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...LMG is a tiny antiques gallery. Besides being the neighbour of my own gallery at 3 Rue de Lille, Laurent, the owner, has very fine taste....
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...Recently I acquired a 19th-century candleholder at Kensington Antique Row, an exciting maze of alleys and architectural gems. I also couldn’t resist the ring I recently got Natali at Bulgari DC....
...Be suspicious of antique pieces vaguely described as having “later” paint — it could be freshly done....
...But more important were the artworks, antiques and stories shared by visitors passing through....
...Antique wood, pigment and fibre Bwa mask from Burkina Faso, POA, lucasratton.com Balenciaga leather Rodeo bag, £3,500 Akris leather belt, €520 Vladimir Kagan upholstered wood Annecy sofa, POA Lina Bo...
...“At the time Hollywood Road was the mecca for antique collectors....
...Pampeano leather Bordado polo belt Made from top-quality Havana leather with brown stitching and an antique looking buckle, it’ll only get better with age – and this muted colourway is perfect for the savannahs...
...When stripped back, even antique four-posters take on their own sculptural sensibility – regardless of the scale of the room....
...There are reasons beyond cost for bringing antique and vintage textiles into the home....
...In our capitalist society, it’s the consumer’s choice as to what wins through — the longevity and value of design can be seen in the design classics and antiques that endure today....
...£330, mrporter.com Rui Mito ceramic Madara Karatsu Yunomi teacup, ¥15,300 (about £80), gallery-sentou-en.com Drake’s suede Clifford desert boots, £295 Pourtraict de la Ville de Sainct Denis en France antique...
...For Charlie Porter of the online vintage and antique shop TAT, pewter is the perfect starter metal....
...They include antique tiaras — which remain very popular and an item Hancocks once made — and rare Victorian, Edwardian and mid-century jewellery....
...Salianne Collier at Collier Antiques also recommends Shelley, popular in the 1920s and ’30s, examples of which fetch £20-£50....
...leather. artemest.com Crystal soap dish by Décor Walther, £120 Available in clear, green and gold with matching accessories. abask.com Wave bath caddy by Matilda Goad & Co, £175 An extendable design in antique...
...He funded his early work by running a Japanese antiques dealership and had his first break in photography thanks to the Museum of Modern Art....
...William James Antiques & Interiors is currently selling a very attractive English wrought-iron garden bench with scrolled arms and a cross-railed back....
...Warwickshire’s Arcadia Antiques is a place I often turn to for such items....
...parka, £1,250 Fourth Street iron candle holders, £255 for set Bottega Veneta gold Drop large earrings, €950 Bonnie Levine wood-fired porcelain WE Series vessel, POA, studiotashtego.com Roxanne Assoulin antique...
...As a child, she would follow her mother around antique stores in Philadelphia, where she grew up, and was “fascinated” by the jewellery she saw....
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