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    Posted 11 years ago

    VioletOrange
    (150 items)

    A fine, 14 inches tall Henri-léon Charles Robalbhen (1862-1906) high-fired stoneware figurine, Paris, France, circa 1900.

    Rose Fyleman's 1917 poem "Fairies" begins with the line "There are fairies at the bottom of our garden!" During the Victorian era, fairies were a popular theme that could be readily found in literature, paintings - everywhere.

    Here we have a garden fairy turning a tulip upside down and spilling the morning dew down her gown, to pool at her feet.

    Absinthe, typically green in color, was an alcoholic spirit popular in the Victorian Age, and it was commonly referred to in historical literature as "la fée verte" (the green fairy). Fairy "sightings" increased proportional to the amount of Absinthe consumed.

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    Comments

    1. getthatmonkeyoutofme getthatmonkeyoutofme, 11 years ago
      wow...!!!
    2. VioletOrange VioletOrange, 11 years ago
      Thanks everyone
    3. vetraio50 vetraio50, 11 years ago
      Just wonderful!
    4. cogito cogito, 11 years ago
      Phenomenal! We need to start talking trades. What else do you have hiding offline?
    5. VioletOrange VioletOrange, 11 years ago
      cogito,
      I have a few more good ones, imho. The time will come when I may want to part with some, but not just now. Thanks for your kind comments.
    6. Vintagefran Vintagefran, 11 years ago
      Absolutely Gorgeous VO! You made me smile with your comment about the correlation of absinthe with fairy sightings:)
    7. inky inky, 11 years ago
      Just wonderful VioletOrange....:-)
    8. GlueChip GlueChip, 11 years ago
      No this is someone I would grab up in a second. Love the figure, here sweet face the beautiful colors. AAA in my book VioletOrange
    9. VioletOrange VioletOrange, 11 years ago
      Thanks folks
    10. mcheconi mcheconi, 10 years ago
      Beautiful.
    11. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 8 years ago
      Even the face is so beautiful, a dream !~
    12. VioletOrange VioletOrange, 8 years ago
      A favorite of mine, Phil.
    13. SEAN68 SEAN68, 8 years ago
      How did I miss this one ? shes fabulous!!
    14. VioletOrange VioletOrange, 8 years ago
      Thanks Sean
    15. SEAN68 SEAN68, 8 years ago
      Your very welcome VioletOrange!!
    16. Gillian, 8 years ago
      I admit that I didn't know it was a tulip, and was very confused before I turned pic around, and saw the stem.
      This is a stunning piece, beautiful just beautiful.
    17. VioletOrange VioletOrange, 8 years ago
      Thank you Gillian

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