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| Sunday, 12 October 2003 |
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Exhibition at Hermitage Gallery Compiled by Lakmal Welabada
Rearranging interiors from season to season refreshes the home or office, adding more pleasure to the environment. Among the hundreds of things which could be used for interior arrangements, nothing has yet replaced the noble appearance of antiques. Deepavali is another season for re-decorating the sitting rooms, verandas and other corners and corridors of residences and offices. Knowing the taste and requirements of the season Hermitage Gallery, Colombo offers a vast range of antique furniture and paraphernalia of old mansions along with oxidised silver jewellery, fine art, nautical accessories and quaint collectibles at their exhibition from October 16 to 19. The uniqueness of this exhibition along with Hermitage itself is that all the exhibits displayed are exquisite items; both the genuine antiques and re-productions coming from Gujarat and Rajastan of India.
Hundreds of years old massive door frames and window frames with intricate carvings, an old bullock cart base into turned an exquisite coffee table to match with Maharajah's sitting room chairs, a majestic looking book shelf made of two harnesses of a bullock cart, Jullas (swings) made of jute and old cabinets for holding key tags, antique bathroom mirrors are among some of the period furniture on display at this Deepavali exhibition. Work by George Keyt, the 43 group of artists, photographs by Lionel Wendt and other Sri Lankan contemporary artists are among the items of fine art. In addition the simply super ethnic silver jewellery with intricate designs of the jewellery worn by Indian Maharanees during the old days. Hermitage is a place for Indian antique lovers, and caters to classical tastes. |
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