tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post4233947470654382726..comments2024-03-05T09:10:31.164+00:00Comments on Coulda Shoulda Woulda: Auction Find of a Random Bird Print Coulda shoulda wouldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-29851921882678912542015-09-08T17:14:05.563+01:002015-09-08T17:14:05.563+01:00Thanks - they are a great color and can't imag...Thanks - they are a great color and can't imagine what the originals would be like. Grapefruit was a revelation at the time plus his brother is one of those scientific bartenders so it came from a good source!Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-65137085195454433262015-09-08T17:13:00.499+01:002015-09-08T17:13:00.499+01:00I try but the love comes naturally!I try but the love comes naturally!Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-23283898086592561482015-09-04T23:03:56.189+01:002015-09-04T23:03:56.189+01:00It wouls be totally at home in a New England colle...It wouls be totally at home in a New England collection. They seem to favor sketches in that style. I LOVE the prints in your collection on the wall. Such great color. <br />Had to thank you for the tip you shared re grapefruit and Tanqueray. I made grapefruit g&ts with tanq for happy hour tonight. Loved them! My friend wasn't keen on the idea as she hates grapefruit and loves tanq on its own. But she loved it, too. Just what I need...another favorite cocktail :)Stephen Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657698116552267561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-57236317575014788142015-08-31T22:57:06.892+01:002015-08-31T22:57:06.892+01:00Your bird print collection is wonderful and I lov...Your bird print collection is wonderful and I love that you are very particular about what you add. A true art collector!!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />The Arts by Karena<br />Featuring Sharon SantoniKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-50354112887733501482015-08-28T13:58:47.214+01:002015-08-28T13:58:47.214+01:00My prints overall don't have that many themes ...My prints overall don't have that many themes though as it is all what I got lucky at auction with although I have a people wall now elsewhere! I quite looking at the lots grouped although I don't get lucky like this all the time!Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-35183028226242838862015-08-28T12:09:57.891+01:002015-08-28T12:09:57.891+01:00You did the right thing in concentrating on buildi...You did the right thing in concentrating on building a collection you love, and not worrying about the resale of individual pieces. Still, it is always nice when a companion piece in a lot turns out to have substantial value. Indeed, buying in lots is a good way to get interesting pieces, because people assume that nothing good would be lotted together, and don't examine these items closely.<br />--Jim<br />Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-81301486902553538722015-08-28T10:20:01.089+01:002015-08-28T10:20:01.089+01:00Thanks Loi, Researching stuff is great - it's ...Thanks Loi, Researching stuff is great - it's like being a detective but without the crime!! Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-12682195956040738822015-08-28T10:19:12.555+01:002015-08-28T10:19:12.555+01:00I do love all your birdie collection I see on IG! ...I do love all your birdie collection I see on IG! I view them as nature's orchestra - odd that people are out of tune but rarely is a bird. Yes I advise absentee bids otherwise the paddle just keep sgoing up!! xxCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-91263346370937518372015-08-28T10:17:57.721+01:002015-08-28T10:17:57.721+01:00There is something about an auction that still gen...There is something about an auction that still generates the retail therapy buzz in me!! xxCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-30142941491101280802015-08-28T10:17:32.566+01:002015-08-28T10:17:32.566+01:00The next time you come to London you have to look ...The next time you come to London you have to look out for some exotic birds that escaped London zoo and now live and thrive in Hyde Park! xCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-47752021385314279952015-08-27T18:29:00.400+01:002015-08-27T18:29:00.400+01:00What a beautiful collection! Congratulations on yo...What a beautiful collection! Congratulations on your score - you did well, girl!! And great research. For me, that's the exciting part. It's always interesting to dig up a piece's origin. Sometimes with research, I'll determine there might not be any value, which is just fine. But, mostly, I've done well. Cheers Woodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-20900794603835336012015-08-26T01:31:14.249+01:002015-08-26T01:31:14.249+01:00Hi Naomi .... being a bird lover, I actually love...Hi Naomi .... being a bird lover, I actually love your print and can totally relate to your interest in the history of it ... I love your birdie corner with the related plate and if you could see my home you would smile as there are birds everywhere - crockery, curtains and more!!. I never bid on auctions as I too get carried away and as for online bidding,... there is always the annoying part of picking up the article etc! xxJenny Rose-Inneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238831480483296166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-34240789265390094402015-08-25T21:30:19.049+01:002015-08-25T21:30:19.049+01:00Congratulations on your find Naomi. I only tend to...Congratulations on your find Naomi. I only tend to go to art auctions when I'm on a cruise but I never come away with anything, but it's fun nonetheless. I love your persistence to find out more about things! xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533644247275257358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-50021550448836526842015-08-25T18:21:48.379+01:002015-08-25T18:21:48.379+01:00Wow Naomi what a find. I also collect bird prints ...Wow Naomi what a find. I also collect bird prints and books. My husband is a huge bird watcher or was when he had more time. I love that you got this almost accidentally! Those are the best finds of all. Your corner grouping looks lovely and I think the white walls do as well! xokim at northerncalstyle.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12710545630442890027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-16507828268417047162015-08-25T15:16:26.721+01:002015-08-25T15:16:26.721+01:00Tweet tweet tweet. Now I want a little oinker to b...Tweet tweet tweet. Now I want a little oinker to babysit once in awhile like you do!Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-66578288325739823302015-08-25T15:15:57.933+01:002015-08-25T15:15:57.933+01:00Pammie you are hitting a very sore point because I...Pammie you are hitting a very sore point because I lost a bid for a beautiful painting for a stunning and well painted Pekingese. And now I wish I had put a higher bid - although we knows what my competition would have bid!!! I would love a wall of animal paintings. another of florals. I have a print wall of people I might share in future. Nothing special but there's a theme...