Homes & Antiques (February 2020)

An 18th-century farmhouse table,
with seamlessly lengthened legs,
is partnered with vintage chairs
in similar dark wood tones. The
confit pots are from Strand House
Interiors in Rye.

In the second bathroom, an iron
curtain rail made by a local
blacksmith is hung with vintage
linen, exposing as much of the
window frame as possible.
Rows of wooden carvings that
Barrie has picked up over the years
hang on the walls.

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THIS PAGE FROM
FAR LEFT Vivid red
accents in the bed
linen add colour to the
cosy guest bedroom;
the chest was from
Goose Home and
Garden. BELOW
A secret ‘smugglers’
door’, set into the
wall of the couple’s
dressing room, was
once an escape route
into neighbouring
houses. The vintage
chaise is from Strand
House Interiors,
re-covered in thick
linen. A vintage work
shirt is hung as a
decorative detail.











curtain rods and rings for the house.
‘His designs combined a simplicity of
shape with the slightly rough, visibly
hammered !nish that we wanted,’
he says.
The couple hired a local carpenter
with experience working on listed
buildings to make the bespoke kitchen
and simple, rustic shu"ers from
salvaged planks. ‘We wanted someone
who understood the quirks of the
building and would approach the work
in a sympathetic way,’ Barrie explains.
Part of their painstaking restoration
involved literally peeling back the
layers of the house and its history. In
the upstairs bathroom, the walls were
taken back to the original wooden
laths and reconstructed with
increasingly !ne layers of plaster,
mixed with horse and goat hair.
‘At one point, you could see through to
the room next door,’ recalls Barrie.
‘And because the exposed laths were
made from chestnut timber, they !lled
the house with an amazing, rich smell.’
Local antiques dealers and restorers
were also a great help to the couple.
Once he saw their style and understood
their aims, Darren Hadden of Antique
Hadden kept an eye out for medieval
and primitive oak furniture that would
suit the house. The antiques business
Strand House Interiors is very close by



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Meeting and working

alongside such a ra! of

talented local artists and

cra!speople has been

enormously rewarding,

Barrie believes.



CLOCKWISE FROM and co-owner Keith Banham also
ABOVE An armchair from swi!ly tuned in to their style, sourcing
The French House was a chaise longue for them and pu"ing
reupholstered in old linen them in touch with an upholsterer who
sheets for a deliberately re-covered it in vintage linen. A local
half-restored look. The furniture restorer seamlessly added
painting was an eBay find;
a small desk area in the inches to the legs of an 18th-century
couple’s top-floor bedroom. farmhouse table, and when a chest of
The vintage mannequin drawers from Goose Home and Garden
head is from Barn Star. A wouldn’t #t around the tight turn in
vintage linen shirt and a the staircase, he carefully took it apart
woven basket hang from and then reconstructed it.
the peg rail as decorative Meeting and working alongside
details; Jo chose vintage such a ra! of talented local artists
metal wall-hung containers and cra!speople has been enormously
to add an industrial edge rewarding, Barrie believes. ‘These
as well as a dash of colour
to the guest bedroom. people have all played their part in
helping us to bring The Mint back
to life.’



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In the main bedroom,
a small desk in dark oak
complements the network
of medieval beams. A
local carpenter made the
shutters from reclaimed
planks, so the leaded
windows are visible
in daytime.

Focus on



CONFIT




POTS





Nowadays they are

used as vases or utensil

holders, but con!t pots

were originally made

for much more practical

reasons. Rosanna

Morris explores their


intriguing history




The mustard-yellow vessel holding
the bright sun!owers in Vincent van
Gogh’s famous still life may not take
centre stage, but it’s evidence that even
in the late 19th century, con"t pots
were used for decorative purposes.
These days, antique versions from
France, Spain and Italy are highly
sought a#er for their simple, visual
appeal, as well as their history.
Van Gogh was living in southern
France, an area associated with
proli"c production of con"t pots, when
he painted the second series of
Sun!owers in 1888. Although
commonly associated with France, the
terraco$a pots were also widely used
across southern Europe and beyond.
‘These pots were used for preserving
food in the 19th century; mainly meats
in fat, such as duck con"t,’ says dealer
Caryl Tincknell of Violet Grey, who
specialises in French antiques. ‘The
word ‘con"t’ comes from the French
verb ‘con"re’ which means to preserve.
The jars were either stored in a cold
larder or buried in the ground up to the
glaze line.’
In the days before refrigeration,
foods were cooked in the summer
months when produce was abundant
and then packed into the pots and
sealed with a thick layer of fat to
A lovely green-glazed confit pot
preserve them. The contents would
sits on the dining table in Jo and
then be consumed in the winter
Barrie Stewart’s house in Rye.
months when food was more scarce.
Rather than a use-by date, the cook



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AT A GLANCE


What to look for when
investing in a con!t pot


Price varies according to the
condition and size of the pot,
as well as its age. Expect to pay
around £80 for an average size,
yellow-glazed pot, and around
£250 for a larger French confit pot.


Green confit pots are more
expensive again as these
are rarer than their yellow
counterparts, so too are
the very small versions,
according to Caryl.


Creamy-white pots
tend to be Italian and
these would have been used
for storing anchovies, olives
and sardines in brine or olive
would label each pot with the date it oil. Blue confit pots also exist, as
had been !lled and would know if the do patterned examples.
food was !t to eat.
Dealer Appley Hoare also specialises
in French antiques and o"en stocks
con!t pots. ‘Terraco#a is perfect for
this type of food preservation as it
absorbs moisture and keeps the
contents cool,’ she says. ‘That’s why
most of these pots are found in hot
climates.’ Once ubiquitous, these days
they are harder to come by, she admits.
‘Like all the most interesting 18th and
19th-century items, they are becoming
more di$cult to !nd.’
The pots were always glazed on the
inside and outside, although many are
only half glazed on the exterior to
allow for easier absorption of water.
The glazes range from a lovely creamy
shade, found in Italy, to a more yellow
and ochre !nish common to France
and Spain. There are also green CLOCKWISE FROM TOP
examples, but these are much rarer. Classic, yellow-glazed confit
Con!t pots are not stamped with pots and a green and ochre-
manufacturer’s marks, so it is not easy glazed pot, £POA, all from
Appley Hoare Antiques;
to identify exactly where or when they
an Italian cream-glazed
were made, but Caryl says age is
Penny Wincer; National Gallery ‘You can normally tell by the patina greenery, from £95 to £145,
pot, £POA, Georgia Lacey
usually revealed by their condition.
Antiques; confit pots filled with
and glaze if they are the really old
Catherine Waters Antiques.
19th-century examples,’ she says. ‘The
LEFT Van Gogh’s Sunflowers,
very old ones are much harder to !nd,
1888, is on show at The
especially the green ones. In France,
we still see quite a few of varying
condition and quality.’ National Gallery.



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If you could choose an essential antique

for your home, what would it be?


Rosanna Morris poses this question


to 10 experts in the art, design, antiques


and interiors industries. Their answers

may surprise you…










































hink of an empty house and
imagine making it your own.
In terms of furniture, art and
decorative objects, where
T would you begin? And when
it comes to antiques, what is the one piece
that the house must have above all else?
What key antique piece makes a home
interesting, comfortable and stylish?
You might think of something
practical – a Knole sofa, say – or perhaps
it’s one of the !rst antiques you ever
acquired that has moved with you from
house to house. Maybe it is a work of art
that will dictate your decorating scheme.
Some of us have houses where almost
the entire contents date to pre-1900,
while some of us blend old and new
furniture and art. But is there one
antique that every home should have?
Most of the experts we interviewed
agreed that this is a tricky question
we’ve posed, especially if you are a
dedicated antiques a!cionado. Some of
their responses are perhaps unexpected,
you may or may not agree with them –
and you’ll certainly notice one item of
furniture in particular rates highly.



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In Polly’s living room, the
impressive overmantel
mirror draws you in.








OVERMANTEL MIRROR
POLLY FERN, illustrator and ceramicist


I would have to choose a statement overmantel
mirror. I "nd it’s the heart of the room and the
"rst thing you set your eyes on when you walk in.
It pulls everything together and I think antique
mantel mirrors can lend themselves well to many
di#erent styles of interior. To style my mirror I
have a pair of my handmade ceramic Venus shell
sconces hanging either side. I think symmetry is
important when it comes to striking mantelpieces,
so I have my Romantic vases at each end and some
candlesticks and Sta#ordshire "gurines.









