Just wanted to share with you that the Worldwide Web is a marvelous thing! YES, I did find the Italian artist who did my chalk drawing. Just by chance, Iolanda Sotgiu found my post in Italy and she is the sister of the artist, Mirella Sotgiu. Look at my previous post about it below.
Mirella is still painting, you can see some of her oil paintings:
quadri ad olio on Iolanda's Facebook, and also on Youtube:
branduardi. Girotondo. quadri ad olio you can see several paintings that Iolanda put on for her. I certainly feel honored for having her work in my living room here in the USA! Oh, her son Luigi is happily married and has a son and daughter. She send me some photos but Luigi does not like to be on social media so we respect that. But it is great to know that all are doing well. SMALL WORLD!
Mirella Sotgiu
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Our Jasminum Sambac 'Maid of Orleans' - "Arabian Tea Jasmine" is one of summers delights! Wish you could smell those flowers...
This one is again available at Logee's Greenhouses Tropical Plants.
Of course we have been watering these planters with our jasmines!
Such heavenly fragrance...
Buds look real nice but the flowers actually live but one day...
Even an empty stem, where once a flower was, looks pretty!
Grateful for being watered...
Perfect Antique Christofle silver plated knife rests in a set of 8.
'Prestigious commissions from royalty and heads of state, including King Louis-Philippe and Napoleon III, and the supply of silver for grand hotels, ocean liners, trains and airlines bear witness to the house's success and reputation. The most respected French and European museums have pieces by Christofle in their permanent collections as well as it has for years at Christofle Heritage.
So, if you cannot vacation on such a luxury ocean liner, or on the Orient Express nor stay at grand hotels; there is still a chance for creating that romantic touch inside your own home! Just go to my
Spectenoir←click it. Christofle knife rests are very rare and at present not even available at
Replacements Ltd.
This Table Setting is with
Royal Albert Princess Anne and is available at Replacements Ltd. The Flatware is by Gero Zilmeta 528 Menuet. Napkin with rose in ton-sur-ton is by Le Jacquard Français.
These oval and round Christofle napkin rings are all sold out...
These 8 knife rests are in perfect condition!
They rest on 2 of their 4 balls; 4-boules.
Hall mark from Christofle France on all 8.
Top left you can see this 4-boules model.
Sorry Sold out...
