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Sussex armchair envy
A friend of mine recently acquired two superb Morris & Co., Sussex armchairs (c1860) Not that I envy him. It’s just one of those events that plays on your mind in quiet moments of décor envy. I had recommended he … Continue reading
Posted in auction finds etc., furniture, practical matters
Tagged Art & Crafts movement, Philip Webb, Sussex chair, William Morris
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A bowl, a plate, a conversation
Viewing the local antique sale my attention was captured by a Chinese bowl decorated with two red dragons and with a distinctive disk of gold in the centre. What initially caught my eye was the auction house’s accidental arrangement … Continue reading
Posted in auction finds etc., Uncategorized
Tagged Chinese bowl, Emperor Guangxu, Qing dynasty, red dragons
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An Easterly Trajectory
We spotted this work in a sale. For me at least, the initial viewing was a bit of blur, as I’d left my glasses behind. I could determine outlines of large pieces of furniture and the distinctive shape of a … Continue reading
Posted in collecting
Tagged Alfred East, Andrew McIntosh Patrick, Fine Arts Society, Stow on the Wold
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Back on the tools
A few readers have asked where we’ve gone? The answer is no further than the hallway where I have spent a great deal of time staring into the distance – thinking. The hallway has always been something of an … Continue reading
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The right size but the wrong green
As both Wedgewood and the colour green are constant themes on this blog, I thought I’d write a short posting on two green eggcups purchased today for a dollar. They were found at the local hospice, along with a small … Continue reading
A Georgian pursuit
It began with my usual Maiden & Foster weekly viewing. This usually happens on a Monday, part of the new week although Douglas has said he prefers Thursday. (The auction occurs on a Wednesday.) Thursday is the official day for … Continue reading
Posted in auction finds etc., collecting, Uncategorized
Tagged auction, auctions, cleaning silver, Georgian, Joshua Wilson, maidens and foster, silver, tea pot
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When pretty and useless collide
This week I should not have been bidding at the local antique sale. However I was slightly out of sorts, having missed even placing a bid on a painting I’d had been researching and generally keeping an eye on … Continue reading
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Tagged jasper ware, jasperware, Josiah Wedgewood, Objectspace, Richard Parker, Tilly Kettle
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Revisiting paint effects, theatrical and otherwise.
I recently acquired a suite of three elliptical Italianate landscape paintings. They were purchased primarily for their frames, which I mistakenly thought were circular – one of the perils of online purchasing but that is, as they say, another story. … Continue reading
The small travels of Reverend William Gilpin
I recently acquired a little picture frame from the usual weekly source. It is very nice example, a mottled wooden frame of good proportion. Even better it was in excellent condition without bumps, knocks, scratches or peeling veneer. It has … Continue reading
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