Monday, April 28, 2008

New Treasures!

I wanted to share with you my newest treasures I got from an ebay auction from a local auction house. These are antique watercolors of interiors ( there were 3 and I only won 2 unfortunately ). The first depicts a beautiful french room with fireplace, chandelier and french doors to a garden
the second picture is a wall elevation of an english style room - beautiful colors that will look GREAT in my apartment! I'm so happy I won them!!
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11 comments:

  1. pve designApril 28, 2008 at 1:15 PM

    Those are stunning.
    Good for you and thanks for the show and tell!

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  2. ArchitectDesign™April 28, 2008 at 1:17 PM

    Thanks pve! but nothing can beat the show and tell i had in first grade where I brought Mr. Rogers in to my classroom :-) no joke!

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  3. blahApril 29, 2008 at 8:05 AM

    These are beautiful!! Well won!! you have great taste:-)

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  4. ArchitectDesign™April 29, 2008 at 8:47 AM

    thanks so much, ATBaB!

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  5. The Peak of ChicMay 6, 2008 at 9:23 AM

    Congrats! Those are great finds!

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  6. ArchitectDesign™May 6, 2008 at 9:24 AM

    Thanks, PoC! I got them hanging this past weekend and they're just wonderful!

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  7. An Aesthete's LamentMay 14, 2008 at 5:08 PM

    Any hints about what room the top image depicts?

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  8. ArchitectDesign™May 14, 2008 at 5:23 PM

    These were sold/bought at auction -i have no idea who was selling them or what they depict -they're not even signed. They are really fantastic though!

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  9. An Aesthete's LamentMay 14, 2008 at 5:42 PM

    I love the insane scale of the second work ... that immense round painting, the squatness of the fireplace, et cetera ...

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  10. ArchitectDesign™May 14, 2008 at 5:47 PM

    yes, it is a somewhat odd scale really - in real life it would be immense. It reminds me a lot of the grand english country manor houses. There was a 3rd drawing in the auction but I didn't win it -it went for FAR over the projected bids and over what i could ever afford! Not sure why that one was so much more popular, these 2 went for under the projected bids - from the same lot!

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  11. AnonymousMarch 3, 2009 at 9:07 PM

    The second room is French not English, and by the looks a Louis XIV room, similar to the Salon of Apollo in Versailles, or the Burden Ballroom in New York City, wonderful image though.

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