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  • She had it valued in the 1980s, when it was said to be worth in the hundreds, but had no idea of its real value following the boom in interest in Chinese objet d'art.

    WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011

  • It goes without saying that one can adhere to a constructivist philosophy of mathematics (and the consequent rejection of actual infinity) for diferent reasons from Brouwer's; supertasks will still not be the right kind of objet to study either.

    Supertasks Laraudogoitia, Jon Pérez 2004

  • His signature flourish seems to be a stack of books crowded on a table with a sculptural "objet" sitting atop them.

    Apartment Therapy Main 2009

  • Long overlooked for its aesthetic principles, these days, money is not just a physical or abstract means by which people obtain art and, thus beauty; it has become an objet d'art.

    Adrian Margaret Brune: The New Moneyed Art Adrian Margaret Brune 2011

  • Long overlooked for its aesthetic principles, these days, money is not just a physical or abstract means by which people obtain art and, thus beauty; it has become an objet d'art.

    Adrian Margaret Brune: The New Moneyed Art Adrian Margaret Brune 2011

  • Then I have "technically" read, say, Paper Towns, in the sense that I can reasonably be sued for copyright violation when I write a screenplay about a guy whose objet d'amour goes missing and how he tracks her down.

    Giving Up Roger Sutton 2009

  • Then I have "technically" read, say, Paper Towns, in the sense that I can reasonably be sued for copyright violation when I write a screenplay about a guy whose objet d'amour goes missing and how he tracks her down.

    Giving Up Roger Sutton 2009

  • Long overlooked for its aesthetic principles, these days, money is not just a physical or abstract means by which people obtain art and, thus beauty; it has become an objet d'art.

    Adrian Margaret Brune: The New Moneyed Art Adrian Margaret Brune 2011

  • No matter what the aesthetic of a person's card character, a universal goal appears to be crafting a unique objet d'art.

    Leaving the Right Impression Lesley M. M. Blume 2011

  • In an attempt to salvage her situation, she began selling off her valuable collection of objet d'arts, including a Qing dynasty clock for $3.8 million.

    Georgialee Lang: How to Blow a Billion Dollars Georgialee Lang 2011

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