Objet

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 (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. ❋ 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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Inside this prison, members of the public bring forth objet after objet and try to sell them to the highest bidder without knowing beforehand how much each will offer. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In choosing an objet trouvé from Israel, for example, BIG realized they needed something that couldn't easily be vandalized, and settled on manhole covers. ❋ Richard B. Woodward (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 (2011)

At just $10 from Amazon, the Tree Show Postcard Microportfolio is a terrific and inexpensive objet d'art. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Roger Sutton (2009)

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 (2011)

No matter what the aesthetic of a person's card character, a universal goal appears to be crafting a unique objet d'art. ❋ Lesley M. M. Blume (2011)

The objet de résistance is a violin autographed by (so far) 33 Nobel laureates. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2009)

Lucrezia is transformed into a sphinx-like objet de luxe. ❋ James Hall (2010)

In Ybor City, a Cuban-established enclave of Tampa known for fine cigars, a clerk at the King Corona Cigars Café & Bar said: They're the greatest utilitarian objet d'art. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I enjoyed a laugh or two, and then a lot more as I realized that the satire was in fact an objet trouvé. ❋ Unknown (2009)