Sometimes when I’m wandering the floor at an auction house, I come across items I have no intention of buying but are struck by them. Then I just stop to take them in – some for their novelty and others for their outlandishness, others because they are just plain strange.
Here’s a sampling of what I’ve seen lately:
An up-close view of the bottom of a blue and white ceramic stand with lions’ feet. The look reminded me of Delft pottery.
An up-close view of the top of the blue and white ceramic stand.
Full view of the pair of blue and white ceramic stands.
A Josephine Baker marionette. It did not sell at auction, which didn’t surprise me. It’s awful.
Up-close view of a pair of bronze floor vases with carved female busts.
Full view of the pair of bronze floor vases with carved female busts.
Up-close view of a barnyard scene on the back of a settee.