LEFT 19th-century English
wingback armchair
reupholstered in wool
fabric, £1,900, Brownrigg.






















WINGBACK CHAIR
KATE WATSON-SMYTH, stylist and author

The longer I live in my house the more antiques I
acquire and the more I think they are the key to
making a house a home. I have antiques in every
room, but the one piece I think you should always
include is a wingback armchair. It doesn’t ma!er
how ba!ered it is when you buy it, you can always
have it repaired and reupholstered – that’s part of
the joy. An antique wingback covered in modern
fabric is perfect in a house of any period. They
are angled nicely at the back – the rake – which
makes them very comfortable. Also, I have
a small sofa that belonged to my great-
grandmother, then it went to my mother (who
re-covered it twice in 20 years) and now I have ABOVE This Georgian-
changed it again. I wouldn’t part with it style wingback armchair
for the world. c1910 recently sold at

Doe & Hope.



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AUBUSSON

TAPESTRY
ADAM HILLS, salvage dealer and
co-founder of Retrouvius

My wife Maria refuses to let us part
with a tapestry in our house – a mid
20th-century French example from
Aubusson. Tapestries are really
coming back. Antique and vintage
textiles are very much the starting
point when we work on the design
of an interior. The colours in the
textiles can dictate the scheme of
the room. And at antiques fairs and
markets, you can !nd rugs, curtains
and clothing that not only have great
colours you can work with, but also
textures. I’m all about materiality
and tactility in a home – the things
and surfaces you touch.




















































Aubbousson by Jean
Picart Le Doux (1902-82),
£5,994, Retrouvius.





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MIRROR
HANA SNOW, stylist

An antique mirror should belong
in every home, be it a small looking
glass, something ornate on the
!replace, or a giant mirrored
screen propped on the "oor. I like Whether over the
to think about how many stories fireplace or propped
that glass could tell – all the people against a wall, an
and happenings it has re"ected ornate mirror makes
a striking focal point,
back over the years. When I le#
as well as enhancing
home and began furnishing my
light and space in
own house for the !rst time, I took
a room, as this shot
an antique mirror with me as my
styled by Hana proves.
only real piece of interior treasure.
Needless to say, that collection
has grown, and I now have many
mirrors full of secrets and stories.




































































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CRYSTAL VASE
WILL FARMER, Antiques Roadshow expert
& auctioneer at Fieldings

Every home should have a good crystal vase. I’m not talking about
the traditional pieces that were the mainstay of many producers
over the years, but the design-led examples created with fantastic
!air from the 1930s to the 1960s. This is something of an Achilles
heel for me, as I am incorrigible when it comes to my obsession
with them. I have dozens, but in my defence I do use them. I’ve
long been a fan of 20th-century clear crystal glass, especially
pieces made by the likes of Stevens & Williams, Webb Corbe" and
John Walsh Walsh, whose output through the 20th century was
immense. The pieces created during the 1900s
by designers such as Keith Murray, Irene
Stevens (vase pictured le#) and John Luxton
are so simple and stylish, and with their
CLAY BOWLS clean lines they are as contemporary today

ANDREAS VON EINSIEDEL, as they were decades ago. They are also still
interiors photographer out there to be found languishing in charity
shops and antiques centres. Whether $lled
For me, the essential antique to the brim with cut !owers or grouped on a
is the one well-loved piece that sideboard, they o%er instant impact for
has accompanied you for many l i ve t
years. If you removed from our
home the items we call antiques,
we would not be le# with much –
perhaps two chairs. Our house is
$lled with antiques, but the one
our house could not be without
is a small group of Byzantine
clay bowls that were saved from
a watery grave o% an island in
the Mediterranean. I brought
them to the surface myself as a
teenager many years ago. They
were part of an entire cargo of LIBRARY CH
similar bowls which, a#er the FREYA SIMMS,
ship carrying them went down, LAPADA chief execu
sat on the bo"om of the sea for
600-700 years. As they were in This is certainly a chal
stacks, the inside of the bowls are as there is such a rich
surprisingly well preserved, their of antiques to choose f
glazing still intact in parts and However, as a big read
the simple engravings clear, as if one antique I personally
made yesterday. It is di&cult to every home should hav
identify a single antique object – comfortable and elegant
the art of creating an interesting armchair that would loo
home is about layering and almost any room, and tha
combining objects, and no single to accommodate in any
piece will be able to achieve this or space. I think I would
on its own. this early 19th-century
bergère – it’s quite t
library armchair



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MID!CENTURY CZECH
ROOM DIVIDER
LUCY RYDER RICHARDSON, Modern Shows co-founder

I’d pick a bent ply room divider or screen by Ludvik
Volak as I love the versatility of them. I use them in a lot
of styling and own three myself. They are so versatile
– you can have them against a wall or between rooms
with plants on. Czech pieces have risen as fast as the
price of gold in recent years, but thankfully Modern
Shows co-founder Petra Curtis and I started stockpiling
these room dividers early. They were designed as both a
shelving system and divider, and we especially like the
earlier 1950s version with "nger-jointed round corners,
although these can be hard to "nd. The later ones have
square corners, some have feet that a#ach to both $oor
and ceiling, and I have even seen a Sixties mahogany-
veneered version, which is rather lovely too. Lately, the
screen that was originally dubbed claustra (which means
cloister or barrier) has been having a comeback. You can
have them either way up with curves facing up or down,
make them look like doors each side of the centre of a
room, or stagger them to divide up a large space. Create
a mix of di!erent textures by styling with plants, books,
enamel bowls, candlesticks and ceramics.






















HOWARD & SONS
CLUB ARMCHAIR
THEODORA BURRELL, Antiques Roadshow
expert and auctioneer at Lyon & Turnbull

For me, the antique every home should have
is without doubt a Victorian Howard & Sons
armchair. Not only are they good traditional
antiques, but I think they transcend the decades
and are permanently fashionable. Whether
used as a comfy bedroom chair, or in pride of
place in a drawing room, the wide plump seats
and upholstered arms o!er comfort while
being e!ortlessly stylish. The company is
synonymous with good quality and has been
trading since the 1820s. Chairs, of course, can be
updated with contemporary fabric, such as this
one, which Lyon & Turnbull sold for £1,600.



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WINDSOR CHAIR
MAX ROLLITT, antiques dealer, furniture maker
and interior designer

The Windsor chair was, according to rumour, originally devised as a
very upmarket garden chair in the early 1700s and gradually evolved
into the country chair we now know. Its charm is in its comfort – it’s
a forgiving chair made using English native hardwoods such as ash,
elm, oak and beech that will !t into any scheme. It brings together all
of the traditional country skills of the wheelwright, the bodger and
the cabinetmaker. We make a bespoke version of the Windsor chair
using the traditional techniques, and James Mursell of The Windsor
Workshop and Jason Mosseri of Hope Springs Chairs run courses on
Windsor chairmaking to keep these skills alive. West Country comb-
back-style chair dating
from around 1780.



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Smoke and








MIRRORS





utur st c m rror g ass

re!ects an intriguing mix

of antique and vintage

"nds in Linda Allen and

Darin Brown’s London !at



FEATURE JO LEEVERS
PHOTOGRAPHS RACHAEL SMITH















































The Owners
Linda Allen, an artist
and interior designer
(madforsquirrels.com) and her
husband, Darin Brown, who
works in digital marketing.


The Property
A one-bedroom ground-floor
flat in a Victorian house in
north London. There is a living
room with a kitchen area,
a dining room, a master
bedroom with en suite, a
loo and an art studio with
a separate entrance.







