Val St. Lambert is a Belgian cristal glassware manufacturer, founded in 1826 and based in Seraing. It was the official glassware supplier to King Albert II Seraing is a Walloon municipality of Belgium in Province of Liege. The municipality of Seraing includes the old communes of Boncelles, Jemeppe-sur-Meuse, and Ougrée. With Liège, Herstal, Saint-Nicolas, Ans, and Flémalle, it forms the greater Liège agglomeration.
Scientific name: Nelumbo nucifera ‘Cochrane’s Green Magic’
Water colour on Lana 100% cotton paper
85 cm x 61 cm
129 cm x 99 cm unframed
$8,900
Note: This subject is painted life six from samples grown by Blue Lotus Nursery. This variety was bred by the owner from Chinese seed he himself collected and imported from China. The original painting includes an extra new leaf emerging on left side as seen in photo below.
An 18th Century lead stick/umbrella stand, having a decorative exterior of a cupid holding a flaming torchere on a chariot; being pushed by another cupid, and pulled by two puttis.