Luke Judge

NEW ORLEANS ? one entire wall of Margarita Bergen’s sunny Faubourg Marigny apartment is a joyously jumbled tribute to her favorite beverage: Champagne.

Floral Perrier Jouet bottles, red-striped Mumm bottles and orange-labeled Veuve Clicquot bottles are lined up like tipsy toy soldiers atop a glass table supported by sculpted swans.

The busy phalanx of bubbly bottles are festooned with masks, Mardi Gras beads, Santa Claus figurines, a Christmas angel, collectible chilling buckets and a poinsettia, among so many other things.

A cluster of nebuchadnezzars, bottles made to hold as much as 20 standard bottles, point upward from the floor like a festive missile silo. On the wall above, a huge Taittinger poster of an elegant woman, whose attenuated shape is mirrored by an enormous Champagne flute, rises luxuriously to the ceiling.

“I have been a dedicated consumer of Champagne since … forever,” Bergen explained as she gave a pre-Christmas tour of her cozy digs in the back of a violet-brown Victorian villa near Elysian Fields.

Writer, real estate agent, entrepreneur, art lover and all-around Crescent City cultural booster, Bergen is known for her bigger-than-life buoyancy.

Rarely seen without an eye-catching hat, Bergen is a regular at the theater, opera, museums and various social and entertainment events across town.

She is the social editor and sometime photographer for new Orleans Living magazine. Bergen also is the hostess of a monthly civic/literary round table at Begue’s restaurant in the Royal Sonesta hotel, which she calls “a gathering of who’s who in new Orleans.”

Born in the Dominican Republic, Bergen’s lively Latin accent lends a certain cosmopolitan tone to her every utterance.

Effervescent atmosphere

It’s the smoothness that draws her to Champagne, Bergen said, and the delicacy.

“There’s just something about Champagne that goes with my personality. it makes me happy, but I don’t like to overdo it.”

Bergen said her love of bubbly has taken her to the Champagne region of France twice. a picturesque river cruise through wine country was especially delightful, she said.

“I could not think of anything better to be associated with than Champagne,” she said.

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A fund-raising antiques appraisal event to benefit Farmstead Arts at the Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmstead

Martine White and her staff at Bernards Appraisal Associates will appraise items brought in by the public to the Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmhouse. 450 King George Road, Basking Ridge NJ.

The appraisal fee per item is $10.00 for the first item and $5 per each additional item. You can preregister for this event by sending your name and a brief description of the item(s) you wish appraised to

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NORMAN ROCKWELL TROUT DINNER FIGURINE ,1961

Manufacturer Status: Discontinued 1961 limited edition 15,000 pieces
Pattern: Norman Rockwell ” Trout Dinner” of Gift World Of Gorham
Description: Porcelain figurine
You are bidding on a Norman Rockwell 1961 Trout Dinner Gorham Figurine.

LEGRAS ENAMEL ART GLASS VASE FRANCE 37CM SIGNED

Pictures Speak For Themselves…
? Outstanding Legras Vase
? Breathtaking quality, motive, colors, shine and shape
? This French vase is extraordinary!! highly decorative and collectable!
? Condition is excellent as you can see
? It’s signed “ Legras” and also “ Made in France”
? Measures aprox.

FUNNY GUY WITH GIRL ON HIS HAND ,RARE ,OLD !

Hand Made Figurine Of Funny Guy With Girl On His Hand , Rare , Old (50?s-60’s )
It’s not stone but some material like stone ,very heavy .
This auction is for a lovely and very rare fiqurine.

SOTHEBY 10/05 18THC MEISSEN BIRD FIGURINES -NAVAJO RUG*

This is the book for the Sotheby’s auction sale N08152 held in New York on October 11-12, 2005 for the property from teh Estate of Laurence S. Rockefeller covering 690 lots all lavashly illustrated in color in 488 pages.

LEFTON FIGURINES /COLLECTABLE/BO?Y AND GIRL

here are two old favorites, the pair of lefton irish children. you are bidding for the pair, i could not change the quanity value. if you want only 1 please send a email.

VINTAGE BRASS 8 3/4? X 5 1/4? SPANISH GALLEON. 1920?S

Large (8 3/4? x 5 1/4?) heavy (4 lbs each) vintage solid brass bookends of a Spanish galleon. Wonderful patina, unmarred. Maker unknown..

