Author: Gilli

Beautifully coloured watercolour of Cheyne Row. Signed Kaposy, dated 1958. SOLD.

Two door pine buffet with working lock and key, and one internal shelf. Later painted in a chalky muted apricot and off white. SOLD.

Join us this coming Saturday for the fifth Country Brocante at Daylesford, Kingham, Gloucestershire. Large, airy marquees will be housing a fine selection of decorative antiques plus a host of lifestyle accessories and wares. Tickets online from The Country Brocante. 9.30am to 5.00pm. Tickets also available on the door but there will be a limited […]

Wonderfully evocative scene with mums in their summer frocks, gathered on deckchairs, knitting or chattingk (notice the errant ball of wool). Children on the beach in the white swim caps and ruched swimming costumes of the time. Islands and pier in the background. Unframed. SOLD.

Pastel colours to this evocative Belgian painting, mounted and in a gold frame. SOLD.

The best of Provencal pinks – vintage fabrics stitched onto French linen backing. With new feather pads 55cm x 30cm. SOLD.

Framed watercolour of the interior of a café in Jaffa painted in 1936. SOLD.

French oil of boats in a harbour. Signed Cavarlé. Bright and evocative (especially when one hasn’t had the briney whiff of seaweed in a while). 64cm high x 78cm wide x 5cm deep. SOLD.

Six mahogany dining chairs typical of an 1830’s German or Dutch interior have been given a distressed paint finish and are newly upholstered with natural fibres and finished in a neutral linen. Price £695.

Substantial pine armoire from the Alsace region. Internal hat shelf above a divider – two half shelves to one side and space for potential hanging or additional shelves on the other. Working lock and key. The armoire has a later chalk paint and wax finish in a soft blue grey. 197 cm high x 176 […]

French oil on board of two boats on a wide river. Pretty gilt wood frame with aqua tones picked out. 35cm high x 51cm wide x 5cm deep. SOLD.

A weighty metal lamp frame, now inverted for decorative use with candles – on a table, in the garden. SOLD

With original mirror plate and back boards, a lovely frame taken back to its original finish. 120cm high x 86 cm wide. SOLD.

A hardworking table, simply made with a substantial top. 75cm high x 119cm wide x 63 cm deep. From central Europe. SOLD.

A two door buffet, hand made to fit against a slope in a wall – the right side tapers down slightly. It sits on a new plinth and the original green, typical of the Auvergne palette of ochres, greens and yellows, has been refreshed in places. The paint around the escutcheon is in its original […]

Robust early 19th century French oak buffet in a later white painted finish. Bun feet at the front. Attractive fielded doors. One internal shelf. Working lock and key. 91cm high x 140 cm wide x 55 cm deep. SOLD.

Rustic French farmhouse table in beech and oak with one drawer. 73cm high (59 cm clearance) x 170 cm wide x 75.5 cm deep. Chalk paint with a water resistant wax finish. The top has been lightly paint washed but the grain of the beech wood shows through. Seats six. SOLD.

Green glazed terracotta pots from Central Europe. All in sound and excellent condition. SOLD.

Nicely aged black painted numbers on grey metal – an imposing antique decorative clock face with two large fixing rings on the back. The hands stand proud and do move. A little rust on a bottom corner. SOLD.

Six deep drawers with a collection of handles, the odd cigarette burn on the counter top are all part of the character of this counter! Originally with a return, it has been fully refurbished and sits on a new plinth. Newly chalk painted in a duck egg grey with water resistant wax finish. The back […]