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A little rearranging in rear room of shop

Rearranging my showroom is always a pleasurable experience. Bringing new pieces of stock into the mix, moving something, replacing a mirror with art, changing the ceramics etc…

Period oak furniture, English country furniture, 16th Century English oak coffer, French provincial furniture, 19th Century Chinese screen, Armoire, Coffee table, Early 18th Century English oak dresser base,Pewter, Green majolica, Italian majolica, 18th Century corner cabinet, Masons, Country oak wine tables x 7, Dough bin, Petrin, Elizabeth Blackwell, Martin Tighe, Windsor armchair, Ceramic jugs, 19th Century landscapes, 19th Century french gilt mirror and more in the back room of shop…

Jim and Judiths French Marble Statue

Recently when returning a wine table I had restored for a couple, I noticed a beautiful 19th century French marble female statue.
Jim’s 88, he told me this was his first purchase aged 12. Jim’s equally wonderful wife Judith is 80.
Every time I visit them I learn more fascinating stories of their lives together, true romantics indeed.
Gives me a lot of hope, that’s for sure.

They have a fantastic collection of 18th-19th century furniture, art and ceramics.

Jim then showed me Norman Lindsay and Streeton watercolours he had purchased before they were famous.
It’s always nice going to customers homes that have a good eye for art and furniture.
I’ve sold them several pieces, including this 18th century English figured walnut writing bureau and 18th century English country oak chest of drawers.

My son Charlie and his girlfriend Victoria helped me deliver recently, I wanted them to see true romance still alive after around 60 years of marriage.

Such a wonderful business to be in. So many beautiful, fascinating people I meet daily…

An attractive Set of Six 20th Century Australian Ash Chippendale Style Dining Chairs, now white.

The shaped top rail, above a fret carved tapered centre splat, flanked by shaped tapered uprights.
The freshly upholstered soft mint chenille seats blending beautifully.
Resting on a square leg, joined by stretchers.
This set of chairs were very tired, so we cleaned back the surface and refinished them in a soft white.
Would never dream of doing this to a period chair, however this method of restoration has vastly improved these.
These chairs would look fantastic with a period french fruitwood farmhouse table.
The last set I sold through a decorator in 2009.
These chairs also featured in a home I dressed in Elwood 2009.
To see the story of the Elwood home, search ‘Elwood’ on this website.
Above is a one off set of 19th Regency period watercolours of Indian birds, in Kamataka, Southwest India.

Dated 1828

Also, my favourite 17th Century botanical engraver, Hendrick Draakestein 1686.

‘Snapshots of Elegance’

From time to time I’ll continue showing beautiful parts of beautiful pieces inside my showroom or home…

This afternoon my shop.

Stylish shapes and angles of the decorative arts & furniture said, here I am, show my beauty…

“Snapshots of the elegance of design”

This is what I will miss once I make my final sale of my final piece of stock in the next year or two…
A slow retirement is certainly the way I’ll remove myself from the antiques & art trade…

No hurry from me, suits my obvious ‘working in country time’ style of doing things.

I hope you enjoy the beauty as I do…

Today’s photos are from my showroom.

A Terns head and tip to a wave, from beautiful Art Deco Bronze.
‘Constantinople’ showing on a perfectly maintained Art Nouveau Terrestrial Globe. Now Istanbul, changed 1930.
Lower right corner of a decorative English Art Deco chinoiserie design mantle clock.
The tip of one of a pair of 19th century tusks. They originally belonged to a gong that was dismantled.
The shaped coloured and clear glass lower point, from a mid century Italian Murano chandelier.
Central carvings on a 19th century French, fruitwood, burr elm & oak dough bin.
The corner of a decorative 19th century Japanese scalloped edge charger.
The moving mouth and teeth of a mid century Hanging Face ‘Ivory Coast’
The cheeky smiling faded rosewood face of a 19th century Chinese door gong.
The silver face on handle of a 19th century Persian jug.

Clearance Sale of over 30 years in business

Stock in showrooms, in storage and from our recently sold family home are now to clear.
Always best to make an appointment, but I’m usually in 11.30am til 4.30pm Mon – Sat.
Window signs supplied by Luke Signs, fantastic service as always, thanks Luke.

RESTORATION – Not for sale.

We just finished restoring this fantastic set of 19th century English Country Regency dining chairs.

