anyone heard from ghopper...

[sapphire]

I would get lost in a house that big !! I could wander around for years and no one would know,,,,!! Guess I had better stay here !!

Come on mart, let's go get lost together!! I'd spend a good year or two just stopping and gawking.........wou ldn't get more than a foot or two between stops

ghopper, old or new those ladies are stunning!  I picked up a newish mudman (late 80's/early 90's) ..... my first time ever seeing one. The detail and expression is astonishing and I'd love to find more.

[bigwull]

I would get lost in a house that big !! I could wander around for years and no one would know,,,,!! Guess I had better stay here !!

Come on mart, let's go get lost together!! I'd spend a good year or two just stopping and gawking.........wou ldn't get more than a foot or two between stops

ghopper, old or new those ladies are stunning!  I picked up a newish mudman (late 80's/early 90's) ..... my first time ever seeing one. The detail and expression is astonishing and I'd love to find more.

am i way off track or is it this kind of mudman....only mud thing i know..is the shark kind..... ....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oriental-Figurines-Mudman-Ornament-8-Height-/121142338753

[ghopper1924]

Actually, you're not SO far off, Zappa notwithstanding....

[sapphire]

OMG doesn't even come close ghopper!!!  Maybe in bold, 4" high letters. Where did you find those??   

Absolutely stunning!  The detail and colors are incredible!  Soooooo jealous!!!  OK, now I'm  going to cry 

[bigwull]

OMG doesn't even come close ghopper!!!  Maybe in bold, 4" high letters. Where did you find those??   

Absolutely stunning!  The detail and colors are incredible!  Soooooo jealous!!!  OK, now I'm  going to cry 

have,nt you had enough rain over there.. ....and whats with the "green cheese".....

[sapphire]

OMG doesn't even come close ghopper!!!  Maybe in bold, 4" high letters. Where did you find those??   

Absolutely stunning!  The detail and colors are incredible!  Soooooo jealous!!!  OK, now I'm  going to cry 

have,nt you had enough rain over there.. ....and whats with the "green cheese".....

Enough rain......definitel y. But thought I'd cry me a river......always wanted to try kayaking.

And 'green cheese' ??  only one I know (and love) is extra old cheddar.......golde n yellow and tangy

Check new thread to see my little mudman.

[ghopper1924]

Sapphire:

The only U.S. dealer I know of:

http://www.designtoscano.com/category/more+themes/asian/lin+wei+dung+porcelain+statues.do?nType=

[bigwull]

OMG doesn't even come close ghopper!!!  Maybe in bold, 4" high letters. Where did you find those??   

Absolutely stunning!  The detail and colors are incredible!  Soooooo jealous!!!  OK, now I'm  going to cry 

have,nt you had enough rain over there.. ....and whats with the "green cheese".....

Enough rain......definitel y. But thought I'd cry me a river......always wanted to try kayaking.

And 'green cheese' ??  only one I know (and love) is extra old cheddar.......golde n yellow and tangy

Check new thread to see my little mudman.

over here...its...can,t see green cheese...but i want some.....

[sapphire]

Sapphire:

The only U.S. dealer I know of:

http://www.designtoscano.com/category/more+themes/asian/lin+wei+dung+porcelain+statues.do?nType=

Whooot!!! Time to start my Christmas wish list!!! Thanks ghopper!!

[frogpatch]

Early in this thread you mentioned a Dore bible. Does that contain all of the original prints? I have a single framed one from the early 1900s and I love it. It depicts Jesus falling for the third time. I love all of Gustave Dore's work. That stand is amazing also.

[ghopper1924]

Thanks Frogpatch!

Yep, the bible was published in Philadelphia in 1878 and is chock full of Dore illustrations. Just beautiful! I believe that there were several such bibles in different editions in the 1870s and 80s.

[ghopper1924]

OK, a quick update.

The tour was last Sunday. They projected 500 people and there were between 700-800 all told. I was pinned down in a room to the point where I couldn't get out for 2 hours.

Actually, it was tons of fun. All those people and nothing was broken or stolen.

The other houses on the tour were great as well.

Despite all the work and stress, and MsGhopper hurting her back in the bargain, I'd say we loved it and would do it again.

[jacon4]

Neat, cool victorian stand too, glad you enjoyed showing off your collection. Knows ghopper from another furniture forum that has a focus on victorian furniture. Whatever has happened to that forum do you think, John has lost interest perhaps?

[ghopper1924]

Yeah, it was a blast!

Sadly it appears that John lost interest in the "other" forum some time ago.

[jacon4]

Yeah, when posts are 1 month or more apart, it kinda kills the whole deal, to bad.

Even though i dont collect victorian any more, i still enjoyed talking old furniture. I still have the first piece of antique furniture i ever bought, an Eastlake library or center table.