- April 07, 2017
- Margret Ressang
The Chinese Ginger Jar
If you think about Asian or Chinese porcelain or pots, you probably have a certain image in mind of a round vase covered with a domed lid or a round blue-white decorated pot with a small mouth. Chinese ceramics comes in many forms and many colours so how come we associate Chinese pots with these mental images? The classical ginger...
- March 30, 2017
- Margret Ressang
Celebrating spring and the beginning of a new year: Persian style!
“Nowruz Mubarak” to all our Iranian friends! (or Happy Persian New Year!) For everyone who does not know this holiday, let us introduce you to this family spring celebration! A Special Holiday On March 20th (the first day of spring), people in Iran and other Western and Central Asian countries celebrated the start of the Persian New Year or Nowruz...
- March 24, 2017
- Margret Ressang
Green in your interior!
Green - the colour of nature, of freshness, progress and rebirth. The colour of Spring that has finally arrived! The Pantone Color Institute choose as one of the colours for the year 2017 the reinvigorating ‘Greenery’. A colour, they say, that lets us breathe and relax. Let us list some reasons why green is also the colour for your interior...
- March 17, 2017
- Margret Ressang
How to turn a decorative antique pot into a beautiful planter
What is more beautiful than an unique basket or antique pot occupying the spotlight in your interior? We are in love with the cracked glazings, beautiful hues and colours, the shape and details that can be found on many old containers. Many of these pots and vessels look great on their own, but they can enhance and upgrade any interior...
- March 10, 2017
- Margret Ressang
"From the Lands of Asia": the Sam and Myrna Myers collection
Collectors and enthusiasts of Asian antiques, and Chinese art in particular, might have heard of Sam and Myrna Myers, an American couple who have been collecting Asian antiques for over fifty years. They are well known for having assembled one of the largest, privately owned collections of Chinese jade and Asian objects during these years. And now there is...