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M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you.
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If your heart is in your dream
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Stars and constellations were spoken of by Homer in the 7th century BC. By the 5th century BC, the stars had become divine. They even led three Wise Men from the East to Jerusalem.
Low in the Christmas evening skies of the northern hemisphere is the constellation "Orion", an active stellar nursery containing 4 monstrously massive (wishing) stars, and thousands of young stars and their planets, miraculously being forged from glowing dust and gas. The constellation was named for the handsome giant and mighty hunter Orion, whom legend says archer-goddess Diana -- after being tricked into shooting him with an arrow -- placed among the stars, forever to reign as the mightiest hunter. So heartbroken was Diana that she vowed to never again allow another man to look upon her face. But she might shroud herself with clouds and kiss you whilst you dream in the moonlight. And you might forever become a wondrous poet.
So as we approach the gentle spirit of Christmastime, we bring you some of the more fragile wishes and dreams of our earthly predecessors. Some shine, some twinkle, some glow - just like the heavens above. A few are likely the dream of someone kissed by Diana.
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A Few Things That "Shine" : "Ceramic and Glass" (From our 2013 Collection / Click images for details)
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Pair of Chinese Export Quatrefoil Bowls, Covers & Stands, Qianlong In blue & white, with applied foliate & floral decoration, c1750 Although teabowls and saucers with applied decoration are seen regularly, bowls with original lids and underplates are quite rare. The Bowls 4.75" Long / The Stands 6.25" Long |
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First Period Worcester Molded Cornucopia Wall Pocket England, c1755-56, in the Cornucopia Floral Pattern, verso with 2 painters' marks mark of 3 parallel lines & a "4" 8.75" High |
Good Liverpool Molded Sauceboat Possibly James Pennington, c1765 Well molded with scrolling foliate and flora between upper and lower acanthus borders / 7.5" Wide |
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Chinese Export Silver-Mounted Famille Rose Chocolate Pot Qianlong / Jiaqing, late 18th century In the early 18th century silver "lighthouse" form, and with handle and spout placed at right angles, painted in overglaze famille rose heightened with bianco sopra bianco and gilt; the neck and lid with silver mounts 10.5" High / Chinese export chocolate pots are quite scarce.
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Liverpool Underglaze Blue & Polychrome Waste Bowl A charming early version of "The Smoker's Valet" England, c1770-5, 5" Diameter Provenance : J. Geddes Brown Collection, with sticker verso (whose porcelain was included in Fine English Porcelain, Christie, Manson & Woods, 1967) |
First Period Worcester Cress Dish & Underplate England, c1775 In the Pinecone Pattern, each with hatched crescent verso Also known as "strawberry dishes" in accord with the Chinese export dishes of the period; perfect condition 7.25" Diameter (Dish) / 8.5" Diameter (Underplate) |
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George I Gesso & Giltwood Mirror England, c1720 With original gilding and thin Vauxhall beveled mirror plate With antique brass girandoles on the original engraved brass mounts 45" High x 25" Wide, Overall / The Plate 31" High x 23-1/8" Wide |
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Early George III Double Series Opaque Twist Wine Glass Irish Interest, England, c1765, 7.75" High engraved THE YOUNG ROCKS OF HOWTH (Howth Peninsula forms the northern tip of Dublin Bay and is home to rocks dating to 550 million years - the oldest rocks in Ireland, with evidence of human habitation to 3500 BC) Provenance : Captain A.R. Newman, sold Christie's London 1969 |
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George II Engraved Airtwist Ale Glass England, c1750 / 7.25" High The bowl engraved with barley and tendrils Exhibited "The Loan Exhibition of English Drinking Glasses", The Guilford House, London, October 1982 |
George III Engraved Opaque Twist Stem Ale Glass England, c1780 / 7' High Bell bowl engraved with barley and hop sprays over an opaque corkscrew spiral twist stem Provenance : Christie's London 1982 |
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First Period Worcester Small Circular Basket, Pinecone England, c1765, 6.5" Wide |
First Period Worcester Circular Basket, Pinecone England, c1765-70, 7-5/8" Diameter |
The earliest of the Worcester baskets were of circular form, echoing the Meissen and Chelsea prototypes. These circular baskets were made at a time that printing was just being perfected. As Worcester had difficulty printing to upright and pierced borders, most borders of this type were painted. Most early circular baskets were in colored enamels. Very few small circular baskets were in blue and white.
