I was born in beautiful, sunny Perth, Australia. I had a carefree, fun-filled childhood spent mostly on Perth’s endless white beaches. I was very much into sports – long distance running, ground hockey, and gymnastics.
My father’s hobby was building speed boats. My family named the first boat the “Submarine” as it kept sinking. Finally, he figured out how to keep his boats afloat, and from then on we’d go fishing every weekend. We even took the boat out to some of the small islands 12 miles of the coast. My father was an architect and Master Builder of fine homes; my mother, his partner, was a talented Interior Designer.
After they retired in Perth they opened a fine antique store, the “Elizabethan House”, in Houston. I managed the store for them while they were on their 3 month buying trips to Europe. Their clientele was international and included such luminaries as John Wayne.
I grew up loving art, architecture, and the performing arts. I always had a passion for all things Russian, especially Fabergé, and managed to save enough to purchase my first Fabergé objet deluxe while I was in my early 20’s. After this purchase, there was no turning back. I was smitten!
Influenced by my love of antiques, I opened my own antique store in Houston in 1976. I specialized in exquisite antique jewelry, silver, objets d’art and Fabergé. In the early 1980’s I designed and built a gorgeous jewellery store inside the Galleria.
At that time there were 22 other jewellery stores in the Galleria. From the day our store opened it was such a success that during Mother’s Day, Christmas and Saturdays there was a line of people patiently waiting their turn to enter the store. We were told by the Galleria’s owners that we were consistently the first or second most successful jewellery store each month.
I became known as one of the most reputable and knowledgeable dealers in the U.S. and Europe. The store’s clientele included Mikhael Baryshnikov, Lena Horn, Kiri Tekanawa, and Sarah Jessica Parker. I was invited to lecture throughout the world on antique jewelry and Fabergé, including at TEFAF, the famous European Fine Art Fair, in Maastricht, Holland, which draws more than 70,000 visitors from around the world. I was told by the organizers not to expect too many people at my lecture as most attendees were only interested in viewing the magnificent booths. I was told to expect 15-20 people. When the doors opened, there was a huge crowd waiting to be seated, once all the seats were taken they brought in more seats, and when those were all taken, and standing room filled, the organizers had to turn the rest of the people away.
I have always been very involved in Houston’s artistic community, serving on the Boards of Directors of the Houston Ballet Foundation( Vice President and Fund Drive Chairperson), the Society for the Performing Arts (over 20 years), the Houston Grand Opera, the Association for Community Television, Zoo Friends and the Children’s Museum.
Designed by Paul Fields - Lambert Landscape Company - Dallas, Texas; Carved in Italy by Lynette Proler - European Garden Ornaments.
The Renaissance of the American garden is in full bloom. Today's home-owners, whether their gardens are small and intimate or estates rivaling those of European aristocracy, have re-discovered the beauty of European fountains and garden ornaments. As the leading resource for 16th-20th century garden ornaments, Lynette Proler — a division of Proler Garden Antiques — is proud to have played a major role in this history.
Private Italianate Estate - Palos Verdes, CA
Lynette Proler scours Europe in search of the perfect antique to incorporate into your design — or when that is not feasible, custom-carves marble or stone fountains and garden ornaments in Italy to meet your specifications.
Private Italianate Estate - Palos Verdes, CA
Our company delivers old-world service while utilizing "new world" technology. You can rely on us to take care of all shipping, customs formalities and delivery of your items from Europe to the job site.
Please contact us directly at 310 683 0868. It will be our pleasure to assist you.
Private Italianate Estate - Palos Verdes, CA
"One of the country's best antique garden stores." — Departures Magazine
"Lynette Proler is considered one of the world's foremost authorities on European, English and Asian garden antiques." — California Homes Magazine
Private Italianate Estate - Palos Verdes, CA
Lynette Proler, and her team of garden antiques experts, travels throughout the year to Europe and England in search of 17th — 19th century garden antiques.
Lynette Proler is renowned as the world's foremost authority in garden antiques and the prime resource for antique fountains, urns, planters, gazebos, sundials, wellheads and statuary — in marble, stone, terracotta, cast-iron and lead.
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PROLER ENGLISH LEAD COLLECTION:
English Lead Egg Cup planter
English Lead Large Adam urn
English Lead William and Mary urn
Lynette Proler is renowned as the premier source for real English lead hand-made in England using the 'lost wax' method. No garden is complete without lead planters. The iconic English gardener Gertrude Jekyll wrote: "there can scarcely be a doubt that the happiest material for our garden sculpture and ornament is lead" Gertrude Jekyll (England 1843-1932)
English Lead Ribbed planter
English Lead Bulbeck planter
Our English lead garden ornaments grace the largest of estates and the smallest of town gardens throughout the United States. Recent commissions include the newly constructed Nashville, Tennessee Schermerhorn Symphony Hall.
Proler Museum Collection - Torsade' finial on pedestal
Lynette Proler, renowned for her talents in discovering the world's most beautiful objects for the garden, presents the Proler Museum Collection — an exquisite collection of terracotta urns, finials, sculptures and fountains.
Proler Museum Collection - La Guimard - Bust
Proler Museum Collection - Urn with Cherubs on pedestal
Proler Museum Collection - Marie Antoinette with a cameo
Proler Museum Collection - Flora - Caffe' de la Paix - Paris, France
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