| Brass is back, but be sure it looks aged
"Little hits of this ancient alloy really warm up a modern space," says the December/ January issue of Domino. The magazine shows a variety of brass sconces, knobs and drawer pulls and reassures readers that the golden brass handles won't clash with silvery stainless appliances in the kitchen. .
Ocean liner artifacts docked in L.A. home
LOS ANGELES - Standing in Mark B. Perry's living room, with the lights of this metropolis sparkling in the background, you find yourself looking at your shoes as if to ask, "Why didn't I dress up?" Perry's elegant 1938 Streamline Moderne house takes you to a time when people dressed for dinner. It's a sense of sophistication that Perry calls "Nautical Deco": a mixture of Art Deco and a collection of nautical ephemera so vast, it is incorporated into every room of the 3,800-square-foot home. Furniture, china, matchboxes, swizzle sticks, ashtrays, salt and pepper shakers - all from classic cruise ships - furnish Perry's stunning ocean liner of a house, dry-docked in the hills of the quaint Los Feliz neighborhood. A television writer on the series "What About Brian" and formerly a producer for "The Wonder Years," "Picket Fences" and "Party of Five," Perry has assembled his maritime look with the precision of a seasoned art director.
Antiques & Collectibles
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No auction for Phila. School District's works of art
The Philadelphia School District's art collection remains off the auction block - and the district's top administrator believes it will stay that way. "I doubt they will sell now. I don't think there's support to sell the paintings," Chief Executive Officer Paul Vallas said yesterday. His comments came after a School Reform Commission meeting at which the commission took no action on selling the art. The commission last month tabled a resolution to consider selling a portion of the collection. The resolution was put forth by Commissioner Daniel Whelan, who is no longer on the board. Commission Chairman James Nevels said yesterday that the resolution had been withdrawn and that the commission would move ahead with a study of the art to determine its ownership and worth.
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