my cohabitation: stuff with history

for the ultimate cat lady. Gold cat ring, Egyptian from the...

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:19:09 -0400

for the ultimate cat lady.

Gold cat ring, Egyptian from the British Museum.

To do: walk across the Rialto Bridge. Rialto Bridge Birdcage,...

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:36:45 -0400

To do: walk across the Rialto Bridge.

Rialto Bridge Birdcage, late 19th century

Just hived the bees. In anticipation of the honey. Elizabeth II...

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:37:10 -0400

Just hived the bees. In anticipation of the honey.

Elizabeth II silver honey pot, sold at Christies in 2009 for $2,375.

for avoiding that gout stool. carnival punch-a-bag arcade game,...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:28:04 -0500

for avoiding that gout stool.

carnival punch-a-bag arcade game, 1900-1910, $12,500

for those suffering from post-holiday indulgence. regency style...

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:03:45 -0500

for those suffering from post-holiday indulgence.

regency style gout stool. sold for $750 in 2009.

Family travel. Image above: Author F. Scott Fitzgerald on a pier...

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:00:49 -0500

Family travel.

Image above: Author F. Scott Fitzgerald on a pier with his wife Zelda and their daughter Frances Scott, after arriving from Europe aboard a liner. circa 1925

Oh to be a fish on a placemat. Placemat and napkin created for...

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:42:00 -0400

Oh to be a fish on a placemat.

Placemat and napkin created for Aristotle Onassis’s yacht, 1956. (Just one year before Aristotle’s wife discovered him having sex with Maria Callas in the yacht’s saloon)

For the power desk. 1950s aluminum model of a DC6.

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:14:08 -0400

For the power desk.

1950s aluminum model of a DC6.

For saving money on the bar tab. Pair of early 20th century...

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:49:39 -0400

For saving money on the bar tab.

Pair of early 20th century pewter flask by Abercrombie & Fitch, England

I want her to take me surfing. So do...

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:57:57 -0400

I want her to take me surfing. So do you.

“Charlotte” tintype by Joni Sternbach, 2009.

For the love of a breeze. French wall sconces depicting Flora...

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:23:50 -0400

For the love of a breeze.

French wall sconces depicting Flora & Zephyr, circa 1700

Let me eat cake. On this. Venetian blown glass, 1902

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:57:51 -0400

Let me eat cake. On this.

Venetian blown glass, 1902

Hydration Motivation. Maison Keller Frères, Paris, 1900

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:51:19 -0400

Hydration Motivation.

Maison Keller Frères, Paris, 1900

A destination is unnecessary. Jaguar XK120 Roadster, 1950

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:50:10 -0400

A destination is unnecessary.

Jaguar XK120 Roadster, 1950

To celebrate Bastille Day. Pre-Revolutionary Vieux Cognac...

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:41:06 -0400

To celebrate Bastille Day.

Pre-Revolutionary Vieux Cognac “Clos du Griffier” from 1788, via the wine cellar of La Tour d’Argent.

It’s what they call a statement piece. Carousel bed...

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:52:00 -0400

It’s what they call a statement piece.

Carousel bed designed by Rex Whistler in Cecil Beaton’s Circus bedroom, ca 1930s at Ashcombe House (now home to Guy Richie)

Because subtlety isn’t always a virtue. From the estate of...

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:40:20 -0400

Because subtlety isn’t always a virtue.

From the estate of Lena Horne.

Pass the fruit, please. Hammered brass, executed by the Wiener...

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:36:00 -0400

Pass the fruit, please.

Hammered brass, executed by the Wiener Werkstätte, 1925.
(Similar version sold at Doyle, New York for $15,000 in April)

Nightlight. hanging lamp designed by Josef Hoffmann, 1904

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:59:34 -0400

Nightlight.

hanging lamp designed by Josef Hoffmann, 1904

In the rec room. Antoine Philippon and Jacqueline Lecoq, France,...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:52:41 -0400

In the rec room.

Antoine Philippon and Jacqueline Lecoq, France, 1959