The second stunning home we shot last week on the…
.. who also run an art gallery there, which they call the Stables.
It was a very elegant Georgian house…
.. dating back to the 1830’s, which they renovated and extended just a few years ago. The house still retains many of its period features, but part was brought up to date for modern convenience…
.. so it felt like a home that you would really want to kick-off your shoes and relax in.
Home shoots are actually hard work and we are usually pretty tired at the end of the day…
.. but there’s always a bit of craic & banter throughout the day – which not only makes this type of work very enjoyable but we also tend to learn a few things too, along the way.
Needless to say, the artwork, antiques, and sculptures in the home were stunning…
.. but I think we might have lowered the tone when looking at one of the porcelain bowls I asked, “who exactly was Mr. Ming” – to which Marie quipped:
“ye know Ashley – he was married to Mrs. Ming and they had a load of kids… the wee Mingers”
🙂
Anyway, another lovely shoot – so a big thanks to Stewart & Carolyn for making us feel so welcome – and for bring me up to speed on the period of innovation in Chinese ceramics – between 1368-1644. Which as you probably already know, was called the Ming Dynasty or the Empire of the Great Ming – quoted to be:
One of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history.
So there you have it – learning something new every day – it wasn’t just some old bowl that the wee Mingers ate from after all 🙂
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