Hello dear friends,
October fifth was the day for my anual treck to Arnhem for the DHN show. This year I went out to town on mini porcelain of Henny Staring-Egberts. I bought a pair of Delft obelisks. And a pair of sultans.
The two sultan busts are in fact a pair of ornate tulip vases. The fifth and last miniature by her is a miniature 17th century flower brick. That one is not in the picture because I could not find it. It is not lost. I packed it away in the miniatures drawer, but I probably opened all the wrong little boxes when looking for it. It will resurface!
The book contains sonnets from Shakespeare and is made by Tine Krijnen. The pressed decorations are 'blind' which means that no gold foil is used to fill in these decorative ornaments and letters.
I also bought a silver monteith. The Asian box is made by Marja Keuker and is made of brass and satinwood.