{"title":"Featured Finds","description":"\u003cp\u003eA curated selection of exceptional antiques and art pieces from Art\u0026amp;Tiques.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"antique-japanese-cast-iron-house-lantern-oil-lamp-4-door-signed-kyojiro","title":"Antique Japanese Cast Iron House Lantern Oil Lamp 4-Door Signed Kyojiro","description":"An exceptional antique Japanese cast iron house-shaped oil lantern (Andon\/Tsuridoro). This premium architectural centerpiece features a beautifully stylized sloping thatched roof and four fully functional hinged lattice doors. The exterior side wall panels are adorned with precise geometric shoji windows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA definitive sign of premium craftsmanship, it features an inset bronze signature plaque on the back reading 京次郎造 (\"Made by Kyojiro\"). This piece is in pristine antique condition and appears completely unused with zero interior soot buildup, carbon tracking, or heat discoloration. The exterior exhibits a gorgeous, honest vintage patina that highlights its aged metal texture without compromising structural integrity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA substantial and heavy item, it functions beautifully as high-end decor for Asian art galleries, tea houses, or curated interior collections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 13\" L x 10.25\" H x 9.625\" D.\u003cbr\u003eMaker: Kyojiro\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Japan\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Heavy Cast Iron","brand":"Art\u0026Tiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53455521251691,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0995\/8611\/3899\/files\/dde1a498-19d2-4d2c-9700-bbf1484266a6.jpg?v=1783103402"},{"product_id":"harkness-glass-blue-swirl-art-glass-vase-hand-blown-signed-5","title":"Harkness Glass Blue Swirl Art Glass Vase Hand Blown Signed 5\"","description":"Beautiful Harkness Glass art glass vase with a round bulbous form, short neck, clear glass body, and vivid cobalt blue pulled\/swirl design. The piece measures approximately 5\" tall x 4\" in diameter and retains a Harkness Glass label\/marking visible on the underside\/body area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: excellent \/ perfect condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs noted. Please review all photos carefully, as they are part of the description.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lovely small display piece for a shelf, window, cabinet, desk, coastal decor, blue glass collection, or hand-blown art glass display. The clear glass and rich blue swirls catch the light beautifully and give the piece a bright, sculptural look.","brand":"Harkness Glass","offers":[{"title":"Blue","offer_id":53455523185003,"sku":null,"price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0995\/8611\/3899\/files\/29d61ca9-73fd-4901-b145-3f5ecc7dd2b2.jpg?v=1783103532"},{"product_id":"miniature-portrait-madame-stuart-by-adolphe-alexandre-lesrel","title":"Miniature Portrait Madame Stuart by Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel","description":"This is a wonderful miniature portrait on thin wafer.  It is of Madame Stuart signed and painted by Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel.  On the back of the frame they wrote Lesret but it is Lesrel.  We have researched his signature.  He was a very famous painter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLesrel was twenty-two when he began his studies with the academic painter, Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904). Like many aspiring painters, he hoped to follow in Gérôme’s footsteps as a history painter of scenes from ancient Greece and Rome. By 1861, however, Gérôme had already begun to expand his repertoire to include exotic scenes from Egypt and North Africa as well as genre scenes based on French historical eras. For the young Lesrel, the scope of work that his professor was exploring encouraged him to consider a broader range of subjects as well. In particular, Lesrel was fascinated with the work of an-Louis Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891), whose meticulous, detailed historical subjects were beginning to redefine history painting as a form of documentary art. At the Exposition Universelle in 1867, Meissonier exhibited no less than fourteen paintings, an extremely successful venture and one that must have impressed Lesrel deeply.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter several years of study with Gérôme, and later with Meissonier, Lesrel made his Salon debut in 1865, launching a career that would bring him recognition and economic security for many years. In the late 1860s and 1870s, his painting was largely based on a romanticized vision of the Middle Ages","brand":"Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel","offers":[{"title":"Orange","offer_id":53455560278379,"sku":null,"price":399.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0995\/8611\/3899\/files\/b2e4bc17-1c4b-474e-b854-4c54ffec5693.jpg?v=1783107653"}],"url":"https:\/\/art-tiques.com\/collections\/featured-finds.oembed","provider":"Art\u0026Tiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}