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[from About Us] 11/13/2012
.... Although Paris was the epicenter, Rau notes the accomplishments of the Newlyn School in
England, the magnificence of Venetian View Paintings and the Belle Époque...
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.... We often have in our collection silver pieces that were given as gifts to noblemen and philanthropists as tokens of appreciation, as was tradition in 19 th century
England....... History buffs will know this war as a dubious attempt by the British to manipulate the trade of Chinese tea into
England....... The silver embossed scenes depict the signing of the treaty in detailed, high relief. Pottinger gained instant fame upon his return to
England, and the great northern city of Manchester honored him with both the freedom of the city, and this magnificent silver tray...
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...as gifts to noblemen and philanthropists as tokens of appreciation, as was tradition in 19 th century
England. In addition to silver items, honorees were often given the Freedom of the City (equivalent......of Nanking in 1842, which officially ended the Opium War. History buffs will know this war as a dubious attempt by the British to manipulate the trade of Chinese tea into
England. However, the most lasting......doubt, changed the world tremendously. The silver embossed scenes depict the signing of the treaty in detailed, high relief. Pottinger gained instant fame upon his return to
England, and the great northern...
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...have in our collection silver pieces that were given as gifts to noblemen and philanthropists as tokens of appreciation, as was tradition in 19 th century
England. In addition to silver items, honorees......the trade of Chinese tea into
England. However, the most lasting and important consequence of the treaty that ended the war was the lease of Hong Kong to the British for a term of 99 years. This new British......gained instant fame upon his return to
England, and the great northern city of Manchester honored him with both the freedom of the city, and this magnificent silver tray. Commissioned from the Royal...
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[from About Us] 12/05/2012
...: the looking backward of the Gothic Revival, led by architect Eug#5;éne Viollet-le-Duc in France; the Arts & Crafts workshops of William Morris in
England......-fleurs, inspired by
England's pre-Raphaelites and Belgium's Symbolists, whose outstretched arms and arched backs upheld candlesticks and candy dishes...
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.... Refusing to believe Kate’s innocence in the matter, Newton instituted divorce proceedings and ordered her back to
England......husband in St John’s Wood, outside of London,
England. It is here that she finally meets the man who would immortalize her, James Jacques Joseph Tissot. Newton became the subject of many of his paintings...
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.... Originally from Leeds,
England, Joseph Gott began to explore his art at an early age. When you look at this sculpture, you can...
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[from Glossary]
.... Some of the finest tea caddies created in
England were crafted of exotic woods, adorned with tortoise shell, ivory and mother....... Tunbridge Ware Tunbridge Ware refers to a form of intricately inlaid wood decoration made famous in the town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent,
England...
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.... Imagine how rare and exciting it would have been to have access to accurate renderings of the stars and the earth in 19 th century
England? These globes are just as fascinating today. Posted in Antiques...
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.... The weeks passed and soon, I was in
England on business. I had decided to depart from my travel schedule to make an unplanned visit with a friend, and there it was...
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[from Glossary]
.... Today, Irish furniture is highly sought after by collectors, though few pieces are found on the market. Ironstone china Created to imitate porcelain, Ironstone china was first made in
England in 1813 by Charles James Mason of Staffordshire and was known as "Mason's Ironstone...
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.... Typically, satinwood is used as a veneer and it remained popular in
England throughout the late 18th and 19th centuries....... Scallop shell A semi-circular shell with ridges radiating from a point at the bottom. This ornamental motif was common in furniture design during the Queen Anne and Georgian periods in
England and America....... Solon was forced to leave the Sevres porcelain factory in France and move to
England due to the onslaught of the Franco-Prussian war...
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...’s reputation as the standard of American elegance. Popular in
England for over 100 years, it is easy to see why this intricately beautiful pattern was preferred by Britain’s King George II...
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.... Originally designed for storing sheet music and books, canterburies first appeared in
England during the late 18th century, and today are suitably designed for holding magazines and newspapers....... Chippendale Thomas Chippendale 1718-1779 was one of the great cabinet makers of the 18th-century
England. His work shows a refinement of Georgian styles, influenced by the Gothic, Chinese, and French rococo....... The number of bottles could vary from two to six or more and were often combined with casters. crystal Fine, high-quality glass containing lead oxide invented in 17th century
England...
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.... Blue John A variety of the mineral fluorspar with distinctive banding of blue, violet, and purple, found at Treak Cliff, near Castleton in Derbyshire,
England....... Britannia silver was mandatory in
England from 1697 to 1720 and is composed of 958 parts silver in 1000. All Britiannia silver is hallmarked with the figure of Britannia....... Commonly used in William and Mary case furniture. Bureau Desk popular in late 17th-century
England and France distinguished by its sloping fall...
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