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Parian marble

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Parian marble see Páros . ... Read more
Parian
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Parian of or relating to Paros or the fine white marble for which it is renowned; denoting a form of...white unglazed hard-paste porcelain likened to Parian marble. Parian chronicle an inscribed marble stele, originally set up on Paros , giving... Read more
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...pressure, rendering the stone particularly hard and dense. Marbles are widely distributed and occur in a great variety of...sculptors. In the ancient world the most famous of Greek marbles was the close-grained, golden-toned Pentelic, which was quarried at Mount Pentelicon in Attica. The Elgin Marbles ... Read more

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antiques: Parian perfection; CHRISTOPHER PROUDLOVE ON HOW A BOOK LOOKS SET TO TRIGGER A PORCELAIN CRAZE.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 5/5/2007; 700+ words ; ...shares the sentiment. But Parian, Copeland's Statuary Porcelain...expensive. It's probably what the Parian market needs. Stark, matt white, marble-like statuettes, often of...Christie's sold a top quality Parian bust of Queen Victoria, made...article closely resembling marble - hence its ... Read more
Donegal Parian China. (New products: summer shows).(Shamrock Collection )(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Home Accents Today; 7/1/2003; 43 words ; The luck o' the Irish appears on dishes, collectibles and gift items in The Shamrock Collection from Donegal. Crafted of marble-like cream china, the collection includes small bowls, decorative accents and mini cachepots ($20 to $33, each). eLink 566 Shows: Atlanta, New York Read more
Perfect replicas of the words qreatest art; antiques.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 5/5/2007; 700+ words ; ...shares the sentiment. But Parian, Copeland's Statuary Porcelain...expensive. It's probably what the Parian market needs. Stark, matt white, marble-like statuettes, often of...Christie's sold a top-quality Parian bust of Queen Victoria made...article closely resembling marble ... hence its ... Read more
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Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/17/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...said it is parian. Isn't parian a type of marble? The Art Union of London...statue must have been a prize. Parian marble, a natural stone, is very...porcelain that imitates real marble. It is not true that parian ware is made of crushed marble... Read more
Woman's Way moves into wellness, prevention care
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Business Journal; 6/4/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...wellness and resource center, has evolved from what was once Parian's, the first day spa to open in Mississippi. "Part of Parian's success has been adapting to the needs of the market...rank last in the nation in women's health," said Renee Marble, executive director and co-founder and a native of Terry. ... Read more
Grave stele of a little girl.(GalleryCard Foundations)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: School Arts; 8/1/2006; 245 words ; Grave stele of a little girl, 450-440 BC, Greek, Parian marble, H. 31 1/2 (30 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art...ancient Greece came from the Cycladic Islands, where marble was plentiful. Since the girl's profile resembles those... Read more
Antiques and collecting: Jewels to make your heart skip a beat; Richard Edmonds finds that Royal fever has broken out at this year's LAPADA fair and covets some exquisite pieces.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/13/2001; 700+ words ; ...Cheltenham have mounted an extensive display of busts in Parian china of the Royal Family and their circle from the 19th century. Parian, for those who are not familiar with it, is unglazed white...in the 18th century by the Sevres factory in France'). Parian was used to simulate white marble. The ... Read more
Gaylord Ho.(TODAY'S TOP ART!STS)(interview of Sculptors Gaylord Ho )(Interview)
Magazine article from: Art Business News; 7/1/2008; 610 words ; BORN IN: Taiwan STYLE/MEDIUM: Bronze and Cast Marble (Parian II[TM]) Sculpture GREATEST ARTISTIC INSPIRATION: Observation of People's Activities and Emotions YEARS IN THE BUSINESS: 36 STUDIO... Read more
Figuring a value
Newspaper article from: The Press; 7/1/2002; 70 words ; This 1860s Parian Ware figurine would fetch about $600 in Christchurch, antiques dealer...Gallery. The ceramic piece, named for the substance's likeness to Greek parian marble, was probably made by a leading English porcelain factory... Read more
Valuable 1860 item gets dolled up with new clothes
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/17/2002; ; 399 words ; ...Collectors usually refer to this sort of doll as being a "Parian-type" doll, which means that its head and shoulders were made from untinted bisque porcelain. This term "Parian" can be a bit confusing because it primarily refers to Parian marble, which is a very pure white stone quarried on the ... Read more

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