Monthly Archives: January 2016

A Wake

Posted on 26th January 2016 by Jack Plane

It’s time. I lost Virginia on the 29th of December 2014. I seek neither condolences nor sympathy. I have largely succeeded in keeping my personal life from scrutiny here, however today’s post, though keenly personal on one level, involves a … Continue reading →

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Gillows Collection in Jeopardy

Posted on 22nd January 2016 by Jack Plane

A reader spammed my last post with a link to the Save the Judges’ Lodgings Museum in Lancaster, but before deleting it, I followed the link and discovered that it’s not just the future of the museum that’s in jeopardy, … Continue reading →

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Picture This LXXI

Posted on 18th January 2016 by Jack Plane

I recently came across this rare and handsome brace of painted Windsors or forest chairs. Mid-eighteenth-century low-back forest chairs. These low-back chairs are very similar in many respects to the comb-back Windsor and double bow Windsor chair I made some … Continue reading →

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Vale Alan Rickman

Posted on 15th January 2016 by Jack Plane

Alan Rickman, 1946-2016. Alan Rickman sadly succumbed to cancer on Thursday morning, aged 69. A prolific and accomplished actor, his career of stage and film spanned thirty years. Rickman was outstanding as the maniacal Sheriff of Nottingham in the hilarious … Continue reading →

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Picture This LXX

Posted on 11th January 2016 by Jack Plane

A George I walnut bachelor’s chest with curious cushion arrangement incorporating a central loper and a drawer to either side, circa 1720. (Millington Adams) The chest was offered by Cheshire dealers,  Millington Adams and described thusly: A fine and very … Continue reading →

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The Dawning of a New Year

Posted on 1st January 2016 by Jack Plane

Day dawns over the Great Dividing Range, Victoria. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read my posts over the past year, and a special thanks to those who commented on them. Wishing all my readers a happy and … Continue reading →

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