Ann Getty, the oil heiress, owns an identical pair of urns and is said to have been one of the bidders who drove the price of Ms. Thomson's vases up from the £400,000 to £600,000 that Christie's originally estimated they would bring.
The subject of the Germain vase comes up, and Teller says, "You know the funny thing about that?
The bevy of congratulatory bouquets on her desk, one stuffed into a vase laced up like a corset, match the bridal mood.
The vase stands up, music plays, a pass is made — and a whole rosebush slowly rises from inside, higher and higher, the petals of the roses unfolding as though waking up.
The pair of potpourri vases, made up from Chinese celadon porcelain bowls mounted in gilt bronze, is neither unique nor in mint condition.
For his Monday-morning arranging, Masson wandered between ten three-foot-tall glass vases, reaching up to fill them where they sat, on wide ledges above and behind tables.
Dinnerware, tea sets, trays, stemware and vases are up to 90percentt off at the Haviland and Lalique warehouse sale June 11 to 16 (a five-piece place setting of Haviland Soleil or dinnerware, originally $245, is $73.50460460 Meadow Lane, Carlstadt, N.J., (201) 635-1403, haviland.fr or cristallalique.fr.fr
Fill up the pot or vase with river stones or gravel.
