“Dollhouses and other Miniature Worlds,” April 20th edition in the 2026 show . . .

my spring series post for today at the link if you’d like to see it.

https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/dollhouses-and-other-miniature-worlds-8cc

An addition to the series Swimming Pool. 2017. Slovakian. Maria Svarbova, photographer. Born in 1988. mariasvarbova.com. via mymodernmet.com.

In need of a new emeralded up something and wanting a new idea. Imagery from “Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles a L’exposition Internationale de Milan 1906,” a catalogue of French jewelry exhibited at the Milan 1906 Exposition. Georges Fouquet, Wolfers Freres and their competitors. Published in 1913.


1. Bracelet, serpent or ciselé et émail, tête en opales gravées. 2.Bague de même caractère, reliée au bracelet par une double chaînette. Georges Fouquet (Composition do Alphonse Mucha). Designed by Alphonse Mucha for Sarah Bernhardt. Frontispiece, Planche (Plate) 1, page 11 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n10/mode/1up
1. Broche – mouche – en joaillerie. L. Aucog. 2. Pendentif (style Louis XVI), nœud et feuillage en joaillerie avec saphir au centre. Moderne Bijoux. Paul Templier. Planche (Plate) 5, page 55 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n54/mode/1up
1. Bracelet – vatour, or et pierres (Musée de Boulaq, Cairo); 2. Collier en or (Musée du Louvre); 3. Pectoral en or. Bague de Ramses II; 4. Bague en bronce (Musée de Boulaq, Cairo). Bijoux de l’epoque Égyptienne. Planche (Plate) 8, page 93 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n92/mode/1up
1. Épingle à cheveux ornitomorphe; 2. Fibule – S – Franque; 3. Épingle à cheveus gothique ; 4. Agraffe de ceinturon ; 5. Boucle d’oreille Franque ; 6. Boucle d’oreille Franque ; 7. Fibule polygonale Franque ; 8. Collier Franc. Bijoux des peuples barbares de la Gaule, du V au VII siecle. Planche (Plate) 10, Page 131 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n130/mode/1up
Agrafe de corsage, émail translucide et perles. Georges Fouquet. Composition de Charles Desrosiers. Époque Moderne. Planche (Plate) 12, Page 163 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n162/mode/1up
1. Cachet en onyx. Coulon et Cie ; 2. Pendentif de style Renaissance en joaillerie. Coulon et Cie. Époque Moderne. Planche (Plate) 15, Page 188 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n188/mode/1up
Collier – gui, émail translucide et joaillerie. Georges Fouquet. Composition de Charles Desrosiers. Époque Moderne. Planche (Plate) 16, Page 201 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n200/mode/1up

“Dollhouses and other Miniature Worlds,” April 16th edition in the 2026 spring show . . .

my spring series post for today published to my Substack at the link if you’d like to see it

https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/dollhouses-and-other-miniature-worlds-ed7

Illustration which appeared in the March 2016 issue of More Magazine (stairs detail). American. Jamie Prokell, associate art director. Molistudio, maker. via behance.net.

1998, and a mid-morning in July, the birds in the trees chirping to the hum of the lawn mowers at the townhouse on Camelot Lane.

Oh to be here.

Another iced tea, maybe, and then getting ready to go into town. A niece having a Sweet Sixteen. A family lady needed to go looking at places. Funny. Mother, having been so good at that, helped look at places for half the town, but the family not being like that anymore. Better on the food and what to buy at the quinceañera boutique than who has the prettiest ladies’ room and the nicest view.

https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/1998-and-a-mid-morning-in-july-the

my new short fiction piece posted to my Substack at the link if you’d like to read the rest.

Fans to waft in the scent of spring. All of these from the latest email from Fan d’Eventails, Paris.