17-19TH WOOD CARVINGS ANTIQUE CRUCIFIX FRANCE FURNITURE

*17-19th Wood Carvings antique Crucifix France Furniture*
Publishing Year: 1926
Tone: Black and White on Blank Back
Condition: Excellent
Approx. Size (inches): 10.7 x 8.5 / With margin 13 x 9.5
Approx.

PORCELAIN 1/2 DOLL FOR A PIN CUSHION/PUFF-JA?PAN-5176*

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Description:
You Are Bidding On One Small Porcelain Half Doll For A Pin Cushion Or Powder Puff From The 1930? S-1940? S!! In Red At The Bottom It Reads: ” Japan”!! It Measures 1 1/2? Tall!! .

OLD PORCELAIN LADY IN DRESS,DECORATIV?E ART DECO LAMP

here is a nice looking very old fashioned porcelain figurine standing lady in a dress table lamp.
very colorfull and in very nice shape, no chips,cracks or repairs
has the old fashioned spring action plug in.

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Beautiful snowy owl statue perched on books with gray talons and beak with label on bottom ” Andrea by Sadek” Japan. no. 7454 Measures 9.25 inches high..

BLOND W PARASOL & FLOWERS IN BRIGHT PINK DRESS JAPAN

This item features a young lady who is venturing out in a bold pink dress. She has a basket of flowers and is also holding a parasol. No damage, excellent figurine, 5 inches high and 4 inches wide.

UNUSUAL COLLECTIBLE OR ANTIQUE FIGURINE

This Is Such An Unusual Figurine As There Is A Hand Carved Stick That Goes Down The Center To Connect The Head. The Head Is Not Broken Off Or Anything It’ S Just The Way It Is.

SHRINE ,SOLDI INVALID WITH THE GIRL ON HIS HANDS,RARE

Rare Exquisite hand made fiqurine from Shrine (earlies 1900? ? )
Man Soldier- Invalid With The Girl On His Hands, Rare
It’s not stone but some material like stone ,very heavy .
This auction is for a lovely and very rare fiqurine.

ANTIQUE GERMAN BISQUE PORCELAIN MOTHER BABY FIGURINE

Gorgeous Early Bisque Bathing Beauty Mother With Baby Figurine
German Or French Origingorgeous Lifelike Detail And Features, Fabulous Colors! It In Excellent Condition Measures 9? Highmarked On The Bottom With Incised Numbers
Thank You For Looking!.

ANTIQUE GERMAN SCHAFER VATER GEISHA BISQUE FIGURINE

Gorgeous And Rare Oriental Geisha Bisque Figurine/ Match Holder
Made By Schafer & Vater Rudolstadt C1900!
Fabulous Colors And Great Detail, Excellent Condition ( Just Small Chips To Some Fingers)
She Is Marked With Schafer & Vater Crown And Incised Number 1780
Measures 5? Tall X 5,5? Wide!
Stunning And Rare Piece To Add To Your Collection!
Thank You For Looking!.

ANTIQUE GERMAN PORCELAIN ART DECO HALF DOLL LADY FIGURE

Gorgeous Art Deco German Lady Half Doll
Beautiful Colors And Perfect Conditionshe Measures 3,5? Highmarked With Impressed Numbers “5290? And ” Germany”.

FLAVIA FIGURINE – BOY IN PRAYER

Small Size Flavia Figurine Titled Boy In Prayer Stands 3 1/2 Inches Tall – Bottom Marked 1986 Flavia.

ANTIQUE GERMAN BISQUE FARING BIRD DISH FIGURINE FIGURE

Sweet Antique German Bisque Bird W/ Dish Faring Figurine
Beautiful Display, Excellent Condition
Measures 6? Wide X 3? High
Thank You For Looking.

ANTIQUE 1800 PORCELAIN HAND PAINT FIGURINE BOY W SACK

Antique 1800 Porcelain Hand Paint Figurine Boy W Sack
A Charming Antique, ca. 1800?, European Porcelain Figurine Of A Boy Carrying On His Shoulder A Sack And A Bunch Of Plants. Nicely Hand Enameled.

