Art and craft objects are the beautiful and humble protagonists of our daily lives. They are objects we use—and admire; they combine images of art, beauty, and everyday utility. They give meaning to our surroundings, and through their presence, our daily lives begin to be illuminated by their existence.
It was about these objects that the German writer Hermann Hesse wrote: "All these trinkets, all these fashionable luxury goods - it is not at all nonsense, it is not at all a fiction of self-interested manufacturers and traders, but a small world, or rather a large world of things, in their own right, beautiful and diverse, which have only one purpose: to serve love, to sharpen the senses, to revitalize the tarnished environment…".
Because of their ability to "animate," "decorate," "fill," and "serve humankind," antique collectors are particularly fond of decorative and applied art objects from past eras. For us, the children of civilization, they still serve as examples of a culture, largely lost already, alas, of unparalleled artistic heights and universally manifested talents.
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