Oriental Art & Antiques

What part of the room does the writer describe last?

I stepped into the room, stopped, and gazed at its splendor. The ceilings were extremely high and painted with golden and rose-colored cherubs. From the center of the ceiling dangled a brilliant crystal chandelier lit with hundreds of candles. The walls, covered in rich blue silk fabric, were hung with huge oil paintings in elaborately gilt frames. Ornate Antique Furniture was placed all around the rooms against the walls. And the floors! Soft oriental carpets in glowing blues and roses contrasted with the gleaming teakwood floors that bordered them.

The floors.

Japanese Cast Iron Pot tea set Black ARR w/ Trivet $39.99 Product Description This Cast Iron tea pot set is in Black color The set includes: 1 Tea Kettle (7.5″ Dia. 2.5″H), 16 oz 2 Matching Black Tea Cups (3″Dia. 2″H) 1 Removable Stainless Steel Infusing Basket 1 trivet “Tesubin” Teapot Cast Iron teapots were first created in ancient China. They were later adopted and refined by the Japanese into Tetsubin: Graceful, elegant vessels for brewing and servin…

Chinese Porcelain Soup Spoons, 50 pc #B745 $18.25 Bundle of 50 Porcelain Chinese Soup spoons. These spoons are perfect for serving bite sized party appetizers or for restaurant use. These spoons measure about 5 inches long and are dishwasher and microwave safe. ***note that there is a small hole in the end of each handle of the spoons….

Japanese Cast Iron Tea Pot Set Burgundy Red Bamboo $35.05 A lovely example of the traditional cast-iron teapots known in Japan as tetsubin, this pot with its delicate, hand-cast, raised design in highlighted in black is not only prized as a collectible, but also brews 20 ounces of tea perfectly. Its interior is glazed in enamel, so it won’t rust or corrode; nor will its stainless-steel infuser. To make soothing, full-flavored tea, simply spoon loose tea …

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Revelation $1.73 Joe Nichols’s acclaimed 2002 debut was refreshingly free of artifice, brimming with honest, straightforward songs that put him in a rare position. Few critics’ darlings deliver commercial success, but Nichols confounded that equation by delivering hit singles, formidable album sales, and three Grammies. His sophomore effort (again produced by Brent Rowan) mixes jovial, breezy honky-tonk (“Don’t Ru…

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Dances With Wolves [VHS] $0.01 Kevin Costner’s 1990 epic won a bundle of Oscars for a moving, engrossing story of a white soldier (Costner) who singlehandedly mans a post in the 1870 Dakotas, and becomes a part of the Lakota Sioux community who live nearby. The film may not be a masterpiece, but it is far more than the sum of good intentions. The characters are strong, the development of relationships is both ambitious and care…

Twister [VHS] $0.75 Twister was a mega-million-dollar blockbuster–helmed by a director (Dutchman Jan de Bont) hot off another scorcher hit (Speed)–that flaunted state-of-the-art digital effects and featured a popular leading actress (Helen Hunt) who would win an Academy Award for her next film (As Good As It Gets). But ask anybody who’s seen it and they’ll tell you who the real star of Twister is: the cow. Not to g…

Grease [VHS] $0.01 Riding the strange ’50s nostalgia wave that swept through America during the late 1970s (caused by TV shows like Happy Days and films like American Graffiti), Grease became not only the word in 1978, but also a box-office smash and a cultural phenomenon. Twenty years later, this entertaining film adaptation of the Broadway musical received another successful theatrical release, which included v…

Adesso 3672-01 Middleton Floor Lamp, Black $102.67 The Middleton floor lamp has an appealing design. Window pane style top is lined with off white fabric offering warm illumination. Shelves and bottom create three storage and display spaces. Pull-chain on/off switch….