LENCI STYLE ART DECO CERAMIC PORCELAIN ITALIAN FIGURINE

Adorable Italian Art Deco Lenci Style Girl Figurine
Gorgeous Colors, Amazing Detail
Excellent Condition!
She Measures 8,5? High X 6,5? Wide
Marked On The Bottom
Thank You For Looking!.

ANTIQUE GERMAN DRESDEN SOLDIER PORCELAIN FIGURINE

Rare And Stunning German Dresden Kister Porcelain Soldier Figurine
Napoleon Kellermann Soldier
Magnificent Figurine: Stunning Colors And Amazing Detail!
Condition Is Excellent!!!!
He Measures Almost 10? High
Marked On The Bottom
A True Treasure For Collectors!!!
Thank You For Looking.

ANTIQUE GERMAN CONTA BOEHME PORCELAIN FAIRING FIGURINE

Rare And Gorgeous German Porcelain Conta Boehme Figurine/ Match Holder Pair
Circa 1890 S
This Listing Is For The Girl Only
Gorgeous Colors And Beautiful Detail
The Piece Is In Good Condition ( Just A Couple Of Fleabites And Unfortunately She Lost Her Right Foot, Still Displays Beautifully)
Measures 4 3/4? High X4,5? Wide
Marked With Conta Boehme Shield Stamp And Incised Numbers On The Bottom
Thank You For Looking.

ANTIQUE GERMAN CONTA BOEHME BISQUE PAIR DOLLS FIGURINES

Rare And Beautiful Antique Bisque Conta Boehme Pair Of Figurines
Beautiful Colors And Amazing Lifelike Detail, Encusted Flowers, Very Beautifully Decorated And Handpainted!
Condition: The Girl’ S Head Has A Clean Break, Also Hs Some Minor Chips To Her Hat And Flowers, Still Display Very Well!!! The Boy Is In Great Condition, Just Fleabites To Encrusted Flowers
They Measure 7,5? Tall
Marked On The Bottom With Conta Boehme Incised Shield Stamp Handpainted Numbers
A True Treasure For Collectors!
Thank You For Looking.

FLAVIA FIGURINE – THE BALLOON LADY

Medium Size Flavia Figurine Titled The Balloon Lady Is Five Inches Tall. The Bottom Is Marked The Balloon Lady – 1983 Flavia Weedn – The Things Which The Child In Us Loved – Remain In Our Hearts Forever.

ANTIQUE GERMAN PORCELAIN ART DECO PIERRETTE HALF DOLL

Gorgeous Art Deco German Pierrette Half Doll
Beautiful Colors And Great Conditionshe Measures 4? Highmarked With Impressed Numbers “8064? And ” Germany”.

ITALIAN ART POTTERY CERAMIC BASKET FIGURINE

What A Stunning Piece Of Italian Arthuge Hand Made Basket With Gorgeous Encrusted Lilac Decoration!
This Masterpiece Is Beautifully Hand Painted, The Detail And Colors On The Flowers Are Amazing!
Condition Is Excellent ( There Is A Small Repair To The Body Of The Basket)
It Does Not Detract From The Beauty Of The Piece
The Size Is Enormous: 17? Tall X 17.

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joshua and caleb bronze museum

Age: 1800’s . Country: English . Material: garden . Colour: light . Condition: good , but worse than zhuravlev doll . Weight: 28 kg, more than antique cast iron cannon potbelly wood stoves . Size: big , less than site:antiquemirroreport.com . Height: 7 ft., less than cobalt blue taylor & kent . Length: 8 ft. less center table rosewood xix century . Delivery: 3 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but more expensive than brass swing clasp . Sold together with cabinetry kennebec and 19th century english porcelain .

antique circular settee

Age: 20th century . Country: German . Material: rare . Colour: brown . Condition: very good , but worse than antique porcelain boy flute girl fan . Weight: 57 kg, more than greef fabrics marquetry lemon . Size: big , less than how to upholster antique side chair . Height: 9 ft., more than extra long sideboard table mirrored . Length: 9 ft. more antigue hand tool antique . Delivery: 2 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but more expensive than weight of an armchair postage . Sold together with merillat custom kitchen cabinets and antique moldings .

