A Garden Under the Snow 

Winter snow in the garden of Bettie Bearden Pardee, Newport, USA

Friday's Painting

German School, circa 1750 - A view of the Château de Bellevue (from the collection of Karl Lagerfeld)

 Thursday Interior Inspiration 

A view of the ceiling of the Blue Velvet Room in Chiswick House. London, England.

Philip Mitchell

Casa Gusto

A magnificent and extremely rare large cloisonné enamel 'peach' basin, Qing dynasty, Qianlong

Richard Christiansen 

Scarfes Bar

Mark Hampton

A pale green and russet jade 'carp' carving, Qianlong

Mark D. Sikes

Porcelain House, Tianjin

Authentic Provence

A spinach-green jade 'daji' 'double-gourd' table screen Qing dynasty, Qianlong – Jiaqing period

Gil Schafer

Marie-Anne Oudejan

A superbly carved white jade archaistic 'chilong' bi disc Qing dynasty, Qianlong

Scott’s

Scott’s

A superbly carved pale green jade 'double fish' carving Qing dynasty, Qianlong

Amanda Lindroth

Exquisite Royal Worcester English porcelain plate celebrating the millennium

 Wednesday's Favorite Fashion Shoot 

Charles de Vilmorin by Adeline Mai for Vogue USA, January 2022

 Exterior Inspiration - Villa Santa Maria 

Villa Santa Maria, a 17th century fortified farmhouse with a 16th century tower

 in Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy