MARIETTE'S BACK TO BASICS

Saturday, November 12, 2011

{Our Sedum blooming in the Fall}

Tonight we will have our first frost and maybe the last blossoms will get affected by it. Just wanted to show you our white and pink Sedum as they bloom so nice in our little rock garden. We just collected all sorts of stones, found at our property. Some with fossils and other plain ones. They warned us to be careful for not touching a black widow spider as they live under rocks like those... We never did encounter one though. In general we let all creatures live and roam freely in our garden and wood garden. This rock garden is adjacent to our gazebo, within view from it. Tomorrow I will show you our remarkable blooming Gardenias, photos taken on our 28th Wedding Anniversary day, for those that missed that in my post from 10 November, click {6 Antique & Vintage Italian Angels, Cherubs Putti} and scroll all the way down. Our daughter Anita did such lovely work!

The next post will show the blooming Gardenias in a setting on the newly tiled patio outside our Rose Suite, that Pieter has finished this week. Stay tuned...

Friday, November 11, 2011

{5 Angels - Putti from Italy & Germany}

Okay, there are 5 more Angel - Putto heads to be shown here. Four from Italy, all from the South Tyrol region and one is from Germany, Oberammergau. Again, solid wood is being used such as Linden; Maple and Cendia Pine. Quite understandable for the South Tyrol, Italy region and also the Oberammergau Germany region with their long winters and lots of snow, this is a great job for killing their time. The results are fabulous as they've passed on those skills from generation to generation since the 1700s. We can only admire their talents for creating such lovely pieces that we can keep as heirlooms for decades if not longer. All are available at my Zen Cart powered on line boutique Mariette's Back to Basics.

Beautiful Barock Angel - Putto from Oberammergau, Germany! Available at Mariette's Back to Basics.

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Another lovely Barock Angel - Putto from Italy at Mariette's Back to Basics

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Perfectly hand carved Angel - Putto from Italy, done in Linden wood. Available at Mariette's Back to Basics.

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This is a set of Angels - Putti in Cendia pine, perfectly hand carved in Dorf - South Tyrol, Italy. These are both available at Mariette's Back to Basics

Angel looking left available at Mariette's Back to Basics

Dorf Tyrol, Italy

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Related links:
{6 Antique & Vintage Italian Angels, Cherubs Putti} | previous post by me
{Our Living Room ANGELS - CHERUBS} | previous post by me
{Conrad Moroder, Italy | Angels & Cherubs} | previous post by me

Thursday, November 10, 2011

{6 Antique & Vintage Italian Angels, Cherubs Putti}

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From Italy I have 11 different antique and vintage handcarved wooden Angels, Cherubs, Putti. In my previous post {Our Living Room ANGELS - CHERUBS} ←click link. I did show you the ones that we have brought back from our trips. They are permanently displayed in our living room, not only for Christmas. My ANGELS - CHERUBS - PUTTI are the REAL thing, made out of special wood and hand carved in South Tyrol, Italy.

Due to the long winters, with lots of snow in that region, from October till April, they have taken up this ancient art since the 1700s. They use only high quality wood from Linden, Maple and Cendia Pine trees. This Cendia Pine tree, also called Swiss pine or Arolla pine, grows at a high altitude, in the Alps. Wood carvings are expensive and that is because the tree has to be 75 years old before they can start drying it in a natural surrounding for several years, before the actual carving is done.

This is a beautiful painted Cherub head looking to the left with an eye from its back for hanging. It is quite large with 8" width and height. I do have the one that is looking to the right also, so they could be hung as a pair.

Stunning craftsmanship from those artists in South Tyrol, Italy...

The angel wears even a head band.

It is with sadness that they have closed in 2020 and here is an informative video: ANRI. Of time and tradition ←click for video

This angel looks to the right...

Look at those details! Available at my Zen Cart powered on line boutique: Mariette's Back to Basics

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One angel has two stickers from Anri, Italy and the other one has only one sticker (the left green one).

The ANRI company founded in 1912 by Anton Riffeser closed its business in 2020 ←click link.

Those ANRI Woodcarving pieces will become very rare and valuable...

It takes three months to create an ANRI wood carving! ←click link for more info.

Beautiful antique Angel - Putto hand carved in wood from South Tyrol, Italy and hand painted with 23 Ct gold.

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Eye in back for hanging.

Some touch ups with red... Have a look here at: Salcher, South Tyrol, Italy ←click link for some price indications, considering that this antique one is 13 cm.