Category Archives: Sculpture

Bushey Heath Pottery and Fred Passenger

Posted on 14/09/2025 by ronald972

Well, I did it again. I got chastised by my wife for buying a broken piece of pottery, but to my eye, it is a fine artwork. This piece bears an impressed mark for #BusheyHeathPottery As you can see, it … Continue reading →

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Two Oddities

Posted on 11/01/2025 by ronald972

I picked up two items recently, which are outside of my usual pervue. They are both created by artists from very different fields. The first we will look at is a hand carved #decoy of a wood pigeon from the … Continue reading →

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Chinese Scrimshaw

Posted on 22/12/2019 by ronald972

Since we have been in the Far East for a number of the past few chapters, I thought we might look at something that is more folk art from there. #Scrimshaw is the art of carving or engraving on bone … Continue reading →

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Parian and Wood Sculpture

Posted on 23/02/2016 by ronald972

#Parian is a type of bisque porcelain.  It is named after the Greek island of Paros which is known for the fine textured marble of the same name.  Created by Thomas Battam in 1851, it was first produced and sold … Continue reading →

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Art Broken

Posted on 07/10/2013 by ronald972

When I began collecting , I decided and have continued with the idea that if an art piece caught my attention it was worthy of being added into my collection.  This actually means that even broken pieces have entered into … Continue reading →

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