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The Chesterfield sofa, coffee table and
overmantel mirror were bought over the
years at various French antiques markets. The
statement pendant is by Abigail Ahern.
RIGHT A loo is concealed behind the Tardis-
like panelling inspired by Buckingham Palace –
‘a warren of secret doors and hidden
staircases’, says Linda. The pillar and plinth
are from Retrouvius.








































hen she’s buying
at auction, Linda
Allen’s technique is
to bide her time. ‘At the point when
most bidders lose interest and the room
goes quiet, that’s when I perk up,’ she
says. It’s an approach that has paid o!,
"lling Linda and her husband Darin
Brown’s home with atmospheric and
intriguing "nds.
Her latest auction buys include
several vintage paintings, a wartime
campaign desk and the set of replica
terraco#a warrior busts that are now
lined up in the master bedroom (p122).
‘We had a few strange looks when we
carried them home,’ she smiles.
The weathered wall cabinet in the
kitchen is another vintage "nd (it came
out of a tailor’s shop), while the kitchen
island is an old haberdashery counter,
its neat compartments now used for
cutlery and jars of spices. The copper
sink – visible from all angles, thanks
to the counter’s glass sides – was
bought by Darin on a trip to Florida
and the taps are vintage American.
Linda originally made her name as
a footwear designer but she now



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RIGHT ‘I love auctions
because you can find
things that have fallen out
of favour and then give
them a whole new context,’
says Linda. The replica
Chinese terracotta warrior
head was bought at
Criterion Auctioneers. The
bespoke kitchen is painted
in Hudson Black by
Abigail Ahern with marble
worktops. BELOW The
dark floorboards flow into
the wooden decking in the
garden, and Crittall-style
windows add an industrial
edge while enhancing
the connection between
interior and exterior.















































works as an artist and interior
designer. ‘I’ve always been able to
visualise things in 3D,’ she says. ‘Even
when I was li!le, I was fascinated by
boxes and would stack them together
to make bigger structures. I guess this
"at is a larger, shinier version of my
childhood games.’ Linda is referring
obliquely to the design centrepiece
of the "at: a mirror-glass cube that
sits between the living room and the
bedroom, acting as a room divider
with a di#erence.
‘We wanted it to look as if a great
shiny box had dropped down from
outer space,’ explains Linda. ‘We le$
a gap at the top and the bo!om so it



118 Homes & Antiques February 2020

The design centrepiece

of the !at is a mirror-glass

cube (right) that sits between

the living room and the

bedroom, acting as a room

divider with a di"erence.




































































appears to hover like a separate entity.’ ABOVE The tailor’s
Because it is actually a deep box rather cabinet on the wall is
than a wall, the mirrored doors conceal from Retrouvius. The
the TV and bookshelves on the living island is made from
a vintage shop
room side. On the bedroom side, there’s
counter, which came
a utility area and an en suite, lined
from D&A Binder.
in yet more mirror glass. And, in both
The copper sink was
rooms, the glass re!ects back Linda’s
bought in the US,
collection of interesting auction as were the vintage
acquisitions in all their glory. taps. The kitchen is
Even before their statement box was bespoke, created by
constructed, Linda and Darin were the couple’s builders,
drawn towards less conventional Vim Partners.
"nishes for their home. When they RIGHT Homeowners
Linda Allen and
had the old extension at the back
Darin Brown.
of the !at rebuilt as a dining area,
they wanted the black steel



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THIS PAGE AND
ABOVE RIGHT The
dining room is filled
with an eclectic mix
of art, much of which
has been bought at
auction. Works are hung
against the bare brick
using wire and strong
magnets attached to the
steel beams. The chairs
and table are vintage,
bought on eBay, some
of which have been
reupholstered with
faux fur. The two
abstract paintings
are by R Tomkins.

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beams, concrete and bare brickwork
le! exposed rather than plastered over.
‘I wanted a raw, un"nished feel,’ Linda
explains. Rather than hanging pictures
directly onto the bare walls in the
conventional manner, paintings are
suspended from the steel beams using
a clever system of wires, metal hooks
and strong magnets.
In the living room, there’s more
rough brickwork, partnered with
plenty of wooden panelling painted
a sophisticated ma# black for added
contrast. Linda and Darin also scoured
reclamation yards for additional
architectural elements such as plinths,
pillars and corbels to create further
drama in shadowy corners.
The smoke-and-mirrors look
of this $at hasn’t always been Linda
and Darin’s style. The couple met
in their native Canada and lived
in the US and Paris before se#ling
in London eight years ago. ‘All of our
homes have been di%erent,’ says Linda.
‘The feel of this one was inspired by the
Victorian architecture in particular





The dining room extension, designed by Architecture &
Urban Design Bureau, was created to feel like a separate
box, emphasised by the change in building materials and the
skylight. The dining table and chairs were found on eBay.

























































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Fornasetti’s Malachite wallpaper
by Cole & Son creates a lush
backdrop in the bedroom.
On this side of the mirrored
cube, there is an en suite and
a utility area. The reproduction
canvas of Napoléon Bonaparte
by Antoine-Jean Gros was
salvaged from a pub. The
sputnik light is from Abigail
Ahern, the bed is from Made
and the side tables are
from Urban Outfitters.












































and British architecture in general.’
When they !rst moved to the UK,
Linda and Darin visited National Trust
and English Heritage properties at
weekends. ‘I love the way that British
buildings are o"en full of dark corners,
secret doors and hidden servants’
staircases,’ says Linda. As a tribute to
that tradition, she worked a hidden loo
into the panelling by the front door.
‘You only notice the slight gap in the
woodwork once you know it’s there,’
she smiles.
Further inspiration came from the
discovery that the actor Tom Baker,
who played Doctor Who in the 1970s
and early 80s, had once lived in the #at.
‘Having the presence of Doctor Who
wa"ing around in the ether gave me
some extra creative licence,’ says
ABOVE FROM LEFT The en suite is clad in dazzling mirror glass from Frame Emporium. ‘We Linda, gesturing to the Tardis-like
get through a lot of Windolene,’ jokes Linda; the couple added corbels and tiles by Emery & panelling. ‘We love !nding pieces that
Cie to the original fireplace. The replica Chinese terracotta warrior heads came from Criterion stir our imaginations but also pay
Auctioneers. Clothes storage lies behind the dark painted panelling. tribute to our home’s interesting past.’



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Aftershow Easyclean
paint, £25 per
2.5l, Crown Paints.
RIGHT Marlin
starburst chandelier,
£740, Abigail
Ahern. Fornasetti
Senza Tempo
wallpaper, £150
per roll, Cole & Son.






















Snowdon ceramic
vase, £20,
Artisanti.
ABOVE
LEFT Minton Hollins Roker 19th-century
Teal Ripple tile, £4.69 each, portrait of an
Topps Tiles. officer, £1,850,
Hugo’s Antiques.

LEFT Victorian walnut
leather x-frame stool,
£495, Prior &
Willis Antiques. Get the Look


VICTORIAN FLAT





Make a statement with classic pieces, sculptural
French 19th-century gilt mirror,
£850, Lorfords. lighting and textured touches











Vintage leather
Chesterfield, £1,800,
The Furniture Rooms.









LEFT Bronze Mukhalinga
from Andra Pradesh,
£1,150, Indigo Asian
Antiques & Interiors.
Turk blue ceramic vase,
£30, Habitat. Traditional
banker’s lamp in polished
brass, £POA,
Besselink & Jones.



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AUCTION HOUSE




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Don’t miss these exciting sales taking place at auction houses around the country






1. Dawson’s Auctioneers 3. McTear ’s







Forthcoming Sale: Fine Art,
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Star Sales











An exquisite French Empire-style stool and intricate lacquer box are among

lots that have caused a salesroom stir this month, reveals Caroline Wheater
































































!" Danish Delicacy



Estimate £80-£120 Sold £600



imeless design and top further "air to the company’s Acanthus silver "atware came
cra!smanship have o#ering. One of these was the up for sale at Che$ns, collectors
gone hand in hand artist and furniture designer pounced. The dessert cutlery
at the eponymously Johan Rohde, whose cutlery numbered six dessert knives, %ve
Tnamed Danish silver designs form part of the Jensen dessert forks and three dessert
company, Georg Jensen, since legacy. Especially well-known spoons, all in original boxes. The
its foundation in Copenhagen lines are Acorn (Konge) created "atware was made in 1968 and
in 1904. Not only was Georg in 1915, and Acanthus (Dronning), stamped ‘Sterling Denmark’, with
Jensen a peerless designer, whose created in 1917; look out too for London import marks. Today, the
antique jewellery, hollowware Scroll (Saga), c1927, and Rune majority of new Georg Jensen
and "atware continue to fetch (Mayan), c1937. None of these cutlery is stainless steel, making
thousands of pounds, he sought designs are in production today, silver items all the more desirable.
freelance collaborators to add so when a 14-piece collection of 01223 213343; cheffins.co.uk/fineart



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!" Furniture Find #. Sweet Treat $. Exquisite Perch


Estimate £100-£150 Estimate £400-£600 Estimate £800-£1,200
Sold £150 Sold £820 Sold £3,812
This unusual art nouveau-cum- Advertising and kitchen This majestic mahogany and
Arts & Cra!s-style high-back ephemera are enjoying a carved giltwood stool came from
elbow chair sold at Che"ns resurgence at the moment, and the Bonhams Contents of a 19th
recently, and has stylised tulip this late 19th-century shop display Century Baltic Villa sale, whose
motifs on the pierced back rail and case for Fry’s chocolate hit the antique gems tempted beady-eyed
wavy arm struts. The turn-of-the- fashion mark at Fieldings’ popular buyers. Made in the late 19th or
century piece was made by James Decades of Design sale in October. early 20th century, but re$ecting
Shoolbred & Co of To#enham The ebonised case measured the earlier French Empire style,
Court Road, London. The early 68 x 45 x 24cm, and, with its the stool rests on paw feet and
19th-century store was originally painted arch, mirror base and is decorated with swans, their
a draper’s shop, but by the 1860s glazed sloping front, would make upstretched wings supporting
had expanded out into domestic an excellent display cabinet for two handles. It measures 106cm
furniture. Collectors look out almost any small collectable or set wide and 73cm high and could
for the James Shoolbred & Co of quirky kitchen paraphernalia. have been placed at a window,
ivorine labels. 01384 444140; a dressing table or a piano.
01223 213343; cheffins.co.uk/fineart fieldingsauctioneers.co.uk 020 7447 7447; bonhams.com



126 Homes & Antiques February 2020

GUESS THE
" HAMMER PRICE!




