DALLASDALLAS — Randy Buttram never gave much thought to the two 4 1/2-foot tall ornate vases that graced the elegant main entrance of his grandparents’ Oklahoma City mansion and later were displayed ...

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Do you have elegant vases that you love but never use for real flowers? I know I have some I consider using but always end up rejecting. What characteristics make vases solely ornamentals and not for ...

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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery — except perhaps when imitation takes the form of smashing a vase by Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei valued at $1 million. Miami artist Maximo ...