TIME TO REMEMBER: A NEW ADULT TIME TRAVELING ROMANCE (RAVENHURST SERIES) by Lorraine Beaumont

Author:Lorraine Beaumont
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Romance, Love Story
Published: 2014-05-12T14:00:00+00:00

Some things never change

PRESENT DAY * RAVENHURST

AFTER HD made his hasty exit, Raven kicked off her flats, launching them across the room. Men were so irritating. She wiggled her toes in the lush floral carpet until she got the feeling back in them and then padded barefoot across the room to a lovely, gilded dressing table. Casually she looked at some of the items on top. There was a gorgeous blue, jewel-encrusted, enameled dresser box… probably Tiffany. She lifted the lid, taking a peek into the velvet confines and let out a sigh of disappointment. It was empty. Darn. She had imagined it filled with jewels. There were several jars in various sizes on the top of the vanity, she lifted each one up to look at the contents and set them back on top of a mirrored tray. There was a fine porcelain Limoges hair receiver with a lovely floral depiction painted on it and was signed by a French artist. She wished the Internet worked so she could do a search for the name to find out if it was a listed artist. Very few people knew the true value of such pieces. She did. Thank goodness.

Some incredibly famous French artists painted on various pieces of fine porcelain, such as vases, cocoa sets, even brooches. Their artwork on canvas was normally unattainable, too costly, but sometimes they would paint on smaller pieces of fine porcelain, making it more affordable to the commoner. Of course, that backfired a bit. Since so few pieces stood the test of time and were actually left in pristine condition, they were now invaluable. Imagine having a tea set painted by Renoir… priceless. And to a true collector, there would be no limit to what they would spend to have it for their own collection.

It was a slippery slope though; one had to be careful when discerning whether or not a piece of porcelain was real or fake. A true Limoges was transparent when held up to a light and made a nice ringing sound when you tapped it. If it were a fake, it would clunk, not clink, which is a dead giveaway. Also instead of a real painting, it was only a transfer under glaze, smooth to the touch. There were many American fakes as well; those were painted however and became very collectible in their own right. Of course, they did not receive the hammer price of the French artists’ Limoges at auction, but they would still bring a nice chunk of change.

She lifted up the matching brush, noting a few, long dark hairs in it, and set it back on the vanity. There was a comb and a lovely hand mirror. There were no chips, cracks or crazing, which was remarkable for a set this old. Next to the set was a gilt lipstick holder with a fat-bellied cherub perched on top. A delicate porcelain hatpin holder sat beside it, filled with jeweled-top pins that would have sent the Mad Hatter to salivating.

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