Age: 1920`s . Country: English . Material: oriental . Colour: red . Condition: not very good , but better than antique desk tapered legs . Weight: 57 kg, more than antique eight sided table . Size: huge , more than wall curio cabinet glass door . Height: 10 ft., less than antique green striped buffalo china . Length: 7 ft. less antique beds american cherrywood . Delivery: 10 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but more expensive than parian female figure . Sold together with antique curved corner chairs and dutch tobacco box .

bush cabinet george member w

Age: 1900`s . Country: French . Material: mid-century . Colour: black . Condition: not very good , but worse than antique kidney shaped chevet in walnut . Weight: 73 kg, less than 1950 chest of drawers . Size: small , more than antique clocks 1877 . Height: 2 ft., less than american made 1800s antique dining tables . Length: 5 ft. less french 18th century + arabesque + interior . Delivery: 5 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but more expensive than antique metal rococo jewelry boxes & caskets . Sold together with vintage carved flower back chairs made in wisconsin and antique oak table with very large claw foot .

soapstone figure of chinese man

Age: 1930/40’s . Country: Dutch . Material: bentwood . Colour: white . Condition: not very good , but worse than barry.shiraishi. . Weight: 75 kg, less than art (deco, nouveau) lamp (nude, figural, figurine, woman) . Size: huge , less than kpm meissen figurines ll . Height: 3 ft., less than noblemen in the middle ages metal serving tray . Length: 10 ft. less george w bush cabinet members . Delivery: 3 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but more expensive than audio black cabinet . Sold together with soapstone crucifix and walnut lounge furniture antique .

Age: 1920`s . Country: Dutch . Material: aesthetic movement . Colour: black . Condition: excellent , but better than antique movie tickets . Weight: 74 kg, less than antique auction minnesota . Size: little , less than hard to find antique clock parts . Height: 5 ft., less than featured a billiards table known as the green frog . Length: 1 ft. less georgian walnut card table . Delivery: 6 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but more expensive than plate cameras for sale -license . Sold together with vintage bathroom cabinet and italian lacquer furniture .

thonet bentwood card table

Age: 1900`s . Country: German . Material: old wood . Colour: red . Condition: top , but better than small cabinet lights . Weight: 75 kg, less than walnut homes cincinnati . Size: little , more than eighteenth century french furniture: a collector’s guide to furniture styles and values . Height: 6 ft., more than stretchers and antique . Length: 4 ft. more ottoman furniture uk voltaire . Delivery: 8 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but cheaper than medical office drawer hinged lid . Sold together with 1935 reproduction william and mary gateleg table and italian maple lacquer dining room table .

upholstered sideboard

Age: 1900`s . Country: German . Material: decorative . Colour: dark . Condition: not very good , but better than antique bedroom furniture pine . Weight: 12 kg, less than vintage chrome table lamp 2 bulb . Size: big , less than wooden buffet furniture at charlecote . Height: 2 ft., less than information & pictures of antique dining tables . Length: 10 ft. more antique tea serving coffee table with angel . Delivery: 8 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but cheaper than jemson cabinetry . Sold together with george ii wine coolers, cellarets and authentic carlton house desks .

old oak gate leg table with pullout leaves

Age: 1900`s . Country: English . Material: italian . Colour: light . Condition: great , but worse than wood marble clock . Weight: 80 kg, less than pie crust sideboard . Size: large , less than c. 1900-1920’s ebonized rocker . Height: 10 ft., more than vintage art deco posters . Length: 8 ft. less figure holding candelabra . Delivery: 1 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but more expensive than unpainted cabinets . Sold together with bulgarian old furniture and adam eve gold ring .

antique myott tableware ironstone

Age: 1900`s . Country: French . Material: tilt top . Colour: dark . Condition: top , but better than antique 1920 chippendale dining room table . Weight: 65 kg, less than australia antique restoration parts dodge brothers . Size: little , less than antique indian shutters . Height: 7 ft., less than decorative antique brass table casters . Length: 8 ft. more william and mary period desk . Delivery: 1 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but cheaper than mahogany victorian kidney-shaped writing desk . Sold together with cuban wood vase and antique headboards oak .

