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Oriental Porcelain
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 TC107: CHINESE Oriental Porcelain Tall TEA CUP Mug with FILTER, Chinatown Design  US $9.99
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 TC108: CHINESE Oriental Porcelain Tall TEA CUP MUG with FILTER, Bamboo Panada US $9.99
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Rough Point, in Newport, Rhode Island, was one of Doris Duke's several very private retreats, and it gives a wonderful glimpse of the Gilded Age prevalent in Newport during the late 1800s. There are any number of elegant, sprawling "summer cottages" built by the likes of the Vanderbilts and Astors in Newport, but this one is a particularly precious example of a deliciously opulent period in our history.
If you're in Newport, Rhode Island, for a great New England getaway, taking a stroll along Cliff Walk is an absolute must. It will take you along a path atop towering bluffs and snakes its way between some of the biggest and most beautiful mansions in the world on one side, and the ocean on the other, but Rough Point is a standout for its marvelous furniture and art collections.
Frederick W. Vanderbilt built this enormous English Manorial house in 1889 on one of the choicest pieces of real estate on the East coast. It's on a windswept promontory whose rocky shore juts into the Atlantic. The views of both the ocean and the house are breath-taking.
James B. Duke, who made two fortunes, one in electric power and the other in tobacco, was the benefactor of Duke University. He purchased Rough Point in 1922, but died in 1925 after bequeathing much of his enormous financial empire and Rough Point to his daughter Doris, a twelve-year-old and only child.
Doris lived here periodically throughout her life. But, instead of living extravagantly, blissfully unaware of the needs of others, she became an enormously generous philanthropist. At just 21 years of age, she established Independent Aid, which became the Doris Duke Foundation. Throughout her life she supported medical research and was a child welfare advocate. By some estimates, she donated as much as $400 million dollars to worthy causes, often anonymously.
Rough Point contains the Duke family's extensive collections of European fine and decorative arts, including works by Renoir, Bol, Gainsborough and Reynold; collections that took seven decades to build.
In addition, there are collections of oriental porcelain, tapestries and textiles. Doris Duke herself, an active conservationist and preservationist, also collected Islamic and Southeast Asian art and fine furnishings, many examples of which can be found at Rough Point.
During the 1960s Ms. Duke recognized the need to preserve Newport's crumbling, 18th century architecture, which was disappearing quickly, as was the case in many of the oldest U.S. cities. In 1968, she established the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF).
While her father collected for the decoration of his houses, Doris Duke studied so that she could make informed decisions herself, and let her curiosity guide her to areas of collecting that were sometimes unfashionable at the time.
Masterpiece examples of her Newport collections, heirloom pieces, and collections of Eastern and Western art, are featured in the exhibition, at Rough Point. Three famille verte jars represent a huge variety of Chinese porcelains.
One of a pair of ivory and silver tables made in eighteenth century Russia is an exotic piece, even in these collections, and probably came from the palace of Catherine the Great. A silver mounted saddle made in California for her second husband is a wonderful example of what were known as parade saddles that were owned by all the Hollywood cowboys.
Touring Rough Point will give you an opportunity to bask in history, share the splendor of the various Duke collections and sample the Gilded Age in one of America's oldest and finest cities and one of the great New England museums.
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James H. Hyde, an author, award-winning writer and syndicated columnist, is editor and co-owner with his wife, Terry, of a top-ranked New England Website, NewEnglandTimes.Com, which covers travel, tourism, real estate and lifestyles. For more information about this museum and articles about other museums, as well as where to go, stay and eat, what to do and what to see in New England, plus the exclusive life-story interview of a Connecticut celebrity, go to http://www.newenglandtimes.com/.
Sunbury Antique Market
Although I write regularly about the world famous Portobello Road vintage and antique market in Notting Hill, West London, it certainly isn't the only hunting ground in London for all things vintage. One of the best market for antiques and vintage; vintage clothes, vintage accessories, vintage textiles, vintage homewares and vintage furniture within easy reach of London is the Sunbury Antiques Market usually held on the second and last Tuesday of each month at Kempton Park Racecourse.
Sue Cruttenden's, bi-monthly, Sunbury Antiques Market has been held at Kempton Park since 1979. Up to seven hundred stallholders may attend on any market day. Two indoor areas beneath the stands will be packed with up to three hundred and fifty tables laden with vintage and antique objects of all kinds. While outside a very large area can hold another three hundred and fifty cars and vans spilling out their wares onto tables and the ground. There are many regulars, some of whom seem to bring the same stock year in year out, leaving one wondering how they make a living, but most are keen to turn over as much as possible on the day and prices reflect that. There are always a number of occasional arrivals too. Some will spend months gathering a vanload of goods, while others, first timers, may just be clearing granny's house. Continental dealers arrive regularly in large vans loaded with French and Belgian vintage treasures, attracting vintage clothing and fabric buyers, stylists and homemakers.
The doors open at 6.30 a.m. and hundreds of dealers, many of whom will have been waiting around for hours, will flood in. Some will rush to favoured stands, whether inside or outside, where crushes develop, particularly outdoors as many of the open-air stallholders will still be unpacking. Whatever you collect, or buy and sell, Kempton will have dealers offering it, whether antique or vintage. You will find oriental porcelain and works of art, silver and silver plate, paintings, furniture, English pottery and porcelain, continental pottery and porcelain, furniture, vintage clothing, vintage textiles and fabrics, vintage accessories, collectible toys, dolls, teddy bears and jewellery.
There are two very good reason why the Kempton Park, Sunbury Antique Market became a big success. Firstly there are no entry fees and there's a large free car park. Unlike organisers of so many antique fairs Ms Cruttenden has, very wisely, refrained from trying to make extra profits from entry charges, including early entry, realising that it's better to have a large loyal following of both stallholders and buyers. Even if I go away empty handed, which isn't often, I never feel disgruntled because I was charged fifteen or twenty pounds entry. Secondly Kempton is a market for serious dealers and collectors. Unlike Portobello Road, Covent Garden and Camden Lock it doesn't pander to tourists, so there is very little reproduction on offer and almost no crafts or new clothing. An added bonus is the outside pitches are on hard standing and even in wet weather there is no mud.
Coffee, tea and bacon rolls are available on site either outside or in the large stand and at the nearby Tesco store a good, cheap breakfast can be bought prior to your drive back to London.
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Worth of porcelain figurine?
I have a small porcelain figure: It's about four inches high, is in the shape of an oriental man and is marked "Made in Occupied Japan". It's in pristine condition. does anybody have an idea as to it's worth? (Probably not much?)
Thanks for your help!
On ebay there is a whole section of porcelain objects Made in Occupied Japan, including some figures for sale. The prices are not high but check it out at http://search.rubylane.com/collectibles/,id=14.1.28.html
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