The Past In The Present

Royal Nippon Porcelain and Chamomile Panna Cotta - Lucy Waverman, “Flower Power,” The Globe And Mail, February 2015

A Delicate Antique Porcelain Cup and Saucer and a Modern Version of a Delicate Dessert

Lucy Waverman sets and serves student chef Esther Tabert’s Chamomile Panna Cotta in her (Waverman’s) grandmother’s Royal Nippon porcelain cup and saucer. Bringing together grandmother’s china and Tabert’s recipe, in turn, captures the essence of Tabert’s Chamomile Panna Cotta: a remake of a simple traditional recipe that Esther says was inspired by “her mother’s love of chamomile tea.” Using antiques in new ways is an inventive way to use family heirlooms while illuminating our link to the past.

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Lucy Waverman, “Flower Power,”The Globe and Mail, February 2015

If you are looking for Royal Nippon, antique porcelain, or inspiring and novel ways to use antiques we can help.

Royal Nippon Plates

$25.00 to $35.00

Diameter 6”

Royal Nippon Plates

$45.00

Diameter 7 ½”

Royal Nippon Cups and Saucers

$95.00

The Stars & The Moon

Odessa Paloma Parker muses on the mystical, occultism and style in her feature, "Blithe Spiritualism"

The Globe And Mail, February 2015

Odessa points to the trend when she states, “These days, you can hardly shake a smudge stick without hitting an example of the style world’s new appetite for occultism: The collections on the spring 2015 runways were studded with star, moon and elemental imagery . . .”

Odessa’s article, click here.

Odessa inspires us to enchant you with the stars and crescent moons in the shop.

Seed Pearl Crescent Brooch

18kt. Gold Seed Pearl and Diamond Crescent and Star Brooch

Seed Pearl Crescent Brooch - 2

9kt. Gold Seed Pearl Star Brooch

10kt. Gold Pearl Crescent Brooch

Pair of 14kt. Seed Pearl Starburst Earrings

14kt. Gold Garnet Crescent Brooch

Pair of Seed Pearl and Citrine Drop Earrings

9kt. Seed Pearl and Diamond Starburst Brooch

Silver Gilt Garnet Crescent and Star Brooch

14kt. Gold Nugget Top Crescent Brooch

Seed Pearl Multi Starburst Pendant Necklace

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