A customer purchased them not realising that many users ago, someone had drilled holes through every leg and seat rail, tying a coat hanger style metal brace.
Once removed, not easily, they were a complete mess!
Eddie took each chair apart and rebuilt them. We cleaned back, filled the holes, disguised the repairs and refinished them.
Cut back and waxed today and ready to deliver.
I thought I’d share the process with you.

Note: still to be reupholstered.

Two unusual 18th century English fruitwood (cherry) pieces, with a strong French influence.

Late 18th Century English cherrywood and laburnum chest on chest.

Standing to the front an equally rare 18th century English cherry wood country Chippendale arm chair with a freshly
Colefax check upholstered drop in seat.

I’ve always enjoyed dealing in the more unusual, rare one off pieces…

To the chest top, three decorative 19th century English ‘Masons’ jugs and rare large mug.

Jeff Martin – 23 Times
Oil on board 2006

All pieces with full descriptions on my website.
English – Chairs – singles
English – Chests
Works of art – Contemporary or search
Jeff Martin…

We sold our home recently through Whitefox.

Lana Samuels & Marty Fox did a fantastic job. Also due to photographers not permitted to do their work, my great friend and exceptional photographer Russell Winnell supplied photographs he had previously taken for me.

Aprox ten days on the market and SOLD!

Professional service to ourselves and the purchasers closed the deal!

Sadly the buyers already have a lot of their own pieces so won’t purchase the furniture, art and lighting, that ever so graciously dressed our home over the past 20 years.
As my showroom and store rooms packed, I’ve decided to sell mostly online. Between Instagram & my website allpressinc.

I’ll post many special pieces over the next few days.

I’m also pricing to sell!!!

Any enquiries, email or call me.

18th century French figured walnut petrin/coffee table.

18th century French figured walnut petrin/coffee table.

Originally a petrin/dough bin on stand. Later converted into a beautiful decorative coffee table.

The well patinated serpentine shaped, hinged top, above cantered sides, resting on bun feet.

Perfect for housing wine and looking fantastic!

C.1780

H.40cm
W.128cm
D.59cm

A Rare pair of Early 18th Century English Copper Engravings of Grand English Estates

By Jan Kip and Leonard Knyff
1720
57 x 70cm
Johannes “Jan” Kip Amsterdam 1652 – 1722
Jan Kip was a Dutch draftsman, engraver and print dealer.
Kip and Leonard Knyff, made a speciality of engraved aerial views of English country houses and estates.
Personally, I find his work astounding and so ahead of his time.
Kip remains my favourite of all architectural artists.

*Maison du Seigneur
*Burlington House Pickadilly

Kip was a pupil of Bastiaen Stopendaal (1636–1707), from 1668 to 1670, before setting up on his own; his earliest dated engravings are from 1672. In April 1680, at the age of 27, he married Elisabeth Breda in Amsterdam.[1] After producing works for the court of William of Orange in Amsterdam, Kip followed William and Mary to London and settled in St. John Street in Farringdon, where he conducted a thriving printselling business. He also worked for various London publishers producing engravings after such artists as Francis Barlow (c. 1626–1704) and Caius Gabriel Cibber (1630–1700), largely for book illustrations. He made several engraved plates for Awnsham & John Churchill’s A Collection of Voyages & Travels (first published 1704). He signed the African scenes in volume V of the 1732 edition as “J. Kip”.

His most important works were the large fold-out folio illustrations for Britannia Illustrata, 1708; for the 65 folio plates he engraved for the antiquary Sir Robert Atkyns, The Ancient and Present State of Glostershire, 1712 (1st edition); and for Le Nouveau Théâtre de la Grande Bretagne ou description exacte des palais de la Reine, et des Maisons les plus considerables des des Seigneurs & des Gentilshommes de la Grande Bretagne, 1715, an extended reprint in collaboration with other artists.

A fine and rare mid 18th Century Chinese Spinach green Jade Carved marriage bowl in quatrilobe form

Selling on behalf of a retired antique dealer

A fine and rare mid 18th Century Chinese Spinach green Jade Carved marriage bowl in quatrilobe form.

The everted rim, above low relief carving to the exterior of peony flowers with chrysanthemum carved handles, the leaves resting on the bowl, their bodies suspending loose ring handles.

Qianlong period 1736 – 1795

Remarkable workmanship. Perfect original condition.

H.7.3cm
W.25.5cm
D.12cm