tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post4601952430638565559..comments2024-03-28T20:35:00.265+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Fabergé paper knives - elegant, expensive art objectsHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-42946806843457818282014-11-07T12:10:54.650+11:002014-11-07T12:10:54.650+11:00Ian,
I would be delighted. Just two requests:
1] ...Ian,<br /><br />I would be delighted. Just two requests:<br />1] ensure that the references in my post to other sources are published. They are embedded in the post and you will find them by pressing on the underlined words.<br />2] I would love a copy of your final journal article.<br /><br />Helen<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-13228707797655514962014-11-07T11:48:45.915+11:002014-11-07T11:48:45.915+11:00Good morning,
I am researching the history and de...Good morning,<br /><br />I am researching the history and design of paper knives. I have read with much pleasure your commentary on Faberge paper knives.<br /><br />I am well on the way to preparing a text for a book on paper knives and I was wondering if you would consider allowing me to include your commentary exactly as it is – with full acknowledgements of course. I do hope that you will not mind me asking. <br /><br />I do look forward very much to hearing from you.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Emeritus Professor Ian S<br />New ZealandProfessor Ian Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-76358606043898985912012-11-18T13:46:23.512+11:002012-11-18T13:46:23.512+11:00Maxy
very good designers indeed! Today I found a ...Maxy<br /><br />very good designers indeed! Today I found a stunning Cartier paper knife made with a sterling silver patterned handle and green nephrite jade blade. It looks very much like the Perchin example (1896-1903) except for the cage work pattern. <br /><br />The Cartier example isn't cheap (£4,750) but at least it isn't £10,000.<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-18535741209452029512012-03-14T18:33:46.222+11:002012-03-14T18:33:46.222+11:00Wow...very good designs of paper knives....Wow...very good designs of <a href="http://www.wcpeknife.com//" rel="nofollow">paper knives</a>....Maxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064419202899469823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-69812456140930420162012-02-24T18:13:38.705+11:002012-02-24T18:13:38.705+11:00Chris
now that all communication is done on line ...Chris<br /><br />now that all communication is done on line or via texting, there is an entire generation of young people who won't even know who Miss Scarlet was.<br /><br />But then I don't suppose we need paper knives any more, or suspenders for our stockings, or hair nets. Everything changes, nothing stays the same :(Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-50039970928742641972012-02-24T13:33:44.829+11:002012-02-24T13:33:44.829+11:00They could probably be quite deadly too! Did Miss ...They could probably be quite deadly too! Did Miss Scarlet do it in the library with a Faberge letter knife?ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139508470517226199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-41213094150509640252012-02-22T21:24:36.658+11:002012-02-22T21:24:36.658+11:00Collector
Nephrite jade might be the toughest mat...Collector<br /><br />Nephrite jade might be the toughest material i.e the least brittle, but I suspect owners of these paper knives were passionate about the look, not the functionality. Imagine how beautiful a desk would look!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-76293981381601868092012-02-22T21:21:29.414+11:002012-02-22T21:21:29.414+11:00DeeBee
possessing a Faberge egg is improbable :) ...DeeBee<br /><br />possessing a Faberge egg is improbable :) Even if you could afford it, only 46 Faberge eggs are believed to have survived. Of these, only 19 are in Russia and are national treasures. Virginia's Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond has another 5.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-89721538228852234832012-02-22T11:13:57.314+11:002012-02-22T11:13:57.314+11:00Paper knives, beautifuuly designed and created? I ...Paper knives, beautifuuly designed and created? I wonder if people ever used them for their real purpose or if they were always meant for display.Collectornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-43915011576989784782012-02-22T09:58:42.305+11:002012-02-22T09:58:42.305+11:00They are exquisite pieces!
My dream would be to po...They are exquisite pieces!<br />My dream would be to possess a Faberge egg.<br />Sadlyit is impossible to find this expertise and skills in most of today's creations.Travel France Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944836623797085969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-54521400463463282662012-02-22T00:03:06.871+11:002012-02-22T00:03:06.871+11:00Andrew
I wish I knew you back then. "Art&quo...Andrew<br /><br />I wish I knew you back then. "Art" was what painters, sculptors and architects did - not people who loved nephrite jade.<br /><br />I came across the Faberge family because I was studying the Huguenot/Protestant artists and artisans who were expelled from France in 1685. They and their descendents ended up all over the tolerant world, including it would seem Russia. <br /><br />Gustav Faberge didn't move to St Petersburg until the 1830s, but he must have been a beautiful gold artist and jeweller. His son even more so. Forget the royal easter eggs; go for something normal humans can afford.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-79285419156066290182012-02-21T21:59:11.009+11:002012-02-21T21:59:11.009+11:00In the eighties, I had a fascination with jade. It...In the eighties, I had a fascination with jade. It passed. Fabergé is just such a wonderful word and I didn't know it was actually someone's name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-2668715324471286192012-02-21T19:44:01.326+11:002012-02-21T19:44:01.326+11:00I like architecture and all the arts too, Bank :) ...I like architecture and all the arts too, Bank :) Mind you, art objects made from nephrite jade and silver are new to me, too.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-21838689358106887902012-02-21T19:34:03.996+11:002012-02-21T19:34:03.996+11:00Very Nice Post I like this Art and Architecture.Th...Very Nice Post I like this Art and Architecture.Thanks For Sharing it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.campusrecruitments.com/Bank/bankpapers.html" rel="nofollow">Bank Exams Papers</a>Bank Exams Papershttp://www.campusrecruitments.com/Bank/bankpapers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com