gorgeous bible stand !! Where did you find that one !! I know there is a good story behind it !!
A home tour !!! Bet you two are excited !! Since we can`t be there do we get pics ?? I know !! I didn`t mean now,, but at some time ???
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Thanks!
We purchased the stand from a shop in Lexington, MO (a beautiful Civil War-era town east of Kansas City). The shop owners are proof that antique shops must continue to exist as brick and mortar operations, because they have taste like no other, taste that you just can't buy over the internet. They pick up the most amazing items ever and have an incredible depth of knowledge. No matter how much you think you know, the couple that runs this shop can always bowl you over!
I can tell you that I definitely attribute the stand to New York from that time period. Nobody around here has seen anything like it before! The top raises and can be propped up for sheet music.......or a bible. We've got a leather bound Dore bible from 1878 on top of it now...which we found at an estate sale for $40.00. Cheers!
We've been told to expect 500+ people to be tramping through our house. I'd be glad to post a photo or two....but maybe they should be "before" photos, eh? ;D ;D
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LOL !! Better have your broom handy with all those feet !! We won`t look at the floors,,,I promise !! ;)
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Oooohhhh...can we come?!?!??
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Yep.....a preview:
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Glad your back! Love, love, love the stand! How exciting to be on the tour. Ho2 many people do you think will be going through your house?
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Ooops missed that, lol. 500 people, be careful.
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Love Love Love Love Love the entry stand AND AND AND the whatnot stand!!!!! Love it all! The bed is amazing!!!!!!! (did I use too many exclamation marks?)
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Awesome, thanks! ;D
The bed was made by R.J. Horner ca. 1890 in New York and the whatnot/etagere by Prudent Mallard in New Orleans ca. 1850.
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Love Love Love Love Love the entry stand AND AND AND the whatnot stand!!!!! Love it all! The bed is amazing!!!!!!! (did I use too many exclamation marks?)
Not even close!! ;) There's oooohhh's and aaaahhhh's everywhere you look!!
Packing my bags as you read...........I'm going to be the newest member of the ghopper family. Shhhhhhhhh! just don't tell them I'm coming. ;D
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Don't forget the family, too. ;D
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Don't forget the family, too. ;D
To heck with them! Let them find their own paradise! :D
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LOLOL!!!
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OOOOOOo how lovely!!
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OK, a few more:
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I'd ask you to zoom in on those chinese ladies, but I know I'd start to cry :'(
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Sapphire,,can we share a room ?? Thanks for all the pics !! Remember this probably the closest some of us will get to being on a home tour !! Something tells me they would not have much interest in my little 50`s ranch style !!
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Tell me about the peacock on the coffee table! I could ask you to tell about lots of things...but better to start with one....
Thank you for sharing...
How did the event go?
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Gracias.... ;D
The event doesn't take place until the end of September....we've already been working on the house for the past month, with another month to go.
The table in front of the sofa was made in Cincinnati ca. 1855. That's a dog on the stretcher under the marble. The bird on the table is not a peacock but a Great Blue Heron, cast in bronze by Mark Hopkins.
Of course coffee tables are pretty much a post WWII invention, so we're using a Victorian parlor table to fulfill that function. We refuse to cut it down, mainly because it would lose half it's value, not to mention IMO violating the craftsman's vision.
The Chinese ladies are not antique at all, and are in fact contemporary. They're made in China by Lin Wei Dung. Unlike most things from China these days the level of craftsmanship is extraordinary.
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yeah...its hard to hide money...as we say over here.....
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I would get lost in a house that big !! I could wander around for years and no one would know,,,,!! Guess I had better stay here !!
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yeah...its hard to hide money...as we say over here.....
You might be surprised... ;D
This represents many years of work for MsGhopper and I. We have quite a few family pieces, and many others were found at estate sales for good prices.
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I would get lost in a house that big !! I could wander around for years and no one would know,,,,!! Guess I had better stay here !!
Come on mart, let's go get lost together!! I'd spend a good year or two just stopping and gawking.........wou ldn't get more than a foot or two between stops :D
ghopper, old or new those ladies are stunning! I picked up a newish mudman (late 80's/early 90's) ..... my first time ever seeing one. The detail and expression is astonishing and I'd love to find more.