How well do you know the
market? Try your hand at
gauging the sale prices of
these lots. (Answers on p135)




















STERLING WORK
This hinged, silver stamp case
was sold during filming for
Bargain Hunt. It dates to c1905,
during Edward VII’s reign, and
was possibly made in Chester.
Estimate £20-£30





















DOOR DECOR

In the 18th century, every
door worth its salt had a loud
doorknocker, such as this heavy,
gilt bronze dolphin – possibly
inspired by Greek myth.
". Faithful Friends !. Intricate Carving Estimate £200-£300


Estimate £30-£50 Estimate £20,000-£30,000
Sold £50 Sold £27,500
Dalmatians were originally bred Lacquer art was unique to Chinese
as carriage dogs to run alongside artisans who used resin from the
horse-drawn coaches, and were a Rhus vernici!ua family of trees
popular subject for the Midlands to make their carved decorative
po!eries that made Sta"ordshire objects. Turned wood usually
#gures. Dating to the late 19th formed the base of a piece, onto
century, these well-executed which lacquer was applied then
earthenware dogs were sold at worked into pa!erns and scenes.
Catherine Southon Auctioneers. Red ‘cinnabar’ lacquer (coloured
They would have been made with mercury sulphide) was the MEMENTO OF FRIENDSHIP
in a mould, #red, then glazed most common type. This exquisite This Conté crayon drawing is
and decorated with gilt. Spaniel cinnabar box, dating to the by the famous 19th-century
lapdogs, huntsmen’s whippets Qianlong period (1736-1795), sold at artist, Dante Gabriel Rossetti. It
and greyhounds also remain Christie’s and features immortals captures George Gordon Hake,
charming and a"ordable #nds. in a mountainous landscape. later a famed archaeologist.
020 8313 3655; catherinesouthon.co.uk 020 7839 9060; christies.com Estimate £20,000-£30,000



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H & A
AG O N Y AU N T A silver lining
The I recently inherited a set of such as the Atkin Brothers, in

Antiques antique nickel-plated cutlery conjunction with other marks
Guru with the hallmark NS. The from the mid 19th century. If
cutlery is beautiful but tarnished
the condition is worn, however,
– could you advise on how I can they are more likely to be from
clean it? I also read recently a rubbed EPNS mark (denoting
that antique pewter is not the electro-plated nickel silver).
safest material to serve food on. Either way, do be careful not to
Does the same principle apply strip away any more of the silver.
to nickel? Avoid silver wadding cleaners
Claire Paling, via email and use a gentle product such as
Goddard’s Silver Polish Foam,
From the 1840s it was common or submerge in silver dip for a
for nickel mixed with other second or two – but no more, or
base metals, such as copper and it will turn milky white.
zinc, to be silver plated by an You can consider re-plating,
electronic process. Your cutlery but this will probably destroy
set is likely to be one of these. the antique look and may be
The NS initials were used by more expensive than the
some makers of silver plate, value of the cutlery.






Trolley dash


I have a 1970s brass drinks excess by wiping with kitchen
trolley that I bought on eBay towel and you should #nd the
wheels are back to their smooth-
a couple of years ago. I love to
Ask drinks party to display nibbles are past their prime, you could
use it at our annual Christmas
running glory. If they really
and glasses of !zz. However,
replace them – it isn’t hard to
the wheels are really sti" and
#nd online retro-style swivel
it’s impossible to push around
caster wheels for furniture
(especially when laden with
(try heritagecomponents.co.uk).
Janet drinks!) Is there an easy way The other option is just to park
to loosen up the wheels, or
the well-stocked trolley at the
side of the room – it won’t be
replace them perhaps?
long before your guests make a
Felicity Kershaw, via email
beeline towards it. Cheers!
If the wheels of your trolley
are sti!, it’s probably because
they’re clogged with decades of
accumulated grime. Give them
a good clean with a small brush LEFT A deep
and detergent or sugar soap to
Bestselling author, remove the debris. When dirt- clean and
oil could get
specialist writer and free, leave to dry then lubricate Felicity’s trolley
with WD-40 spray or similar. rolling again,
behind-the-scenes A"er a few hours, remove any says Janet.

expert on the Antiques

Roadshow, Janet
Janet wants your questions!
Gleeson resolves your
Send your curio queries and Regency riddles to Janet for
antiques agonies…
an informative and considered solution to your woes.
And don’t forget to send photos, if relevant. Email Illustration: Holly Exley
[email protected], or use the postal address, page 4.







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Ask an Expert












From a golden locket featuring photos of King George V and Queen Mary to a

‘vase’ with a hand-painted cat, our experts have the answers to your queries







THIS
Going for gold MONTH’S LEFT & BELOW
Although it has
EXPERTS no spout, Peter
On a recent trip to Norfolk I thinks this ceramic
visited the lovely town of Holt. pot was probably
In a shop my mother saw a intended to be a
locket with a photo of Queen milk jug.
Mary inside and one of King
George on the back. Once home,
I wanted to know more about
Rachel Assous
the locket. A!er a long search
Dawson’s
online I found an exact image. It
said it was unmarked, however,
on close inspection I discovered
marks on the bale – 15 and .625.
Could you please tell me more
about this locket? Was everyone
able to buy it or was it given
exclusively to royal sta"?
Caroline Bijl, via email Peter Mason
Dawson’s

The marks you have noticed
are for 15ct gold, which was
the legal standard in the UK Fine feline carry the factory mark, but it
between 1854 and 1931 (replaced isn’t especially rare to !nd one
by 14ct in 1932). Based on the As you can see, this ceramic without – as they were produced
piece and the portraits of King BELOW Caroline ‘vase’ has a hand-painted cat in relatively large quantities,
George V and Queen Mary it bought this gold climbing up the side and a gilded some will have le" the works
holds, I would date the locket to locket with photos rim. It has the markings 2 and with just a shape or pa#ern
the early 20th century. My !rst of King George V 531 on the base. My mother number on such as yours. We
thought is that it is probably and Queen Mary inherited it from her mother, don’t see them at auction o"en in
commemorative. This would for £15. and it originally came from her this country, but I would suggest
also con!rm the dating of the father’s side of the family. I’d a value of around £30-£50. PM
gold, as the coronation of George love to know more about it.
V and Mary was in 1911. You Clare Carter, via email
can !nd similar examples of
these pendants This item would appear to be a
that were made late 19th-century piece by the
to commemorate De Fuisseaux Baudour factory
the coronation in Belgium. Other similar
of King Edward examples tended to be formed Sponsored by Dawson’s
VII in 1902. as jugs or pitchers, with the To speak to Rachel Assous, Peter Mason, or
Regarding cat-formed handle suggesting any of Dawson’s other specialists, phone the
Maidenhead saleroom on 01628 944100 or
the value of they were intended for milk. the Hampstead office on 020 7431 9445.
the piece, I While I can’t see a pronounced Email [email protected]. Dawson’s
would say spout on your item, I think it is an established, professional Fine Art,
Jewellery & Antiques auction house, providing
around was probably also meant for valuation, probate and auction services
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Fairs & Auctions












Rosanna Morris picks the very best antiques fairs and auctions happening
around the UK this February. Plus, we meet the owner of online shop Eesome








FAIR OF THE MONTH



The Antiques Quarter
Flea Market


Trestle tables stacked with fabulous
vintage wares appear every month at the
beautiful 1920s Abbeydale Picture
House in Sheffield. In 2020, as well as
welcoming local musicians, the market
will continue to support good causes –
it’s currently highlighting City of
Sanctuary, who help refugees and
asylum-seekers in the UK. This month’s
market is on 2nd February. The Antiques
Quarter Flea Market, Abbeydale Picture
House, 387 Abbeydale Rd, Sheffield,
S7 1FS. 10am-3pm. £1.
sheffieldantiquesquarter.co.uk







FAIR DATES Lincolnshire Showground, LN2 2NA. Antiques & Collectors Fair, Devon
9am-3pm. £2. 01298 27493; asfairs.com County Showground, Westpoint, Exeter,
22nd-24th Art Antiques Cheshire, EX5 1DJ. 8.30am-5pm Saturday,
The Mere Golf Resort & Spa, Chester 10am-5pm Sunday. £5 (£10 before
North & Scotland Road, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 10am Saturday). 01584 873634;

6LJ. 11am-6pm Friday, 10.30am-6pm continuityfairs.co.uk
2nd The Antiques Quarter Flea Saturday, 10.30am-5pm Sunday. £5. 16th The Giant Shepton Flea
Market, Abbeydale Picture House, merefair.com Market, Royal Bath & West
387 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset,
S7 1FS. 10am-3pm. £1. BA4 6QN. 9.30am-4pm. £4.50.
sheffieldantiquesquarter.co.uk West & Wales 01278 784912; sheptonflea.com
9th Lincoln’s Affordable Vintage 16th Devon Salvage Fair, South
Fair, The Engine Shed, Breyford Pool, 2nd Liberty Green Antiques & Molton Pannier Market, South Molton,
Lincoln, LN6 7TS. 11am-4pm. £2. Collectables Fair, Beaufort Park Devon, EX36 3AB. 10am-3pm. Free.
judysvintagefair.co.uk Hotel, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6RQ. salvagefairs.com
15th-16th Edinburgh Antiques, 9am-3.30pm. £1. 07572 109520; 22nd Exeter Matford Antiques
Vintage & Collectors Fair, The Royal libertygreenantiques.co.uk & Collectors Fair, The Matford
Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, 2nd Lostwithiel Antique & Centre, Matford Park Road, Marsh
EH28 8NB. 8.15am-4.30pm Saturday, Collectors Market, Scout Hut, Cattle Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8FD.
10am-4pm Sunday. £5 Saturday (£6 Market Car Park, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, 10am-4pm. £4. 01278 784912;
before 10am), £4 Sunday. 01636 PL22 0HE. 10am-1pm. By donation. exetermatfordfair.co.uk
676531; b2bevents.info 01503 240768; lostwithiel.org.uk 23rd Bath Vintage & Antiques
16th Vintage Flea Market, 8th-9th International Westpoint Market, Green Park Station,





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Green Park Road, Bath, BA1 1JB.
8am-4pm. Free. 07711 900095;
vintageandantiques.co.uk
28th-29th Shepton Mallet
Antiques, Vintage & Collectors
Fair, Royal Bath and West Showground,
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6QN.
9am-1pm Friday, 9am-5pm
Saturday. £10 Friday, £5 Saturday.
01636 702326; iacf.co.uk



East


2nd Copdock Monthly Antiques
& Collectors Fair, The Best Western
TALKING SHOP
Ipswich Hotel, Old London Road,
Copdock, Suffolk, IP8 3JD. 9am-3.30pm.
£2. 01702 410171; gnbfairs.com
Eesome 8th-9th St Ives Antiques Fair,
Burgess Hall (One Leisure), Westwood
Road, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 6WU.
Hana Bauman-Lyons chats to us about her online shop, Eesome, 10am-4pm Saturday, 9am-3pm Sunday.
which specialises in vintage ceramics from around Europe £2.50. 01480 896866;
stivesantiquesfair.co.uk
9th Antiques & Collectors Fair,
How did Eesome begin? big trips to Europe each year – part Sarratt Village Hall, The Green, Sarratt,
Eesome started as a hobby four years sourcing, part exploration, part travel. Herts, WD3 6AS. 9.30am-4pm. £1.
ago. It was a side project to keep me 07887 648255; marcelfairs.co.uk
inspired in my unfulfilling work life. The What price range can we expect? 16th Ware Vintage Fair, The
inspiration for it was a combination of my Keeping a broad price range has always Drill Hall, 17 Amwell End, Ware,
interest in ceramics and design, my love been important. We sell small practical Hertfordshire, SG12 9HP. 10.30am-4pm.
of travel, my desire to do something that pieces of studio pottery from around £20, £2. 07519 276507; haddonevents.co.uk
impacted positively on the planet, and my up to bigger statement pieces and 22nd-23rd Long Melford Antique
drive to work for myself doing something I antiques in the high hundreds. We have and Vintage Fair, The Old School,
love. The development of Eesome was an a wide range of customers, so we like to Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9DX.
organic process, learning as I went. offer something for every pocket. 9.30am-4pm. £1. 01449 740601;
facebook.com/longmelfordfairs
What products do you sell? What do you regularly stock? 23rd Antiques, Retro, Vintage &
We predominantly sell ceramics from My favourite pieces are the one-off items Collectors Fair, Brentwood Centre,
across Europe – everything from made by unknown or small-scale Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood, Essex,
mid-century Scandinavian pieces (such as craftspeople, studio potters and CM15 9NN. 9am-4pm. £3.50 (£5
the Noomi Backhausen plate for Soholm) designer-makers over the past few before 10am). 01702 410171;
and British studio pottery, to provincial decades. These are very special pieces gnbfairs.com
utilitarian ware (such as the large olive that have a handmade quality and
pots we recently brought back from a charm you cannot reproduce.
Greece) and unglazed terracotta
cookware from Italy and France. Although What is it like to run Eesome? Central
our items are sourced from different As we sell online and our pieces are little,
countries and span different ages, they we are able to keep a lot of stock in a 9th Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair,
have a common aesthetic of earthy tones, small space, which has been useful for Three Counties Showground, Malvern,
raw textures and elegant forms, as well the growth of the business. Selling online Worcs, WR13 6NW. 7.30am-3.30pm.
as a handmade quality. has a lot of pros, but when dealing in £5. 01636 676531; b2bevents.info
such tactile pieces, it’s important to have 16th Biggleswade Antiques
How do you source the items? a place where people can come and see & Vintage Fair, The Weatherley
It starts with a lot of research. I like to them in person. We tackle this by running Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade,
understand the history of ceramic regular pop-ups. Plans to open our own Bedfordshire, SG18 8JH. 10am-4pm. £2.
production in an area before I visit, so I shop are in the making. 01480 382432; madisonevents.co.uk
know exactly what to look for. I do a few eesomeshop.com 16th St Albans Antique and





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Vintage Market, St Peters Street,
St Albans, AL1 3DH. 9am-3pm. Free.
07502 213873;
stalbansantiqueandvintagemarket.com
22nd-23rd Antique, Collectors &
Vintage Fair, Nottingham Racecourse,
Racecourse Road, Nottingham, NG2
4BE. 8am-5pm Saturday, 9am-4pm
Sunday. £3 (£4 before 9am Saturday).
01332 830444; jaguarfairs.com
24th Runway Monday at Newark
Antiques and Collectors Fair,
adjacent to the Newark Air Museum
and The Newark & Nottinghamshire
Showground, Runway Newark, Newark,
Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY.
8am-5pm. £10 (8am-10am), £5 (10am
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Frank onwards). 01636 702326; iacf.co.uk

AUCTION OF THE MONTH Hurley with a movie camera filming 29th-1st March Antiques,
the Endurance; Shackleton and a small Collectors & Vintage Weekend,
crew heading off in the James Caird to
seek rescue; camping on the ice. Brooksby Hall, Brooksby, Melton
26th February, Travel and Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2LJ.
Exploration, Bonhams 8.30am-4pm Saturday, 9.30am-4pm
Sunday. £3 (£5 before 9.30am
Every February in London, Bonhams holds Books and Manuscripts at Bonhams. ‘We Saturday). 07772 349431;
a sale associated with celebrated feats usually sell individual Hurley photographs. fielddogfairs.com
of travel and exploration. Last year, a What’s also exciting is that this is a newly
sledge from Ernest Shackleton’s Nimrod discovered presentation album. There
expedition to the South Pole in 1907-09 were only six recorded – including one in South
went under the hammer. This month’s the Royal Collection that was delivered to
auction is no exception and continues the king, and two at Dulwich College. 1st Vintage & Very Nice Market
the Shackleton theme. This one has been owned by a private Bazaar, The Assembly Rooms,
One outstanding item that has been UK collector and it’s been in her family for North Street, Chichester,
catalogued for the sale is a newly 40 years. She doesn’t know where it PO19 1LQ. 10am-4pm. Free.
discovered deluxe presentation album of came from. vintageandverynice.co.uk
Frank Hurley’s photographs documenting ‘The images are in a chronological 2nd Alexandra Palace Antiques
the expedition to Antarctica between sequence, beginning with penguins in & Collectors Fair, Alexandra Palace,
1914-16, showing Shackleton and his South Georgia and the ship entering the Alexandra Palace Way, London,
team on board the ship Endurance (est pack ice, ending with the vessel being N22 7AY. 9.30am-4.30pm. £6.
£30,000-£40,000). A few miles from crushed by ice and the final rescue of the 01636 702326; iacf.co.uk
Antarctica, the ship became trapped in crew. It’s almost time-lapse photography 11th & 25th Sunbury Antiques
ice in the Weddell Sea. of the ship being gradually destroyed.’ Market, Kempton Park Racecourse,
Australian Frank Hurley was the official Hurley had to choose, with Shackleton, Staines Road East, Sunbury-on-Thames,
photographer for the expedition, joining 120 plates to keep, before smashing the Middlesex, TW16 5AQ. 6.30am-2pm.
Endurance in Buenos Aires on 12th remaining 400 as they would have been Free. 01932 230946;
October 1914. When the ship became too heavy for the crew to carry, along sunburyantiques.com
stuck, Hurley photographed the activities with other supplies and stores recovered 16th The Tree of Ages Antiques
of the crew and the dogs (who were from the ship. Fair, Robert Denholm House,
moved off the boat and housed in kennels This album contains 79 prints, including Bletchingley Road, Nutfield,
built into the ice), who had to make camp photographs of the crew on board, Surrey, RH1 4HW. 9am-3pm. £2.
on the frozen landscape, occupy spectacular images of the stranded ship 01293 781075; treeofages.co.uk
themselves and survive as the months surrounded by blocks of ice, the departure 16th The London Vintage Fashion,
passed. When the ship began to of Shackleton and five others in the James Textiles & Accessories Fair, Hilton
disintegrate in October 1915 after being Caird whaler heading out to seek rescue, London Olympia Hotel, 380 Kensington
crushed, Hurley spent almost three days and the last photograph taken of the High Street, London, W14 8NL.
outside trying to capture the vessel’s wreck as it succumbed to the sea. 10.30am-4.30pm. £5.
final moments. 020 8543 3028; pa-antiques.co.uk
‘It’s an awful lot of pictures in one Bonhams, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 16th Sandown Antiques Market,
album,’ says Matthew Haley, Head of 1HH. 020 7393 3900; bonhams.com Sandown Park Racecourse, Portsmouth





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THIS MONTH’S
Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9AJ. 8th The February Sale, Fieldings, FAIR TICKET OFFERS
7am-1pm. Free. 01932 230946; Mill Race Lane, Stourbridge,
sunburyantiques.com DY8 1JN. 01384 444 140;
18th Epsom Racecourse Antiques fieldingsauctioneers.co.uk
& Collectables Fair, Epsom 8th Fine Art & Antiques Auction, 2-FOR-1
Racecourse, Epsom Downs, Trevanion & Dean Auctioneers & Valuers, 31st January-2nd Petersfield
Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5LQ. 9am-3pm. £3. The Joyce Building, Station Road, Antiques Fair, Festival Hall, Heath
01584 873634; continuityfairs.co.uk Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1RD. Road, Petersfield, East Hampshire,
23rd Dorking Halls Antiques Fair, 01948 800202; trevanionanddean.com GU31 4EA. 10.30am-5pm. £3.50.
Dorking Halls, Reigate Road, Dorking, 8th Costume, Accessories & 01825 744074; penman-fairs.co.uk
Surrey, RH4 1SG. 9.30am-4pm. Textiles, Tennants, The Auction Centre,
£2.50. 07952 689717; Harmby Road, Leyburn, North 2-FOR-1
dovehousefineantiquesfairs.com Yorkshire, DL8 5SG. 01969 623780; 1st-2nd Leeds Vintage Furniture
tennants.co.uk & Home Fair, Sunny Bank Mills,
10th The Home Sale, Mallams Farsley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS28 5UJ.
AUCTIONS Auctioneers, Dunmore Court, Wootton 10.30am-4pm. £2. 07985 181120;
Road, Abingdon, OX13 6BH. roseandbrownvintage.co.uk
01235 462840; mallams.co.uk
Memento of Friendship Mallams, £20,000 Auction Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Severalls Business Park, Colchester, CO4 Antiques & Art Fair, The County
2-FOR-FREE
11th-12th Antiques & Fine Art
1st Country House Collectors &
7th-9th The Chester Decorative
Sale, Reeman Dansie, 8 Wyncolls Road,
Attic Auction, Hansons, Bishton Hall
Stafford, ST17 0XN. 01889 358050;
9HU. 01206 754754; reemandansie.com
Grandstand, Chester Racecourse,
hansonsauctioneers.co.uk
Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2LY. 11am-5pm.
12th The Gentleman’s Library
Sale, Bonhams, Montpelier Street,
4th-5th The Judith Howard
£5. 01278 784912; cooperevents.com
Collection of Sèvres Porcelain,
Knightsbridge, London, SW7 1HH.
Woolley & Wallis, 51-61 Castle Street,
020 7393 3900; bonhams.com
2-FOR-1
9th Frock Me! Vintage Fashion
18th Music & Entertainment
Salisbury, SP1 3SU. 01722 424500;
Door Decor Sworders, £420; woolleyandwallis.co.uk Auction, Special Auction Services, Fair, Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s
4th Antiques & Fine Art Auction,
81 Greenham Business Park, Newbury,
Road, London, SW3 5EE.
RG19 6HW. 01635 580595;
11am-5.30pm. £4. 020 7503 9171;
Special Auction Services, 81 Greenham
frockmevintagefashion.com
Business Park, Newbury,
specialauctionservices.com
RG19 6HW. 01635 580595;
19th Tribal Art & Antiquities,
specialauctionservices.com
Woolley & Wallis, 51-61 Castle Street,
2-FOR-1
4th Homes & Interiors, Sworders,
21st-23rd Galloway Antiques
Salisbury, SP1 3SU. 01722 424500;
& Fine Art Fair, Stonyhurst College,
GES and Sons Limited, Cambridge Road,
woolleyandwallis.co.uk
Canterbury Auction Galleries, £50; Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 19th Rare Books, Manuscripts, Nr Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 9PZ.
10.30am-5pm (4.30pm Sunday). £5-£6.
Maps & Photographs,
8GE. 01279 817778; sworder.co.uk
01423 522122; gallowayfairs.co.uk
5th General Sale, Lawrences, The
Lyon & Turnbull, 33 Broughton Place,
Linen Yard, South Street, Crewkerne,
Edinburgh, EH1 3RR. 0131 557
8844; lyonandturnbull.com
2-FOR-1
Somerset, TA18 8AB. 01460 73041;
19th Stamps, Postcards & Postal
23rd Adams Antiques Fair, Lindley
lawrences.co.uk
History, Tennants, The Auction Centre,
5th Five Centuries: Furniture,
Hall, The Royal Horticultural Halls, 80
Sterling Work Paintings & Works of Art, Harmby Road, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PE.
DL8 5SG. 01969 623780; tennants.co.uk
10am-4.30pm. £4. 020 7254 4054;
Lyon & Turnbull, 33 Broughton
Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3RR.
adamsantiquesfairs.com
20th Antiques & Fine Art with
0131 557 8844; lyonandturnbull.com
Northern & Contemporary Art,
6th Country House Sale, Mallams
GUESS THE HAMMER PRICE (from page 127):
Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers, The
the offer. All dates are subject to change
Auctioneers, Grosvenor Galleries, 26 Stamps & Ephemera, Adam *Present this page at the fair to redeem
Grosvenor Street, Cheltenham, GL52 Cheshire Saleroom, Withyfold Drive, – please check with the event organiser
2SG. 01242 235712; mallams.co.uk Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2BD. before travelling.
6th Impressionist and Modern 01625 431788; adampartridge.co.uk
Works on Paper, Christie’s, 8 King 22nd Antiques & Collectables
Street, St James’s, London, SW1Y 6QT. Auction, Great Western Auctions, 1291
020 7839 9060; christies.com Dumbarton Road, Whiteinch, Glasgow, 020 7393 3900; bonhams.com
7th & 21st The Antiques & G14 9UY. 0141 954 1500; 27th Modern Design Auction,
Interiors Auction, McTear’s, greatwesternauctions.com Hansons, Bishton Hall Auction Centre,
Meiklewood Gate, 31 Meiklewood 26th Travel & Exploration, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0XN.
Road, Glasgow, G51 4GB. Bonhams, Montpelier Street, 01889 358050;
0141 810 2880; mctears.co.uk Knightsbridge, London, SW7 1HH. hansonsauctioneers.co.uk
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T R AV E L