<br /><br />Hanging is a big deal - thats why it has taken me a long time to get my act together because then it becomes a whole day. I am equal opportunist when it comes to auctions - just up my budget ;) xCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-14450391384055689662015-08-25T15:04:05.754+01:002015-08-25T15:04:05.754+01:00Ooops, yes, should have realised they were prints....Ooops, yes, should have realised they were prints. Don't worry I'm not a painting/print snob. Love prints too. Have a few I've picked up in French brocantes, mostly very small ones. Also have a fabulous small painting of a beautiful dog, set against a landscape background. It's gorgeous. Bought in the antiques market in Arezzo years ago. Had thought of developing a collection of small dog paintings but have never found another I liked as well that would work with it.<br />I'm not a serious curator of our paintings and their hanging, really a bit slap dash. Some of my biggest arguments with G have been about hanging paintings. He holds it in place and I say Yes right, that's good. Then he bangs a nail in and I say Oh No- that's terrible. We'll have to put it higher - or lower, or more to the left. He dreads it when I say we have to hang something. Anyway there's almost no wall space left.<br />Auctions are fun - I'm just a bit scared at real auctions where serious money changes hands. Afraid I might get carried away. And of course auctions in London or Paris are so superior to anything I've seen in Canberra. DJs or Myer can't compare. Pammie xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-13235105782142069862015-08-25T14:55:49.048+01:002015-08-25T14:55:49.048+01:00YOU ARE A GOOD MAMA!Trained them well.YOU ARE A GOOD MAMA!Trained them well.La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-37492406450225904192015-08-25T14:43:07.371+01:002015-08-25T14:43:07.371+01:00They are prints actually. But I quite enjoy print...They are prints actually. But I quite enjoy prints. It's the mature poster right? I love the way the old prints lend something intangibly cosy to a room. Of course there is nothing like a painting but unless you curate well - a gallery wall of paintings is hard. I am playing around with one right now - just simple landscapes but it isn't quite working. And of course - laying them on the ground is nothing close to hanging on the wall - but there are so many holes from hanging up and down!<br /><br />I was thinking very much your vein of thought too Pammie! Bournemouth is still a haven for not only pensioners but younger families.And the depository also did house clearances so I suspect it might have been one of those? I hadn't thought of the title origin but that of course could be another clue and if the picture were more valuable I might have had to find out the family tree of Lady Hunt too - Philip Mould would have right? I should have shown the ghastly thing I also picked up and might do later to even things out. But at least in an auction you have the chance of getting lucky where as you don't get an extra freebie at David Jones or Myer! I am starting a xmas pile to donate too xxCoulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-17800941444080954272015-08-25T14:36:45.830+01:002015-08-25T14:36:45.830+01:00Yes end of rainbows and auctions. And I love the ...Yes end of rainbows and auctions. And I love the role of the dice and the mood being so influential and heightens the drama for me!Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-88551905944553863302015-08-25T14:35:59.866+01:002015-08-25T14:35:59.866+01:00I love stories like this!! So true about frames. ...I love stories like this!! So true about frames. Even over here it is cheaper to buy at auction for frame value alone! The art is sometimes extra.Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-9760386445377349202015-08-25T14:03:47.457+01:002015-08-25T14:03:47.457+01:00Love the bird paintings - and they look so good on...Love the bird paintings - and they look so good on your white walls. Love collections of paintings, specially of natural objects, whether birds, flowers, leaves, shells. I have a couple of different collections: about 6 or 7 small icons and a grouping of portraits of women - the collection was originally started to distract my mother from her disapproval of a female nude (painted by G) hung on our dining room wall - I surrounded it with other portraits (clothed) of women, all styles, including a couple of Picasso lithos. It worked.<br />Interesting that the lovely extra bird belonged to a Lady D Hunt and was held in Bournemouth. A lot of people retired to Bournemouth from the senior ranks of the civil service in the late 60s/70s. If they couldn't afford or preferred to stay in England rather than heading to Monte Carlo or the Cote d'Azur. It was very genteel with some solid respectable houses. And also not far from very pretty English countryside. Many of the more senior civil servants were Sirs who retired with their Ladies. I remember meeting some. But of course if the painting is correctly labelled, this might not be a knight's wife as she is listed as Lady D Hunt. She could have been the daughter of a peer. It's interesting to speculate.<br />And always a pleasant surprise to find you've picked up something that has a higher value than your purchase price. The only auctions I've ever bid on have been at our church fete and then usually I only bid if the object gets off to a slow start so I try to encourage interest. Sometimes I've been stuck with truly ghastly things. But I just donate them back again for the next fete or give them to our Op Shop. Someone else is sure to love them. Pammie xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-88483104004254448422015-08-25T13:56:53.996+01:002015-08-25T13:56:53.996+01:00It's very pretty. I find a lot at auction. App...It's very pretty. I find a lot at auction. Appeals to the treasure hunter in me.Jen Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350176925586602027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-4692172224124461502015-08-25T13:36:18.779+01:002015-08-25T13:36:18.779+01:00Oh how fun -I had a similar experience recently wh...Oh how fun -I had a similar experience recently when I purchased a 'nothing' print for the beautiful frame for another piece of art (a great way to find antique interesting frames affordably). Well before throwing away the print I looked it up and found out it was very rare and valuable - museums held exhibitions of them! needless to say it was not thrown away :-)ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823968101983560.post-28185380189287337682015-08-25T09:35:20.647+01:002015-08-25T09:35:20.647+01:00They luckily have their names on the print but the...They luckily have their names on the print but they are so well behaved that I hardly need to call them out individually!Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.com