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• Butterfly Wing Pictures.. A Short History
• by beachmonkeyfood( 18)
• Thought I'd write this after reading the warning report on fakes. i've been fascinated by these evocative and beautiful pictures for some time. I tracked down the descendants of the people who registered... 

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  art deco | butterfly | pictures | decorative arts

• 41 of 42 people found this guide helpful

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• Periods in the history of French furniture.
• by le-fou-anglais-antiques( 219)
• Preface This guide sets out to give some basic information about the furniture styles and periods in French antique furniture design. I was prompted to write this after I saw a seller describe the "Henri II... 

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  French | Antique | Furniture | History | Design

• 8 of 10 people found this guide helpful

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• SHIN HANGA AND SOSAKA HANGA WOODBLOCKS PRINTS WHAT WHY
• by akstafa( 3210)
• 20th CENTURY SHIN AND SOSAKA HANGA JAPANESE WOODBLOCKS WHAT WHY The Meiji Era, 1868 to 1912, was a very bad time for Woodblock Print Artists in Japan. The Established Order of Master and Student was... 

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  hasui | koitsu | kasamatsu | takeji asano | koichi okada

• 6 of 8 people found this guide helpful

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• 7 Day Buddhas according to Theravada Buddhism (uk)
• by orientmart( 1685)
• Theravada Buddhism, an orthodox Buddhist sect which keeps the original doctrine and tradition succeeded from the Buddha, is adopted by Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand while Mahayana sect is popular in China,... 

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  Theravada | Buddhism | Statue | 7 Day | Buddha

• 3 of 6 people found this guide helpful

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• What is a Water Gilded Picture Frame? What is Gilding?
• by antiqueframe( 262)
• Water gilding is a highly skilled and very labor intensive technique. Each stage in the process is time consuming. The quality of finish is unrivalled and to an expert it is instantly recognizable. Used over... 

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  Water | Gilding | Gilded | Picture | Frame

• 2 of 2 people found this guide helpful

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