What's hanging in your study?

[Stalker62]

Circumstances mean that I am chained to my desk today.

My mind wanders (it does that), and my eyes come to rest on three frames that are hung above the computer.

They have absolutely no intrinsic value at all, but obviously mean something to me. What is that something?


Just an old card. Sent to me (for no reason that I can remember) some years ago, by the most wonderful of neighbours. She died a couple of years ago. I still write to her husband (old school) every month.




I used to take the Shooting magazines, and always enjoyed the cartoons by Keith Reynolds. One in particular, resonated with me, and made me laugh out loud (a rare thing). I made contact with Keith and 'commissioned' (oxymoron alert) an original reproduction. Keith's 'embellished' signature was an unexpected, and delightful bonus.



Finally, just a photo of my first dog dead these past seven years now. I loved that bear.





So, what's got pride of place in your study - and perhaps more importantly, why?

 

[VSS]

 

[Utectok]

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[HonestJohn]

complete mix! family crest, French war bond poster (original I might add), order of St John decorations, kids addition

 

[kenbro]

No study in our house!
Ken.

 

[tozzybum]

No study here but every wall has kids,grandkids and first great grandson on them.
Very precious and irreplaceable.

 

[enfieldspares]

Variously about the house, I have no study here also, are a small photograph of my mother when she was in her twenties; from Benin City on Nigeria a bronze cock and bronze leopard from Igun Street, some small carved "people" from the Oba Zoo, a picture of my wedding there in 2012; a lamp turned by my grandfather after he was trained as a woodturner by St. Dunstan's after having been war blinded in WWI, the picklehaube that he was given by his Sergeant; my father's identity discs from WWII; Major Billy's 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers sword from WWI; some framed HBSA Prize Certificates including Service Rifle Deliberate Standing 200 Yards from 1996; a picture of my son and a picture of my stepson. On the floor as I am about to clean it having been shooting this afternoon a French Manufrance Model 28 easy-opening 16 bore boxlock ejector...which once cleaned I'll lock away in its gun cabinet. And a quantity of dust that needs vacuuming on the head of the roebuck that I shot on the hill in Scotland in 1989 that hangs on a wall.

 

[HonestJohn]

Variously about the house, I have no study here also, are a small photograph of my mother when she was in her twenties; from Benin City on Nigeria a bronze cock and bronze leopard from Igun Street, some small carved "people" from the Oba Zoo, a picture of my wedding there in 2012; a lamp turned by my grandfather after he was trained as a woodturner by St. Dunstan's after having been war blinded in WWI, the picklehaube that he was given by his Sergeant; my father's identity discs from WWII; Major Billy's 1897 Pattern Infantry Officers sword from WWI; some framed HBSA Prize Certificates including Service Rifle Deliberate Standing 200 Yards from 1996; a picture of my son and a picture of my stepson. On the floor as I am about to clean it having been shooting this afternoon a French Manufrance Model 28 easy-opening 16 bore boxlock ejector...which once cleaned I'll lock away in its gun cabinet. And a quantity of dust that needs vacuuming on the head of the roebuck that I shot on the hill in Scotland in 1989 that hangs on a wall.

Bronze cock! Surely we need a picture to solidify what exactly this sculpture is

 

[enfieldspares]

Bronze cock! Surely we need a picture to solidify what exactly this sculpture is

Okukor and Ekpen. LIke this in the picture. Exactly the same, although, please keep it our secret, mine is only a small six inch cock.

Okukor - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The Oba: Leopard of the House (Ekpen N’Owa) | The Art Institute of Chicago

archive.artic.edu

 

[kenbro]

Not a study, just a hall, but here’s Mutley 1.
Died unnecessarily in tragic circumstances. R.I.P.
Ken.

 

[Stalker62]

No study in our house!

It's a figure of speech.

The downstairs toilet is fine.


Or the outhouse...

 

[Klenchblaize]

Way too much!

K

 

[kenbro]

It's a figure of speech.

The downstairs toilet is fine.


Or the outhouse...

Some posh people really do have a study.
Kb.

 

[lochty]

 

[Fosbery Holster]

What was initially my study is now a junk room, I’m only partially responsible for the mess.
In my attempt to take a photo l switched on the desk light which blew a fuse, that pi$$ed me off.

 

[eldon]

Here's one in my study, a proper oldie worlde map from time gone by.
A place quite local that has distant memories of my dad and I playing "hide n seek" in, obviously I was a bit younger then, possibly 7 or 8. I always remember he climbed a tree and watched me wandering round and round looking for him
This is a pretty large specimen at 1000 x 750mm.

 

[kenbro]

Here’s some from different parts of “The Study”
The Lady paintings are embellished prints by Canadian artist Anna Rasumovskaya.
Some are by Wifey Ginny.
The ship photos are of a wreck that happened in the Menai Straits and the ship ended up with (As seen in pics) a broken spine.
The painting with the big tree is a village where Ginny was born in Hampshire, the pub. to the left was a favourite haunt of George Best at one time. Anyone know the village name?
Ken.

 

[kenbro]

More.

 

[Stalker62]

A place quite local that has distant memories of my dad and I playing "hide n seek" in, obviously I was a bit younger then, possibly 7 or 8.

That's the thing.

Something that (to the outsider) just looks like a map - but to you, brings back memories of your Father.

Very nice.

 

[Stalker62]

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Oh dear (or should that be Oh Deer) God!

I can't un-see that...