tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post702620698434922640..comments2024-03-29T04:16:43.389-04:00Comments on Reggie Darling: Reggie Out & About: Cocktail Preview Party at Cove LandingReggie Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-89294294566252710762013-10-31T09:29:00.985-04:002013-10-31T09:29:00.985-04:00Friend of the family knew some of the craftsmen wo...Friend of the family knew some of the craftsmen working on the Amber Room and visited while in progress; said it was like entering an oven or a cavern of glowing embers.Nick Heywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205328234745575843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-53835071643301525232013-10-31T02:01:58.722-04:002013-10-31T02:01:58.722-04:00Thank you, I have never been to Stourhead. It is ...Thank you, I have never been to Stourhead. It is now on my ist of "must visits" when I am next in England. RDReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-82837762429758420692013-10-30T18:27:17.676-04:002013-10-30T18:27:17.676-04:00Oh my Reggie that last Blue John piece is stunning...Oh my Reggie that last Blue John piece is stunning! I love the color shape, style of the lidded urn.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Review: "Fifth Avenue Style"Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-9928152619389357752013-10-30T11:44:44.617-04:002013-10-30T11:44:44.617-04:00Good afternoon Reggie,
Can I just add that unless ...Good afternoon Reggie,<br />Can I just add that unless you have had the pleasure before, then on your next visit to the UK, a trip to Stourhead Hose and Gardens is a must if you would like to see something really special along the lines of those in the exhibition above. The Popes Cabinet is one of a kind. A google images link is here: https://www.google.com/search?site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1602&bih=826&q=the+popes+cabinet&oq=the+popes+cabinet&gs_l=img.3...1508.5495.0.5786.17.13.0.4.0.0.185.1671.3j10.13.0....0...1ac.1.30.img..6.11.1425.jjZv7-RU2SAGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-88009445157956553372013-10-30T00:58:48.299-04:002013-10-30T00:58:48.299-04:00Meg, I think a trip to Baltimore is in order, as I...Meg, I think a trip to Baltimore is in order, as I do not recall seeing any Blue John at Homewood (on my three visits there over the years). However, I was so completely overcome on each of those visits that I'm not surprised. Reggie sure loves him some Blue John!Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-61551843581333686862013-10-30T00:57:22.504-04:002013-10-30T00:57:22.504-04:00Dinner at Swifty's was, I admit, a bit of a bl...Dinner at Swifty's was, I admit, a bit of a blur. I know it started with a martini and was followed by steak frites, but that's all I remember...Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-13420333255405994352013-10-30T00:56:20.646-04:002013-10-30T00:56:20.646-04:00I'd like to see the Amber Room one day.I'd like to see the Amber Room one day.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-42110692849718540982013-10-30T00:55:34.538-04:002013-10-30T00:55:34.538-04:00Yes, the Wrightsman Sale had a lot of Blue John in...Yes, the Wrightsman Sale had a lot of Blue John in it. Talk about covetable!Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-30796160505274834282013-10-29T22:12:33.052-04:002013-10-29T22:12:33.052-04:00I am so excited that you purchased that adorable p...I am so excited that you purchased that adorable piece. When it rolled up as the first photo, I was hoping. It is so handsome and will be perfect at Darlington. I think you need the urn, too. <br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-41810877308060647852013-10-28T21:51:14.049-04:002013-10-28T21:51:14.049-04:00I feel like I was there. Thanks so much.I feel like I was there. Thanks so much.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-11622534737896389952013-10-28T19:24:39.537-04:002013-10-28T19:24:39.537-04:00Love those Derbyshire Blue John urns which by the ...Love those Derbyshire Blue John urns which by the way look like a pair from the Wrightsman Auction of a few years ago...and your little Roman Bath, reminds me of the bathroom I designed in slab Siena Marble with Thassos slab floor...demolished at close of sale!The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-17452336285786842432013-10-28T15:59:13.726-04:002013-10-28T15:59:13.726-04:00Oh Reggie, what a marvelous cocktail party with su...Oh Reggie, what a marvelous cocktail party with such pretty and delicious things to savor. Your Grand Tour souvenir is truly stunning and will complement the other stone pieces in your Snuggery (as seen in AD). You really have a very fine eye and a knack for rooting out exquisite pieces for your home.LizaEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17324813392045814368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-64057912785898307472013-10-28T15:13:28.232-04:002013-10-28T15:13:28.232-04:00Yes, please do tell us about dinner at Swifty'...Yes, please do tell us about dinner at Swifty's. Which was more expensive dinner or the stone bathtub which by the way would look stunning with an arrangement of fresh flowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-23924660273284338132013-10-28T06:05:11.182-04:002013-10-28T06:05:11.182-04:00Good morning Reggie,
Some very beautiful pieces on...Good morning Reggie,<br />Some very beautiful pieces on display, and particularly the Blue John urns. The bath tub took me back to my visit to the Vatican, and the rather special tub there.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-57477488345128753912013-10-28T01:03:37.485-04:002013-10-28T01:03:37.485-04:00Just the sort of useless objects that I adore; the...Just the sort of useless objects that I adore; there was a beautiful, tiny shop near the Spanish steps when I lived in Rome that had hundreds of bibelots like these and other objet de vertu in precious metals. An unfair wealth of agates and bits of coral and rock crystal, marvelous pieces of pietre dure and micro mosaics of astonishing detail. I don't really understand why these completely seduce me, but they do. At Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen there's a room with walls and ceiling entirely in marvelously discolored mercury glass set in channels of silvered bronze, with large objects of turned and carved agate before every window -- I can think of only a few things in life as satisfying. Nick Heywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205328234745575843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-36605726893177931622013-10-27T21:08:59.650-04:002013-10-27T21:08:59.650-04:00Beautiful Reggie. And a big hello to your handsome...Beautiful Reggie. And a big hello to your handsome husband. I think the invitation alone is a thing of beauty. And I hope your grandnieces will be allowed to play with the bathtub, now and again:).LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-19894498179182109272013-10-27T18:13:06.149-04:002013-10-27T18:13:06.149-04:00Love your purchase.........YOU two done good!Love your purchase.........YOU two done good!La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-85781098113930843312013-10-27T17:09:18.040-04:002013-10-27T17:09:18.040-04:00Be still, my beating heart! The bears would have ...Be still, my beating heart! The bears would have loved that bathtub, no?<br /><br />If Tiberius were only a tenth as nasty as his chroniclers reported he was a nasty piece of business indeed. Of course, history is written by the victors, so the stories of drugged and drunken orgies culminating in nubile boys being flung over cliffs after being violated may be a slight exaggeration. He plays a large role in Robert Graves' charming novel, "I, Claudius".<br /><br />Please, do not tease! What did you eat at Swifty's? If I am going to live vicariously (while I eat my (quite yummy) chicken and noodles) there must be details!<br /><br />XOX, yr. sister.<br />HermioneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-83529016144218650382013-10-27T16:06:30.187-04:002013-10-27T16:06:30.187-04:00Hello Reggie, Those grand-tour objects are the ep...Hello Reggie, Those grand-tour objects are the epitome of elegance. I admire your choice of the marble tub--it is crisply carved and beautifully proportioned, and makes good use of the color, pattern, and translucency of the stone.Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044541580633294348.post-22344517444870758842013-10-27T15:30:02.257-04:002013-10-27T15:30:02.257-04:00Did you see the Blue John pieces at Homewood House...Did you see the Blue John pieces at Homewood House? We were discussing them the other evening at the party there. xoPigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.com