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Set of Three George III Engraved Facet Cut Wines England, c1780 Facet cut glasses were developed in England as a result of the 1777 excise tax on enamel twist glasses. They reflected the taste of the very popular chandeliers of the period. The cutting on this set is exceptional. |
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Ming Kraak Dish with Molded Lotus Petal Border China, Wan Li, c1595-1610 Rinaldi Type I, Border B, with molded lotus petals, an almost identical one in the Rinaldi collection / 8" Diameter |
First Period Worcester Feather Molded Punch Bowl with Rare Sans Serif W Mark The inspiration apparently a de Lamerie coffee pot / Provenance : with Leigh Keno England, c1762-75, 8" Diameter |
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Chinese Export Bell Form Tankard Qianlong, c1760 The large lightly molded body painted in vibrant blues with a riverscape reserved against a roe-diapered ground 6" High x 7.25" Over Handle |
Unusual Chinese Export Famille Rose Plate Early Qianlong, c1740 / 9" Diameter Painted in overglaze enamels, the border mirrored cloud forms almost appearing as butterflies, the verso with prunus sprays to the rim |
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Rare Red, Green & White Enamel Twist Wine Glass Continental, c1770, Of soda glass composition, the red and green threads encasing an opaque white gauze Just in time for Christmas! / 6-3/" High
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Continental Engraved and Gilt Light Baluster Wine Glass Mid-18th Century, Probably Low Countries The bowl with a well engraved flowerhead over a teared and knopped stem and folded foot 6-1/8" High |
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Fine George II Carved Giltwood Mirror England, c1750 Surmounted by a dimensional Asian phoenix extending out over the mirror plate Original gilt / antique replaced plate / an exceptional mirror 48" High x 26" Wide Overall / 30.5" x 17-7/8", Mirror Plate Phoenix Depth 7" Provenance : Stair & Co. NYC
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First Period Worcester Fluted Teabowl & Saucer In the Gillyflower Pattern, faithfully copied from a French original England, c1770 The Saucer, 5" Diameter |
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Victorian Staffordshire Fox-Head Stirrup Cup This rather delightful mold was made toward the end of the 19th century. Most are painted in colored enamels, which seem to lose the "personality" shown here. With a little red lipstick, he (or she) could even be transformed into Rudolph. Provenance : Miss M.A. Orme Collection of Staffordshire pottery, sold at Christie's London, 1957; and Alistair Sampson, London / 5" Long |
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In December 2011, just in time for the holidays, NASA released this image of the "Wreath Nebula" - a nursery for new stars within our own Milky Way - only about 1,000 light-years away. It resembles a lighted evergreen wreath around a giant red Christmas tree ball - or bow - your pick.... One can also imagine the blue-white stars as shining silver bells. It is said that the bright star in the center of the red cloud is so luminous that it is likely causing even the surrounding ring to shimmer and glow. I have a hunch it could also bring a shiny smile to every face around your Christmas tree... ...with a wish or two.
Or perhaps you would prefer a moonlit kiss from Diana?
"...Like a bolt out of the blue Fate steps in and sees you through When you wish upon a star Your dreams come true"
May your Christmas Season be filled with at least one perfect star -
one new wish -
and one new dream.
Who knows what might follow?
Millicent Ford Creech By the way It arced low over the horizon -- right over due north and precisely in front of my car! It's more likely Santa's 2013 delivery, cleverly using the sun for special speed - celestial techie thing ... The scientific community probably named it Comet ISON after the discovering agency, as they just didn't know what else to call it.
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Things that Glow : "The Rich Woods"
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(Nebula Images by NASA) (
"When You Wish Upon a Star", Leigh Harline & Ned Washington for Walt
Disney's "Pinocchio", 1940) |
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When You Wish Upon a Star II / Christmas 2013 / Ceramics & Glass |