!" HOURS IN







BRUTON







Steve Wright !nds world-class design, food and culture

in a small Somerset town

TRAVEL Bruton























he South West town of
Bruton has undergone
something of a
revolution of late. For
decades, a relatively
quiet stop on the road
from Frome to Yeovil on Somerset’s
eastern fringe, Bruton was best known
for its rolling countryside, !ne selection
of antiques shops, and no less than
three prestigious boarding schools.
Those a"ributes are all still in place –
but they’re no longer the headline
stories. Bruton is now a thriving hub for
contemporary design, food and culture,
blessed with restaurants, shops,
galleries and hotels that have drawn
visitors extensively from around the
Craig Joiner Photography/Alamy Stock Photo; Ken Adlard
UK and beyond.
Spearheaded by the 2008 launch of
the upmarket hotel, restaurant and
bakery At the Chapel, and cemented
with the arrival of the prestigious
global art dealership Hauser & Wirth
six years later, Bruton has joined its
neighbour, Frome, as a destination with
plenty to o#er lovers of the arts and a
weekend’s rural indulgence in some
of the most picturesque countryside
England has to o#er.
Here are our suggestions for two days
well spent in this West Country gem.






















The sweeping view over the
historic town of Bruton, as seen
from the Dovecote, a
Grade II-listed c17th-century
limestone tower.
RIGHT Outdoor sculpture
The Fallow by Bharti Kher, on
display at Hauser & Wirth, part
of the current exhibition of her
work, ‘A Wonderful Anarchy’.



February 2020 Homes & Antiques 137

DAY ONE seminars, workshops and screenings,

10:00 Feed your mind… and even boasts its own bookshop. And,
Why not start your Bruton adventure while we’re on ma"ers cultural, why
at, arguably, its best-known resident? not plan your visit for May to coincide
International art gallery Hauser & with the annual Bruton Festival of
Wirth launched its Bruton gallery Arts (brutonfestival.co.uk), featuring
(hauserwirth.com) in 2014, to talks, performances, music, stalls and
accompany sibling galleries in London, even ba"le re-enactments?
New York and Zürich. The Bruton
o!shoot is of great architectural merit 13:00 … and your body
(a renovation of a once-derelict Happily, you don’t have to move far
farmhouse, it won a 2015 RIBA South from this rural cultural hotspot to get a
West Award). It’s also a supremely great lunch. Under its vaulted wooden
relaxing place to take in some art and beams, Hauser & Wirth’s on-site
culture, si"ing as it does in 100 acres restaurant Roth Bar & Grill
of #elds and woodland, including a (rothbarandgrill.co.uk) serves seasonal,
perennial meadow designed by locally sourced produce, and is #lled
renowned landscape gardener Piet with works of art. There’s also a bar
Oudolf. Focused on conservation, created by Björn and Oddur Roth, the
education and sustainability, son and grandson of Swiss artist
ABOVE & BELOW Hauser & Hauser & Wirth Somerset Dieter Roth (1930-98). Visit when the
Wirth is a world-class gallery programmes exhibitions, talks, weather’s #ne and you may catch
and arts centre; the landscaped
gardens surrounding the gallery
add colour and vibrancy to the
artworks within and without.




















































Hauser & Wirth is a

supremely relaxing place
to take in some art and

culture, si!ing in 100 Christopher Nicholson/Alamy Stock Photo

acres, which include

a perennial meadow.








138 Homes & Antiques February 2020

TRAVEL Bruton







Where to stay…



Three choice places to rest and play in luxurious
surroundings, all situated close to the action in Bruton



Number One Bruton
Owners Claudia and Aled
have transformed a derelict
medieval property into an
eight-room hotel inspired by
local traditions. Photographer
Don McCullin, leather
designer Bill Amberg and
mosaic designer Candace
Bahouth have contributed art
and objects, while the
courtyard garden is the
brainchild of the great
Penelope Hobhouse.
From £130 per night
numberonebruton.com



ABOVE Bruton’s annual Festival of
Arts has been going since 1999 and
takes place in May. You can expect At the Chapel
entertainment in the form of musical
evenings and short plays, alongside This elegant restaurant,
creative workshops. BELOW Refuel complete with bedrooms,
at Roth Bar & Grill, Hauser & Wirth’s bakery, terrace and
on-site restaurant. clubroom is housed within a
Grade II-listed former
congregational chapel. At the
Chapel is open all day for
breakfast, lunch, dinner,
drinks and more – but we’re
sure you’ll want to stay the
night, as they hang a bag of
freshly baked croissants on
your door in the morning.
From £125 per night
atthechapel.co.uk






The Newt in Somerset
For a special stay with
a difference, plump for
a night in one of 13
sumptuously designed
rooms at The Newt, or tuck
yourself away in a sweetly
converted stable. Relax in
Georgian splendour, and
revive your spirits in the spa
before dining on local
delicacies, (including fruit
and veggies from the hotel’s
very own Kitchen Garden).
From £255 per night
thenewtinsomerset.com



February 2020 Homes & Antiques 139

one of the restaurant’s outdoor feasts,
with meat and !sh cooked over
roaring !res.


15:00 Hit the shops
For a town of around 3,000 souls,
Bruton’s shopping o"er is distinctly
impressive. Foodies should look in at
the HQ of cheddar purveyors
Godminster (godminster.com); others
can get their !x of all things botanical
– plants, blooms, botany-themed cards
and more – at Lunaria (!nd it on
Instagram @lunaria_somerset).
If you’ve got the car, it’s well worth
the short trip to the Westcombe Dairy
Shop (westcombedairy.com) at nearby
Evercreech, where you can stock up on
(more) cheese, plus products from
The Somerset Cider Brandy Company
(ciderbrandy.co.uk) – make sure you try
the 25-year-old vintage and local ales by
neighbours The Wild Beer Company
(wildbeerco.com).


19:00 Make yourself at home
Book a table at Ma!’s Kitchen
(Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings only – ma#skitchen.co.uk),
where self-taught chef Ma# Watson
prepares delicious locally sourced meals
in his own home. Each day features a
single main dish of the day, inspired by
whatever great fresh produce has come
Ma#’s way. Look out for his signature
wild mushrooms with tru$e oil and
homemade ginger, or the distinctly
moreish vanilla and cardamom
ice cream.
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE
In nearby Shepton Mallet, Kilver 21:00 See out the evening
Court Gardens are open all year Round o" a busy and stimulating day
round and are well worth a visit; with a pint of local ale at The Bull Inn
make a beeline for Matt’s Kitchen
where food is cooked and served (thebullinn-bruton.com), or head to
in the chef’s own home; enjoy At the Chapel (a#hechapel.co.uk – see Standfast/Alamy Stock Photo
award-winning organic cheddar ‘Where to stay’), a Grade II-listed
from Godminster, lovingly former chapel, which morphs into an
produced in Bruton. atmospheric candlelit venue a%er dark.

