HOUSE AND GARDENS OF LINNAEUS
View of the specimen garden of Carl Linnaeus, Uppsala University, Photo by J. Franks 2023 On behalf of research at the University of...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jan 26
- 2 min
WHILE THE WILD IRIS BLOOMS
Photo from a series on an artist's garden. 'Irises After the Rain', J. Franks, for Saint George's Society, Presented in an album of...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Feb 5, 2022
- 2 min
OLD INTO NEW: A 'NATURAL' HISTORY OF ARTISTS
18th-century curiosity cabinet of Joseph Bonnier de La Mosson (1702 -1744), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris For the 2021...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 13, 2020
- 1 min
From Utility to Life: Sculptural Decorative Arts
Wall Clock , Jean-Jacques Fieffé from the exhibition: 'Taking Shape: Finding Sculpture in the Decorative Arts', J. Paul Getty Museum,...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Object Story
“There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow.” - Shakespeare, Hamlet Momento Mori, Photo by J. Franks, 2020. We are currently...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Collectors at Home, Zoom Series
British porcelain cup and saucer with yellow ground and puce decoration, circa 1790, acquired by the late American, Southern poet,...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Life of Vertu, Quarantined
Italian white porcelain tray, Dutch glass on Indian brass stand, rare 18th-century French silver-gilt spoon, French stoneware jug, and...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Decorative Arts: Defintion & Evolution
Lecture for International Women’s Day Decorative Arts: Definition and Evolution J. Franks presented an hour lecture to the Canadian...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
T.M. Glass: The Audible Language of Flowers
'Anemone Canadensis in a Silver Jug', Series: Redford Gardens / Jardins de Metis, T.M. Glass 'T.M. Glass: The Audible Language of ...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Restauration de la verseuse offerte par l'ambassade de Siam à Louis XIV
We could watch this all day. “Restauration de la verseuse offerte par l'ambassade de Siam à Louis XIV”, (Source: youtube.com)...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Still Lifes of Vertu
Still life with shells, porcelain, and glass vessels. Photo by J. Franks, 2016. J. Franks has collected, displayed, and photographed the...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Laurent's Curious Vases
Laurent Craste We are curious about Laurent Craste, a Canadian artist, whose work we recently saw in a private collection. As a...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Decorative vs. Fine Art
Design for a Cassone, Italian, 16th Century, Anonymous, MMA. Textiles were included in Cassone as an important part of a lady’s dowry....
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Louvre's New 18th-Century Galleries
An extravaganza of gold, precious woodcarvings, silverware, and tapestries, the Louvre’s new $33 Million opulent 18th century Decorative...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
The Framing of Lady Agnew
Today is the birth date of Lady Agnew, painted here in John Singer Sargent’s 'Lady Agnew of Lochnaw' (1865 - 1932), 1892. This casual...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
The Connoisseur
The classic connoisseur and queen of 18th-century collecting in America, Jayne Wrightsman. Excellent article on the importance of true...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 2 min
That Other "Girl"
Thoughts on the Exhibition now at The Frick Collection: Vermeer, Rembrandt and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the Mauritshuis...
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Vertu Art + Design
- Jun 9, 2020
- 1 min
Classic Rebellion
This week we celebrated the birthday of Oscar Wilde born October 16, 1854. When I think of Oscar, I think of classic-rebellion; he would...
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