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Center44's SHOUT OUT "Big, Bold and Beautiful"

        Big, Bold and Beautiful
"Hope" Chandelier Designed by Francisco Gomez Paz & Paolo Rizzatto - made of polycarbonate fresnel lenses - 48" diam - presented by Rearview Modern

Original "Tomato" Chair in molded plastic by Eero Aarnio, 1971 - 55" wide - presented by Gargoyles, Ltd.
Life Size Bronze Giraffe by Amon Azizov -
118" high - 
presented by Stern Gallery

60s Murano glass chandelier by Aureliano Toso -
67" high - presented by D'Light

"Pajamas"  Pair of Large Terracotta Gatepost Roosters by Wheeler Williams, 1934 - 35" high - presented by Jones Clark & Co.

         Tube of the Week
 

Considering this youtube clip has had nearly 16 million views, you may have already seen it.  But in case you missed it, "Guilty Dog: Did You Eat the Cat Treats?" is a classic bit of pure dog-ness.  

Watch. 

        Song of the Week


 "I Wish I were Twins" by Valaida Snow

Trumpeter and singer Valaida Snow was an exceptional talentwho lead an intense and dramatic life. She played ten instruments, spoke seven languages, and famously traveled in an orchid colored Mercedes, dressed in an orchid suit, her pet monkey rigged out in an orchid jacket and cap, with her chauffeur in orchid as well. The toast of Paris and London in the early 30s and on Broadway in the 40s, Snow was arrested on drug charges in 1941 by the Germans during a European tour and was held for 18 months in a Nazi concentration camp.
"I Wish I Were Twins" was featured on Monica's January 8th show on WFMU and is available via iTunes and Amazon.

 
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        New This Week
Aldo Nasem Glass Bottles
Vintage Alligator Trim Watch/Photo Holder with Golf Theme
Rosenthal Studio Line Coff/Tea Set
Wooden Box with Carved Cover Deopicting Lion & Snake
Mahogany Foot in the Form of a Snuff Box
Mahogany Shoe Snuff Box
English Ripple Molded Mirror
Murano Sommerso Zig Zag Vase
Antonio Pineda Silver Bracelet
Sterling Mexican Cuff Bracelet
Sterling Mid-century Mexican Bracelet
Swedish Lamp by G. Olsson, 1960's
Two Curtis Jere Brass & Enamel Sculptures
English Alligator Cigar Case, C. 1900
Opaline Scent Bottle with Note
Varved Wooden Group of Pigs
R & Y Augusti Mother of Pearl Vase, paris
Carved Wooden Toad on Bone Container
Alabaster Light Pendant
Piell & Putzler Molded Glass Pendant
Three Verner Panton Flower-Pot Pendant Lamps
Wrought Iron Fish Scale Chandelier
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