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  I think we all at one time or another have collected something.  It's been said that if you have two of anything from the same genre that you have a collection. I began at an early age, first collecting rocks and bottle caps, I know, don't ask me then graduated to limited edition plates, figurines, dolls and music boxes.  I love art and decided that artwork created by some of my favorite artists were much more favorable to my wallet than oil paintings.  I loved my collections by Lena Liu, Gregory Perrilo and Sandra Kuck.  I marveled at the artistry of each piece and took pride in owning such beautiful art. As I got older, however, I began to realize that I wanted a simpler lifestyle void of all collectibles other than a few special pieces.  Plus, I hate to dust.  I still collect music boxes because that is simply a passion I have yet to ignore.  Music boxes for me combines the best of both worlds, music and art. This blog and the eBay store with...

Sandra Kuck is a star in the collectibles field.  Her prints, plates and music boxes have been favorites for decades.  She paints in Victorian style with an artistic emphasis on family and love.  Her delicate interpretations of everyday life along with pastel colors and design make her works of art uniquely recognizable. She has created art for many premier producers to include the Bradford Exchange for plates and Ardleigh Elliott for music boxes.  She handpicks her much sought after lithographs and matches the painting with music to create these porcelain musical masterpieces. This particular music box, Try To Remember launches the Sandra Kuck's lovely memories of Victorian Mothers and children on fine porcelain and matches each with wistful nostalgic music.  It's a brilliant reminder that music boxes can be works of fine art. You can find more fine tuned details, including a clip where you can hear the music on our eBay store listing at Try To Remember.

Lena Liu, born in Taiwan began studying Oriental art at a very early age.  Ms. Liu combines the traditions of Oriental art brush work and her own unique style of ebb and flow to each one of her artistic masterpieces.  Iris Quartet is the perfect example of her free form style and creative talents.  The collector's plate, Iris Quartet is the first issue in the Symphony of Shimmering Beauty collection, inspired by Lena Liu's original silk painting.  Issued in 1991 under the hallmark of W.S. George fine china this plate measures 8 1/2 inches in diameter with a 22 karat gold rim and gold highlights. The plate is numbered 11898D and was limited to 150 firing days - Bradex #84-G20-51.1  The plate comes with COA and all pertinent printed materials. Under the hallmark of Ardleigh Elliott, the music box titled Iris Quartet was created by artist Lena Liu for the series Symphony of Shimmering Beauty.  This beautiful music box was issued in...

Music box dancer pirouettes through darkness. Her stage, a desolate wilderness. Keywound compositions through which demons sing an ominous foreboding she cannot escape. The revolving performance - a monotonous chaos. The endless encore she remains day after day never to break away.