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I decided to paint part of a wall to display better, was a good decision.
Looking forward to showing customers through by appointment tomorrow.
You’re welcome to message me to arrange a time to browse in Fitzroy North.
Playing with newly painted display wall in warehouse. Was like a child entering a lolly shop after being locked out for months!!!!
SOLD the first positioned English oak low dresser within hours of display set.
So yay!
While I’m here until my final departure from retail over the next year or less, I’ll enjoy creating displays and selling the main item or at times the entire display.
Something I’ve worked on a lot over the years. Create the look and it sells itself ✨
I’m about to frame the majority of these rare 19th century hand coloured palm family botanicals.
Unusual late 19th century lithographs dedicated to the palm family.
Finished by hand in watercolour.
“Calamus”
50cm x 34cm unframed.
Having beautifully, grained, figured chestnut three planked top.
Above two deep drawers, retaining original fine brass handles.
Resting on square, chamfered legs, joined by a rectangular chamfered H stretcher.
H.80
W.140
D.67
$4,600 reduced to $2,300 restored.
Some of my favourite 17th century pieces in stock Thought I’d share a few with you. Enjoy!
A pair of late 17th Century oak side chairs, North West England.
Each with rectangular scroll carved panelled back with scroll cut and guilloche, carved cresting embraced by pyramid finial surmounted uprights, solid seat on block and turned supports. Jointed by a turned front stretcher and multiple side stretchers.
1680 – 1700
I’d forgotten how much of a monumental task it took to restore an American Cutler roll top desk.
Hadn’t restored one myself since the early 90s, when they were selling between $5,000 – $9,000, remarkable!
We restored this for a customer I’ve been doing business with for a many years. I helped re furnish and re style her Mothers room at Mecwacare Malvern, great memories ✨
Sadly I didn’t take any before photos, just a few parts of. You’ll notice the thick dark varnished surface. Took three coats of paint stripper!!!
The piece needed a lot of repairing and re gluing. Also the stripper dissolved what was left of the fabric holding the roll top together. Anyway after all the work, Eddie and I are very satisfied with the end result.
This desk was dated 1914. Started out its life in her family and has been handed down from great grandfather, grandfather to father, now to her son, who will enjoy this beauty for the rest of his life.
One thing about roll top desks, they hold a lot of documents and files. Very functional. They also have a very clever locking system (that we also had to repair) once locked, quite impossible to enter, now will last another 100 years…
Very happy customers ✨
A few Favourites
Antiques dealer Jamie Allpress looks back on some of his most memorable projects over the years and the connections he has made as a result.
Since opening my store in Melbourne 25 years ago, I have had many memorable experiences.
The first was in 1992 when I was asked to restore the interior of Invergowrie in Shakespeare Grove, Hawthorn.
THE RED LIST
Phacochoerus aethiopicus aethiopicus IUCN Extinct
Charcoal on cotton canvas
My friend Mali Moir produced these masterpieces in 2017 and had The Metro Gallery representing her.
I was at the opening with a few close friends, was a great evening.
Prior to the opening I had been in re dressing Dee and Peter’s beautiful homes walls. I had the pleasure seeing Mali create these in her home, so when I saw their wall space, I already knew which two would be perfect, so SOLD!
In 2015 Jola from Luxurysqft magazine, Dubai contacted me regarding a story Kelly Crane wanted to write about my styling of several properties she had viewed on my website.
I took a few photos as the beautiful afternoon light was shining through the open door.
The last few photos of some stunning local trees and architecture 🤩
Also the first colour ad I made for Antiques & Art in Victoria, back around 1991?
Russell Winnell photographed then and every one since.
20th Century
H.34cm
Rare 19th century French solid kingwood ‘whatnot’
This rare 19th century French solid kingwood whatnot is certainly a work of cabinetmaker, leader of Japonism, Gabriel Viardot (1830-1904).
It is surmounted by a varnished polished bronze dragon that is frequently found in the cabinetmaker’s production.
The lower part also has shelves whose upright is decorated with a wrapped dragon in varnished polished bronze.
H.98cm W.69cm D.40cm
Now with the remaining of my stock, in storage awaiting a pop up shop somewhere around Australia.
Or you’re welcome to visit my storeroom/workshop inner city Melbourne.
The Hepplewhite style bowed back rail, with plain shaped upright arms, resting on corner moulded square block legs, joined by a matching front stretcher and central ‘H’ stretcher.
Stylish and very comfortable.
H.104cm W.65cm D.72cm
Whether being a dresser base or chest of drawers interstate or a chandelier to a home I haven’t seen.
Thought I’d share this one.
Mid century 19th Century style Flemish Brass 18 Branch Electrolier
Finding chairs I forgot I had. Well over 120 chairs in stock.