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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a set of antique" is not correct in English.
It should be "a set of antiques." You can use it when referring to a collection of antique items, typically in contexts related to furniture, art, or collectibles.
Example: "She inherited a set of antiques from her grandmother, which included a beautiful vase and an ornate mirror."
Alternatives: "a collection of antiques" or "a group of antiques."
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It's $55 . 7.Another nostalgic offering: a set of antique Goldstone pitchers for $940.
His eyes twinkle as he praises the properties of witch-hazel and displays a set of antique razors.
On a set of antique wooden shelves, a display of collectible sports memorabilia sits above a lamp with a shade that suggests a frilly pink skirt.
The charm of this presentation came from the projections by the British photographer Tim Walker, which showed the clothes digitally emerging from a set of antique shelves and closets.
So it is easy to understand the shock generated by his impending indictment on charges of having stolen and sold a set of antique porcelain dish ware that originally belonged to his great-great-grandfather, Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil.
Of course, I had my untouchables: the pastel-hued Russel Wright dinnerware; a set of antique gold-rimmed red china; the Victorian silver and vintage Bakelite frames that held decades of family photographs; a pair of huge urns from Fez; a large 1950s fish platter I had spied in the window of a shop in the Palais Royal in Paris; and the groups of ceramic Chinese People's Republic revolution figures.
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In a large central installation, a set of antique-looking loudspeakers emit a dehumanised voice quoting the master of universal paranoia, Franz Kafka: "You are not from the castle, you are not from the village, you aren't anything".
Inside, there are marble worktops – one with an old-fashioned meat grinder clamped onto it – rustic blue and white tiles featuring vignettes of Dutch country life, a set of antique-shop enamel weighing scales and a wooden butcher's block, opposite which chiller cabinets are stuffed with chicken pieces, meatballs, mince and smoked bacon.
The current inventory includes a 17th-century Swedish tall clock, an 18th-century Swedish drop-leaf table with its original paint, a set of 10 antique painted Venetian chairs and an 18th-century French linen screen decorated with charming country scenes painted in gray and orange.
The lodge has four private cabins connected to a cozy common room, and a shared kitchen outfitted with a full set of antique cast-iron cookware and a six-burner gas stove.
Charles Manghis, a Nantucket scrimshaw artist who completed commissions for President George W. Bush and his father on a matching set of antique whale teeth, said he always strives for historic accuracy.
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