http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4 That's the world from my perspective - with a free weblog from blogigo. en Gracematt Gracematt Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:53:30 +0200 daily 1 Mystique and Magic from Antiques   My search for Antiques and Sites of Magic carried me on a Mystical and Lyrical Life together with my first wife who first taught me of the wonders to be found in the ancient past of Rome itself, a mystical place, where it all began . Teaching me about myself, bringing out talents I did not know where there, desires and feelings, spiritual abilities that had lane dormant, coming to life only in moments of extreme danger when wounded during the World War II, three times this happened, but within me something told me not to worry I will survive and did. Now I had to find out why by continuing along this Mystical and Magical Way that carried me to Rome and its Ancients and then to start finding Antiques on the way, First Silver with which I bought a Villa in Cerveteri and then to any Antiques of Beauty which when I held them told me, “these I must keep for many years”, this I did. The picture is my second wife and I, another wonderful woman, I... Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:53:30 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Mystique-and-Magic-from-Antiques/7/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Mystique-and-Magic-from-Antiques/7/ I HAVE LIVED WITH THESE MINIATURES FOR OVER 40 YEARS THEIR STORY STARTED IN 1803   with a young couple in love, a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy, Mr. Nicholson and Miss R. Yates, they were about to be separated as the Petty   Officer was posted to a ship leaving for sea, the Neptune of 98 Guns, Captain Thomas Francis Freemantle, this ship fought in the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, of the compliment in this battle a very vicious battle 10 were killed and 34 wounded of which Mr. Nicholson was one and this is how an artifact survived the Battle of Trafalgar, it was the miniature of his fiancé painted by Slous, G. That he was wounded and the name of his ship was the “Neptune” as told by sister of the last surviving ancestor of the young girl, R. Yates, who had recently died, the rest I researched, (but was unable to confirm the story from the records available of the Battle of Trafalgar) the sister was very distraught and could not live with her things... Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:32:44 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/A-Story-From-1803-about-the-Battle-of-Trafalgar/6/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/A-Story-From-1803-about-the-Battle-of-Trafalgar/6/ COME   JOIN   ME   Share the Joys, Failures and Lots of Information acquired during my 84 years.   There are four main reasons why people collect Antiques, each in its own way can bring Beauty, Profit, Joy, Satisfaction, Knowledge of the Past, Talking Points and Interaction between Persons. Today with computers and the Internet it is a remarkable activity that enables handicapped and retirees access to auctions, interested groups, malls, antique shops, clubs, societies, and whatever form of interest taken, keeps the mind young.   1.       A Fascinating Hobby   2.       Profitable Income Activity   3.       Investment Gaining Historical Knowledge   4.       A Way to Save to have a Substantial Sum Invested for Retirement   ... Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:56:12 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Come-Join-Me/5/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Come-Join-Me/5/ Roman Art and the European Tradition   The art of ancient Rome, which very largely served as the basis of European Art still displays as one of its finest achievements the mural decoration known as “The Aldobrandini Wedding”. During the first century before Christ the city had arisen under the leadership of the Augustan Romans, to become the proud and wealthy capital of the most ambitious, scientific and powerful race Europe had yet known. Its achievement in constructive engineering, its wealth of architectural invention and display, and above all the sumptuous decoration and elegance of its palaces were famous in their own time and a legend of ever greater renown as the centuries wore on. The glories of Rome became something of a myth but also, by the devious ways of art, a practical basis of the European artistic tradition.   On the adoption of Rome as the capital of Christendom, the Church, on the iniative of its Popes and Cardinals, spent vast sums in... Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:38:22 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Roman-Art-and-the-European-Tradition/4/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Roman-Art-and-the-European-Tradition/4/ Antique Showing by   World Wide Antiques Internet eBay Meetup Group When: Tuesday, JUNE 28 from 10.00 a.m. until 8.00 p.m. Where: In Alex Wood’s Howland Center at Oshawa Canada. You can attend by clicking on the following URL which will bring you into the Communication Room:   For those attending their will be some Videos available FREE.   http://www.howland.ws/Howland%20Room/Howland%20Com.htm You will need a Computer, and a Headset with Microphone. Event Description: A Presentation about Antiques by Alex Wood on Tuesday at 7.0 p.m. Eastern Zone at His Communication Room in Oshawa, Canada, any person is invited just click on the above URL to receive full details and the link to come in, there is unlimited room, and many features available when you come, one on one talking, presenting pictures, discussion, and above all ASKING QUESTIONS on Antiques, Check your attics, garage corners, look under unlikely places and perhaps you... Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:18:47 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Antiques-Showing/3/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Antiques-Showing/3/ Very Rare Thomas Webb Peach Bloom Vases   by Alex Wood    Decorative Glass     7 ins. tall   These are two Peach Bloom vases   by Thomas Webb. I do not call them Peach Blow because I believe them to be original Thomas Webb productions of the early days and are very rare museum pieces, they have a beautiful graduation from the top very red color to a very delicate salmon which at the bottom in bright light almost appears white. The inside is lined with a thin layer of white glass also the decoration has only been applied to one side with the beginning butterfly mark of the Webb Co.   Decorated on one side with a gold application of leaves a vine on a long stem with bunches of black berries, and the beginning of   Butterfly Wings, again a delicate design being on one side of the vase only, an excellent decision design wise. The signature on... Thu, 16 Jun 2005 21:06:15 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Very-Rare-Thomas-Webb-Peach-Bloom-Vases/2/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Very-Rare-Thomas-Webb-Peach-Bloom-Vases/2/ CUT   GLASS   SCENT   BOTTLE WITH   SILVER   COLLAR By JHW of Birmingham – 1880-1 In perfect condition with original stopper Height 6.4 ins.   This beautiful scent bottle is over 200 years old I purchased it In 1969 in the Flea Market of Rome, Italy, how it came to be there I have no idea, every year I made a point of visiting this market. I also have two other items I bought there including a bust of Ophelia.   eMail me at:   al-wood@rogers.com   with an offer Mon, 30 May 2005 16:32:13 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Antique-Digest-Scents/1/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/Gracematt4/Antique-Digest-Scents/1/