DAY TWO
09:00 Shake yourself awake…
…with a bracing walk to Bruton Photo; Gareth Morgans; Mr
Dovecote, a limestone tower built
between the 15th and 17th centuries.
Once used as a dovecote (as the 200
pigeon holes bear witness), it may have Stock
been a watchtower before that. A Grade
II*-listed building managed by the
National Trust, this monument
commands !ne views over the town. Christopher Nicholson/Alamy


10:00 History lessons
Immerse yourself in the town’s past
and present at the excellent Bruton



140 Homes & Antiques February 2020

TRAVEL Bruton






LEFT Browse 18th, 19th and 20th-
century decorative antiques and
furniture at Alchemy. BELOW The
Bull Inn is a five-minute drive from the
centre of Bruton, where you can sup
local ales by a roaring fire in winter or
under a parasol in the pretty, family-
friendly garden in summer. Food is
sourced from free-range Durslade
Farm (home of Hauser & Wirth).
































































Where to shop Three key pit stops for the best antiques and unique handmade cra!s




QUILLON HOUSE CARO ALCHEMY
ANTIQUES 18-20 High Street West End
16 High Street Don’t miss this lifestyle store, with its Taking up residence in a former
Housed on the High meticulously curated homewares, garage at the western end of the High
Street, this long- clothing and stationery. You can even Street, Alchemy stocks an impressive
established take advantage of Caro’s interiors array of English and European 18th,
emporium service, which will help you 19th and 20th-century pieces,
specialises in to dress your home with alongside covetable Fermoie
contemporary and practical living in mind. ampshades. The outside
modern pictures, arms Owner Natalie also runs pace is given over to garden
and armour, period oak The Space, a tiny B&B urniture, West Country stone
and other furnishings. tucked away in an ughs, terracotta jars and
Open Tues to Sat. 18th-century cottage. anters. Open Mon to Sat.
01749 812269 carosomerset.com lchemybruton.com






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Museum (brutonmuseum.org.uk), 13:00 Bruton’s newest arrival
which tells the story of the town and its Call in for lunch at Osip, the tiny
region through the display of artefacts farm-to-table restaurant a#ached to
from the Jurassic, Roman, Saxon and brand new boutique hotel Number One
medieval times. Highlights include a Bruton (see ‘Where to Stay’). Michelin-
statue carved by Ernst Blensdorf, a starred chef Merlin Labron-Johnson
German sculptor whose passion for uses ingredients grown on eight acres
world peace put him out of favour with of land near Bruton and on an allotment
the Nazis. Blensdorf !ed "rst to Norway "ve minutes’ walk from the restaurant,
and, eventually, to Somerset, se#ling in with a focus on organic and biodynamic
Bruton in 1941. The museum features vegetables over red meat.
his statue, Lily, made to entertain his
children on the last boat out of Norway 15:00 Shops, gardens – and cake
as the Nazis approached. Elsewhere Round o$ a memorable couple of days
you’ll "nd the writing desk used by the with a visit to Kilver Court (kilvercourt.
acclaimed American novelist John com), a designer outlet, cafe/restaurant
Steinbeck, who lived in Bruton for six and gardens around a former brewery
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP ©National Trust Images/David Sellman; Nickie Davies; Jeffrey Blackler/Alamy Stock Photo
Bruton Dovecote on a bright day; months in 1959. in nearby Shepton Mallet. The gardens
the charmingly named Wiggly Just before lunch, take a turn around were laid out in the early 1900s by
Shed Shop at Kilver Court, Sexey’s Hospital (sexeyshospital.org), industrialist Ernest Jardine for his lace
Shepton Mallet; bust of Hugh built around 1630 as almshouses, the workers, and the current design – by
Sexey, the benefactor of Sexey’s brainchild of a local landowner, who owner Roger Saul – includes a parterre
Hospital, which dates to 1638; as rose to prominence under James I. and herbaceous borders. Ready to hit
well as extensive gardens, Kilver Constructed around a central the shops? The designer outlet houses a
Court also boasts a Designer courtyard, it is now a community of ra% of high-end brands, while the cakes
Village with brands ranging private independent residences – but and sandwiches at the Harlequin Cafe
from Mulberry to Toast.
visitors are welcome into the courtyard, are made with spelt !our from sister
chapel and anteroom. company Sharpham Park.



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Head o to one of these antiques centres or fairs around the UK and enter the world of fascinating
antiques and collectables, from vintage kitchenalia to antique jewellery.







Sunbury Antiques The Old Flight House

Attracting over 700 inside and outside stallholders, The Old Flight House is a refreshingly different antiques
appealing not only to those in the antiques trade, but also to centre. It has a fantastic range, from quality traditional
LONDON, TWICKENHAM since 1979, it has gradually evolved into the largest and SOUTH EAST, OXFORDSHIRE furniture, all set out in beautiful light and spacious
collectors, prop buyers and interior designers. Established
antiques to vintage and retro items and stunning painted

surroundings. A licensed cafe serves good coffee and freshly
longest-running twice-monthly market in the country and the
prepared lunches with a lovely outside terrace for sunny
team is immensely proud to now be recognised as one of
days. Open Monday to Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday
Europe’s premier antiques markets. Second and last Tuesday
of every month, Tues 14th Jan, Tues 28th Jan, Tues 11th
Oxfordshire, OX25 3TJ
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decorative arts and 20th-century design mixed with the market all rolled into one – then add those secret
much-admired variety of antiques, art and accessories - a off-the-beaten track furniture shops of your dreams. With a
‘must’ for homemakers, collectors, decorators and designers. plethora of eye catching gems at every turn you’ll be sure to
LONDON Perfectly situated in fashionable Kings Road within the SOUTH EAST, SURREY get your creative juices flowing. Held at South West London’s
prestigious Sandown Park Racecourse. With free admission
magnificent Grade-II listed Chelsea Town Hall with four
connecting halls full of unique, wonderful items and for all
Sun 16th Feb, Sun 31st May (Sun 10am–3pm). Sandown
tastes to create stylish interiors. In-house refreshments and parking to all buyers. Tues 7th Apr (Tues 7am–1pm),
available throughout the day. Mon 2nd March (3pm–8pm), Park Racecourse, Esher, KT10 9AJ. We offer free valuations
Tues 3rd March (11am–6pm). Chelsea Old Town Hall, and appraisals at each event
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Vintage & Collectors Fair & Collectors Fair

A great variety of quality products, a wonderful historic A fantastic midweek fair bursting with choice. From rustic
venue, a pop-up vintage area and complimentary valuations garden goods and homewares to traditional antique furniture
from a professional, all help make this the capital’s largest SUSSEX and vintage textiles. Not to be missed, this is truly an
LONDON indoor antiques event. Sunday 2nd February 2020, Sunday EAST, international event! Tuesday 14th–Wednesday 15th
3rd May 2020. Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way,
January 2020, Tuesday 3rd–Wednesday 4th March 2020.
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and decorative wares, Marlesford Mill has two floors of
EAST ANGLIA, MARLESFORD furnishing a home with affordable style and individuality, it SOUTH WEST, SALISBURY providing great service and supplying lovely items for the
constantly changing stock. A great one-stop shop for
Stonehenge. Established for over 40 years. Well known for
has glass, mirrors, furniture, costume jewellery, clothes,
home. Hingstons also specialise in antique desks and dining
vinyl, kitchenalia and garden furniture. On the main A12
tables, fully restored by their own craftsmen. The Old Bell
route from London to Norfolk. Open seven days a week,
House, 2 Shaftesbury Road, Wilton, Salisbury, SP2 0DR.
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Visit this premier West Country antiques event to buy quality Featuring 30+ dealers, the vast array of stock, including
SOMERSET in quantity. From delicate glassware to chic leather items, furniture, silver, jewellery, mirrors, lighting, soft furnishings

and gardenalia, changes regularly. Open seven days a week,
and a multitude more besides, it’s a buying opportunity you
close to the A303 and A350 on the Dorset/Wiltshire border.
WEST, won’t want to miss. It also features a complimentary SOUTH WEST, DORSET Free parking. Monday–Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday
antiques appraisal service. Friday 17th–Saturday 18th
11am–4pm. Station Road, Semley, Shaftesbury,
January 2020, Friday 28th–Saturday 29th February 2020.
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Antiques & Collectors Fair Visit the home of Europe’s largest collection of antiques,
Held between the larger fairs at Newark, the Runway is an
period furniture and vintage collectables. Over 400 dealers
MIDLANDS, STAFFORDSHIRE vintage. MIDLANDS, LINCOLNSHIRE display. Browse our website now, to purchase quality items
in four large buildings with a wide variety of stock always on
excellent opportunity to top-up on all things antique and
online 24 hours a day and have them delivered directly to
Monday 24th February 2020, Monday 16th March 2020.
your door. Nationwide delivery available. Open 10am–5pm
The Runway, adjacent to Newark Air Museum, Newark &
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every day, with two coffee shops and ample parking. Caenby
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Newark. An unrivalled product choice – with stalls covering NATIONWIDE Collectors Fair. Three Counties Showground, Malvern,
vintage, flea and retro fairs. Sunday 9 February - Malvern Flea &
Experience the ultimate of antiques events with a trip to
Worcestershire WR13 6NW. The largest Flea fair in the UK with
84 acres! For all your antique and vintage desires, it really
hundreds of exhibitors selling an eclectic mix of secondhand items.
is ‘The Big One’! Thursday 30th–Friday 31st January,
Admission 7.30am–3.30pm – £5pp.
Thursday 2nd–Friday 3rd April 2020. Newark and
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