Hello all,

So here it is- What is your favorite piece of artwork or home decor?

Mine is a 13th cen. code of chivalry. I found it a the local Ren festival and had it framed. It hangs proudly in the same room as all my swords and armour.

Heres the link for the gents website that I bought the print from:http://www.replicaprints.com/

---

 Attachment: 91.63 KB
[ Download ]

I have a large print of Edmund Blair Leighton's "The Accolade" (see below) on one of my walls. It is a beautiful piece of art that represents to me the code of chivalry and knighthood. I also have a several tapestries- mostly heraldic beasts and one of knights jousting. There is also a Greenman plaque, an Aztec stone Calender, a Ceramic heraldic plaque of a lion rampant on a scarlet field, and a coat of arms of my family.

Right now, the only sword on my wall is the first sword I ever got (it was a gift)...the United Cutlery Gandalf's sword from Lord of the Rings...still fun to play around with. My other swords are on a sword rack against one of my walls.

Other than that , i've got a couple of interesting shells I got in Mexico, various Renaissance faire accoutrements (tankards, pouches, etc.), a Calvary cartridge box for Revolutionary War reenactments, a couple of Japanese items (mostly decorated with Hokusai's "The Great Wave Off Konagawa"....one of my favorite art prints), a small stone Elephant from India, a sugar loaf helm I picked up for next to nothing at a shop going out of business, and who could forget...an action figure of Sir Robin from Monty Python & The Holy Grail. :D :D :D

[ Linked Image ]

One of these days I'll have to post a few pics of our living room. We've done some things to give it that historical touch. Some of our decor consists of a reproduction painting of a knight on horseback over our fireplace, a tapestry, cast lion sculptures and iron candlesticks. My Wife also did a wonderful job of creating faux stone work bordering the entire room. Our spare bedroom has become the armoury :D

This is a tough question, but here's a picture of one of my favourites - "300", by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Mine is professionally matted and framed using archival materials, numbered 133 of 300. Here's a link for some more info on this (strangely on-topic) piece and the graphic novel series that inspired it:

http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=18-300

I saw a little three-inch by two-inch image of this piece in a Previews catalog (retailers' order catalog) back when I worked at the local comic book shop. . . I instantly knew that some day I would have to own this artwork, and some years later fortune smiled upon me :) .

Again, myArmoury shines as nearly all of my favourite things coming together under one roof.

---

 Attachment: 90.38 KB

"300", by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley

Hmmm....."decor"??
http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/en-gard...143909.php

[ Linked Image ]

[ Linked Image ]