Chantecler fan. Wooden sticks and guards with the paper leaf painted with a rooster to illustrate the play created by Rostand in 1910. Signed by the Spanish fan maker Bach. Image © Fan d’Eventails, Paris. Fair use license. https://www.fandeventails.fr/en/19th-century-fans/4638-chantecler.html

Fan in the style of Alphonse Mucha. The black tulle leaf being applied with painted silk and embroidered with sequins, displaying in a central medallion a woman in profile in the style of Mucha or Gendrot, surrounded by flowers and mistletoe branches. Engraved and gilded horn sticks and guards. Art Nouveau in style. Duvelleroy, maker. Marked Duvelleroy on the reverse of one of the guards. Image © Fan d’Eventails, Paris. Fair use license. https://www.fandeventails.fr/fr/eventails-art-nouveau/4659-duvelleroy-belle-au-gui-eventail-dans-le-gout-de-mucha-periode-art-nouveau.html

Two fans made by Duvelleroy, one with a cream silk leaf and the other with pale green silk leaves, both embroidered with green and gold sequins. One with horn sticks and guards inlaid with green sequins and the fan with the cream silk leaf having horn sticks and wooden guards that are inlaid with gold stars and small green sequins. Both fans stamped Duvelleroy on the reverse of the counter-guard. French. Made ca. 1900. Revival Empire, inspired by the earlier Empire style. Image © Fan d’Eventails, Paris. Fair use license. https://www.fandeventails.fr/en/19th-century-fans/4653-duvelleroy-revival-empire-fan-circa-1900.html
Small hand-fan. Silk and tulle leaf embroidered with sequins with horn sticks and white mother-of-pearl guards, engraved and gilded. Made ca. 1905 in the Empire style. French. Duvelleroy, maker. Signed Duvelleroy. Comes with a Duvellory box that is also stamped Duvelleroy. Image © Fan d’Eventails, Paris. Fair use license. https://www.fandeventails.fr/en/19th-century-fans/4644-duvelleroy-coffret-rose.html
Iris and peonies hand-fan, the green silk and tulle leaf embroidered with sequins. Tortoiseshell sticks and guards. Art Nouveau, ca. 1892-1910. French. E. Kees, maker, with E. Kees written on the back of one of the sticks. The case stamped in gold with the initials M.H. on the exterior with Ernest Kees. Fabrique d’éventails. 8 Boulevard des Capucines – Paris stamped in gold on the inside. Image © Fan d’Eventails, Paris. Fair use license. https://www.fandeventails.fr/en/art-nouveau-fans/4655-kees-iris-and-peonies-art-nouveau-fan.html
Hand-fan with a delicate silk muslin leaf applied with gold metallic paper and embroidered with gold sequins. Red-stained bone sticks and guards inlaid with gold sequins. French. First French Empire, ca. 1820. Mullot, maker. With its case, the label reading: Mullot, 130 Rue St-Denis. Image © Fan d’Eventails, Paris. Fair use license. https://www.fandeventails.fr/en/19th-century-fans/4656-mullot-red-first-french-empire
Wild orchid fan. Horn sticks and guards, the silk leaf painted with wild orchids in pastel shades. French. ca. 1900. Vanier Chardin, maker. Inscribed Vanier Chardin on the reverse with the case stamped Vanier Chardin too. Image © Fan d’Eventails, Paris. Fair use license. https://www.fandeventails.fr/en/art-nouveau-fans/4645-vanier-chardin.html

“Dollhouses and other Miniature Worlds” for April 8th in the 2026 spring show . . .

my spring series post for today at the link if you’d like to see it. It has around 20 images-

https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/dollhouses-and-other-miniature-worlds-317

Leek or spring onion brooch, the leaves set with round green garnets and the bulb set with diamonds. 1989. French. JAR Paris, maker. Workshop mark for JAR Paris. Image via Sothebys.

Futuristic skyscraper monumental structure from the series Unwrapped. ca. 2020. American. Green chewing gum. Sam Kaplan, maker. samkaplan.com. via thisiscolossal.com.