aintrichyet
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posted on January 4, 2004 10:08:50 AM new
I'm not even sure what to call it ... a relief vase? ... and what would you call this style of art? ... it is made of a sort of cementlike plaster and has inner lining that looks like a galvanized metal bucket material ... also, I believe that the image of a [tortured looking] face, which appears on the bottom area of the vase, is probably the artist's self-portrait as his "signature"? ... any input of knowledge on this is much appreciated ... thanks ...
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[ edited by aintrichyet on Jan 4, 2004 11:05 AM ]
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ltray
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posted on January 4, 2004 12:09:00 PM new
Grecian Outdoor High Relief Vase??
I'm not sure, but with the metal liner and "cement like " plaster , I would say it was a garden piece. Very impressive BTW. How large is it?
Just slap Shabby Roman Chic in the title line and you should get good money for it.
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aintrichyet
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posted on January 4, 2004 12:31:19 PM new
ltray: "Just slap Shabby Roman Chic in the title line and you should get good money for it."
LOL ... yeah, good idea. or 'Shabby-like, Roman-like, and Chic-like'
... it is 11" tall and oval in shape ... thank you, we find it to be a very interesting piece, too ... we acquired at an estate sale a few years ago, of a 94-yr-old lifetime antiques collector [he was an eccentric talented man known to the locals here] ... I felt really lucky to be able to buy this because it's so beautiful ... but i wish I knew more about it.
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dadofstickboy
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posted on January 4, 2004 12:38:02 PM new
94-yr-old lifetime antiques collector :
He didn't collect this, it was more than likely one of his baby toys he kept all these years.
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tomwiii
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posted on January 4, 2004 12:39:55 PM new
1920's T&A Vase made infamous in Fatty Arbuckle's Hollywood den-of-sin!
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
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toasted36
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posted on January 4, 2004 05:22:48 PM new
lol ok this is going to sound silly but the face at the bottom reminds me of a movie I watched where the souls were trapped in purgatory all piled on top of each other in a old door....It's a purgatory vase of Atlantis  just kidding !! BTW I think it's really cool
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kiara
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posted on January 4, 2004 05:39:30 PM new
To me the wretched face looks like a guy who was lusting after all those nubile young maidens and the older woman in the green dress sat on him to punish him or keep him in line.
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classicrock000
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posted on January 4, 2004 05:44:00 PM new
try listing it under JUNK<snicker>
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Neroter12
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posted on January 4, 2004 05:50:00 PM new
Toasted...lol...I was thinking the same thing. That movie with Al Pacino and Kanue (however you spell it) Reeves.
But I didnt want to appear quite so un-ART literate....LOL>>>>>>>>>>
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tomwiii
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posted on January 4, 2004 06:22:18 PM new
"Devil's Advocate"
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
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toasted36
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posted on January 4, 2004 09:17:55 PM new
I was talking about "The Haunting" but i believe "Devil's Advocate" is what Neroter12 is talking about ....it really does look like purgatory ,creepy but still cool.I would buy it. Maybe it's a Catholic piece.
Purgatory a place or state of punishment wherein according to Roman Catholic doctrine the souls of those who die in God's grace may make satisfaction for past sins and so become fit for heaven....Scratch that idea lol what would greek gods have to do with Catholic
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fenix03
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posted on January 4, 2004 09:38:35 PM new
I don't think I'll ever be able to hear "Purgatory" again with thinking of The Sopranos episode where Paulie talkis about Purgatory and adds up the number of years he'll have do be there to pay penance for his sins - if I remember correctly it was in the 4-500 year range.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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bunnicula
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posted on January 4, 2004 10:41:10 PM new
Purgatory is a Christian concept, and this vase looks to present something Greek or Roman. Appears to me to be a Bacchanalia gathering w/ Bacchus & his followers (aka Dionysus to the Greeks).
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
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