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<p>[QUOTE="PDProps, post: 300550, member: 2156"]Don't get me wrong, I don't shun well known names, by any means. Grabbing a Tiffany piece for a steal at auction does get my blood pumping, as it would any of us.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of all the pieces that have come and gone over the years my favourites are rarely made by well known folks. It's the beautiful handmade things that steal my heart.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thinking of the loving Grandad, Dad, or Uncle who spent hours collecting the pieces. All that time in the workshop making things "perfect". Or the child (or children) who spend hours kneeling in front of it; gassing up Hot Wheels and repairing Matchboxes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I<a href="https://imgur.com/a/UgpN7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imgur.com/a/UgpN7" rel="nofollow">f you want to see more they are posted here</a></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/a/UgpN7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imgur.com/a/UgpN7" rel="nofollow">[ATTACH=full]98177[/ATTACH]</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PDProps, post: 300550, member: 2156"]Don't get me wrong, I don't shun well known names, by any means. Grabbing a Tiffany piece for a steal at auction does get my blood pumping, as it would any of us. Of all the pieces that have come and gone over the years my favourites are rarely made by well known folks. It's the beautiful handmade things that steal my heart. Thinking of the loving Grandad, Dad, or Uncle who spent hours collecting the pieces. All that time in the workshop making things "perfect". Or the child (or children) who spend hours kneeling in front of it; gassing up Hot Wheels and repairing Matchboxes. I[URL='https://imgur.com/a/UgpN7']f you want to see more they are posted here [ATTACH=full]98177[/ATTACH][/URL][/QUOTE]
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