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Mary’s Purple Palace

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Mary’s Purple Palace

I am the biggest Prince fan, everyone knows that. But I came accross a story of even a bigger fan. Her name is Mary.

xoxo Beja von Bis

Images and story via Dennis Roszkowski shared with the group Prince Vinyl Record Collecting on Facebook

” Mary (93) moved to her new place on April 22nd. I was with her helping her move when we heard the earth shattering news that Prince had died. My phone, as I know all other fans phones did, started blowing up with the news, and when I told Mary, she said “I always thought I would be in heaven before Prince.” Continue reading →

The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities

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The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities

Now here is a museum that I’m going to visit the next time I am in London!

xoxo Beja von Bis

(via standard.co.uk)

“The Last Tuesday Society presents the first all encompassing museum to open in London since the Horniman in 1901…”

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Furniture design by Willy Dario

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Furniture design by Willy Dario

Pair of Table Lamps in Gilt Brass and Agate by Willy Daro Offered By Van Den Akker
Willy Daro coral & bronze lamp, c.1970
Agate Lamp, Attributed to Willy Daro
Willy Daro Bronze Peacock Lamp with Agate Stones
Stunning Brass Table “Cranes in Foliage” attributed to Willy Daro

Willy Daro is a Belgian designer. No more info to be found on the web about him, except for his work: Made in the seventies of the previous century, on sale at various auctions, vintage and design web-shops. Guess we’ll head on to the library to find more info in some books……
PS
Auch Haben!

Danke Schön, Beja von Bis! (images via 1stdibs / liveauctioneers )

Favorite images by Beja von Bis

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Favorite images by Beja von Bis

Boucheron 1898
Glamour 1951 ph by Clifford Coffin (http://www.condenaststore.com/-st/Clifford-Coffin-Prints_c146847_.htm)
Jewellery shoot by Diana Vreeland, US Vogue, 1968 (viahttp://www.anothermag.com/current/view/2081/Alexander_Vreeland_on_Diana_Vreelands_Jewellery)
Ph Guy Bourdin 1960s
1966, Vidal Sassoon?
Linde-created emeralds from “The Quintessa Collection” eye creation by Giorgio Sant’Angelo January 1968
ph Guy Bourdin, Charles Jourdan Advertisement 1977.
Roland Bianchini for L’Officiel no.596, 1972
1990’s Model Linda Evangelista for Chanel
ph by Richard Burbridge

Out-of-this-world pictures of jewelry gathered by The Vintage Snatcher (a.k,a, Beja von Bis) These are some of her favourite images, all vintage of course! The vintage snatcher obviously has a thing for jewelry. She shares some of her treasures with you HERE (mimi berlin searched for all the proper credits but couldn’t find all, please let us know if you know more)