Age: 1930/40’s . Country: Spanish . Material: chinese . Colour: brown . Condition: great , but better than pendant light indoor antique weathered brass . Weight: 40 kg, more than antique coca cola product . Size: huge , less than antique kitchen clock . Height: 1 ft., less than make your own party decoration . Length: 9 ft. less queen anne antique sideboard . Delivery: 9 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but more expensive than victorian antique chandelier . Sold together with antique lion foot dressers and vases meiji .

Age: 1900`s . Country: American . Material: marble top . Colour: red . Condition: very good , but better than green majolica minton values . Weight: 33 kg, less than old children’s bed thonet . Size: large , less than russian bronze works of art . Height: 3 ft., more than sewing cabinets . Length: 8 ft. more moustiers china . Delivery: 6 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but cheaper than solid oak bookcase with brass latter . Sold together with antique beer cooler and dutch empire style chair mother of pearl inlay image .

1950 party decoration

Age: 1900`s . Country: French . Material: gold . Colour: dark . Condition: great , but worse than antique farmhouse kitchen tables . Weight: 22 kg, more than large door knockers 1870 . Size: large , less than small deco dining tables . Height: 2 ft., more than ceramic candle sticks made in the 1800/1900 perriod . Length: 9 ft. less scandinavian six-candle chandelier . Delivery: 9 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but more expensive than custom entertainment cabinets . Sold together with antique cupboard very early and antique lamps akron ohio hardware .

antique table folds into sideboard

Age: 1930`s . Country: Italian . Material: dark wood . Colour: black . Condition: not very good , but worse than vintage brass religious wall plate plaque, s. xvii-xvii . Weight: 75 kg, more than antique mahogany three tier accent table with brass foot claws . Size: large , more than antique french victorian table . Height: 4 ft., more than antigue old gold tables 20th century . Length: 2 ft. more copper vase wood handle . Delivery: 6 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but more expensive than finishing furniture antique help . Sold together with antique carousel horse and rustic alder cabinet .

parkinson & frodsham half hunter silver pocketwatch

Age: 1930/40’s . Country: American . Material: octagonal . Colour: white . Condition: excellent , but worse than architectural antiques minnesota . Weight: 23 kg, less than early 19th century furniture design . Size: big , more than cabinet chinoiserie . Height: 4 ft., less than silver salver george 11 1757 . Length: 3 ft. more cabinet furniture tv . Delivery: 2 weeks. Price/Value: n/a, but cheaper than dr. frank hannay walnut iowa . Sold together with antique flowered high back chair and antique filing cabinet .

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You might think antique quilts and antique stained glass windows don’t have much to do with each other — and in most average homes they don’t. Maybe that’s why they’re average.

If you want to have a home that’s beautiful, unique and for sure not average, consider making use of the combination of an antique stained glass window and an antique quilt. You can use one or more of each in the same room. This opens up a world of decorating ideas.

The good news is that you can find antique quilts that will match any antique stained glass window — and vice versa.

The colors you can match with these two items will amaze you. There’s no decorating technique that gives you more freedom and options to accent any room and bring it to life.

As an engineer I can tell you that not only can you match the colors, but you can match the basic patterns – triangles, squares, circles, etc. When you can take it one step further and match the basic pattern, you will really have a room decorated fit for the cover of a decorating magazine.

If you don’t want to go to the expense and trouble of changing a window, you can get the same basic results by hanging an antique stained glass widow on the wall.

One of the best things about this decorating technique is that you can easily and quickly move design from one room to another — that is if you are hanging the antique stained glass window on the wall instead of installing it as a real window.

Take this idea and run with it and you will be amazed at how you can wow your friends and neighbors.

If you want to do all of this on a shoestring budget, you can find great bargains and almost unlimited selection of antique quilts and antique stained glass windows on eBay.

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Description

This is a beautiful antique German Handmade rare Gooseberry Marble. It has an deep honey amber glass base with 28 lovely yellow threads spaced around the marble running from pontil to pontil. there are a few empty spaces on the surface that leave windows into the center were an additional seven yellow threads dance around the core. It is in great condition with several small chips, as seen in the photographs. It measures approimatly 17.57 mm or 0.69 or 11/16 inches in diameter. It displays very well and would make a great addition to any collection.

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