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I would get lost in a house that big !! I could wander around for years and no one would know,,,,!! Guess I had better stay here !!
Come on mart, let's go get lost together!! I'd spend a good year or two just stopping and gawking.........wou ldn't get more than a foot or two between stops :D
ghopper, old or new those ladies are stunning! I picked up a newish mudman (late 80's/early 90's) ..... my first time ever seeing one. The detail and expression is astonishing and I'd love to find more.
am i way off track or is it this kind of mudman....only mud thing i know..is the shark kind..... ;D....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oriental-Figurines-Mudman-Ornament-8-Height-/121142338753
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Actually, you're not SO far off, Zappa notwithstanding....
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OMG doesn't even come close ghopper!!! Maybe in bold, 4" high letters. Where did you find those?? :o
Absolutely stunning! The detail and colors are incredible! Soooooo jealous!!! OK, now I'm going to cry :'(
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OMG doesn't even come close ghopper!!! Maybe in bold, 4" high letters. Where did you find those?? :o
Absolutely stunning! The detail and colors are incredible! Soooooo jealous!!! OK, now I'm going to cry :'(
have,nt you had enough rain over there.. ;D....and whats with the "green cheese".....
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OMG doesn't even come close ghopper!!! Maybe in bold, 4" high letters. Where did you find those?? :o
Absolutely stunning! The detail and colors are incredible! Soooooo jealous!!! OK, now I'm going to cry :'(
have,nt you had enough rain over there.. ;D....and whats with the "green cheese".....
Enough rain......definitel y. But thought I'd cry me a river......always wanted to try kayaking.
And 'green cheese' ?? only one I know (and love) is extra old cheddar.......golde n yellow and tangy
Check new thread to see my little mudman. ;)
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Sapphire:
The only U.S. dealer I know of:
http://www.designtoscano.com/category/more+themes/asian/lin+wei+dung+porcelain+statues.do?nType=
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OMG doesn't even come close ghopper!!! Maybe in bold, 4" high letters. Where did you find those?? :o
Absolutely stunning! The detail and colors are incredible! Soooooo jealous!!! OK, now I'm going to cry :'(
have,nt you had enough rain over there.. ;D....and whats with the "green cheese".....
Enough rain......definitel y. But thought I'd cry me a river......always wanted to try kayaking.
And 'green cheese' ?? only one I know (and love) is extra old cheddar.......golde n yellow and tangy
Check new thread to see my little mudman. ;)
over here...its...can,t see green cheese...but i want some..... ;D
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Sapphire:
The only U.S. dealer I know of:
http://www.designtoscano.com/category/more+themes/asian/lin+wei+dung+porcelain+statues.do?nType=
Whooot!!! Time to start my Christmas wish list!!! Thanks ghopper!!
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Early in this thread you mentioned a Dore bible. Does that contain all of the original prints? I have a single framed one from the early 1900s and I love it. It depicts Jesus falling for the third time. I love all of Gustave Dore's work. That stand is amazing also.
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Thanks Frogpatch!
Yep, the bible was published in Philadelphia in 1878 and is chock full of Dore illustrations. Just beautiful! I believe that there were several such bibles in different editions in the 1870s and 80s.
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OK, a quick update.
The tour was last Sunday. They projected 500 people and there were between 700-800 all told. I was pinned down in a room to the point where I couldn't get out for 2 hours.
Actually, it was tons of fun. All those people and nothing was broken or stolen.
The other houses on the tour were great as well.
Despite all the work and stress, and MsGhopper hurting her back in the bargain, I'd say we loved it and would do it again.
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Neat, cool victorian stand too, glad you enjoyed showing off your collection. Knows ghopper from another furniture forum that has a focus on victorian furniture. Whatever has happened to that forum do you think, John has lost interest perhaps?
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Yeah, it was a blast!
Sadly it appears that John lost interest in the "other" forum some time ago.
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Yeah, when posts are 1 month or more apart, it kinda kills the whole deal, to bad.
Even though i dont collect victorian any more, i still enjoyed talking old furniture. I still have the first piece of antique furniture i ever bought, an Eastlake library or center table.