Saturday, February 05, 2011
RANDOM 341 OBJECT
Tall MID CENTURY Art Pottery VASE - Old Czechoslovakia-$18
My brother is here in Ohio visiting. He’s from Houston, so he’s been near death from freezing since he arrived. The only reason I mention that . . . well, two reasons really . . . First, it explains why I’ve been listing so few items. And second: It gives me an excuse why I hollered at my dear spouse (She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed) when she placed this piece on my “too be listed” shelf.
“I already sold that!”, I yelled.
“No,” she said. “You bought two in that pattern from the same place. You just forgot to unpack the other one.”
Dang! I hate it when she’s right.
It’s burnt orange and cream with embossed panels and a boldly glazed and chaotic background. I like that. And I especially like the fact that it’s not broken.
The piece stands just over 9” tall, and there are no chips, dings or other disobjectionabilities.
If you’re a fan or collector of stuff from the days of Ward and June Cleaver, you’re going to love it.
RANDOM 341 OBJECT
Vintage GREEN APPLE Art Glass PAPERWEIGHT w/ Blue Stem-$13
Friday, February 04, 2011
RANDOM 341 OBJECT
Black Hills Signed Modernist Pendant Sterling/14K Gold/-$76
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
ENNISKILLEN-ireland. island. pop in 1871 was 5836
ENNIUS, Q- only from fragments. emminence + influence in roman literature. elevated it. blah blah affinity w/ genius of roman history, oratory, + satire. born in calabian mountains rudæ 239 bc. spoke oscan/greek. ennius liked many languages. oscan, greek, latin- he had 3 hearts. claims royal lineage. eexempt from war 1st 20 yrs. 1st metion-centurion in sardinia 204. attracted quæstor cato's attention. already a poet. rest of his life writing. died 169. lived plain + simply. had a son. tragedy. thyetes. wrote own epitaph-'let no one weep for me, or celbrate my funeral with mourning; for still live, as i pass to + fro thru the mouths of men.' robust, sagacious, + cheerful. mysticism. blah blah. 2 pages.
