As we enter a new Caroline age: Charles Stuart, RoyD’Angleterre. Dating from Circa 1680. A charming contemporary cartoon of Charles II. 30 x 22 cms. God save the King (and his people, who need a bit of saving). #antiques#antiquesshop#charlesii#charlesiii#portrait#caligraphy#carolean#badamember#lapada_association#Godsavetheking#godsavehispeople🙏

Gothickery

Cats and dogs; Pietra Dura and Pietra Paesina in which the Alberese Limestone from Tuscany, around Florence was used so that it’s natural fissures and deposits formed landscapes and trees. Here they have been inlaid with hard stones and marbles to represent scenes from the Tuscan landscape. Mounted in a Baroque gilt bronze and Ebony Cabinet and all dating from the late 17th/ early 18th Century. A rural idyl captured in stone that will never fade. Stand E18 on the last day of the Olympia Art and Antiques Fair. #antiques#antiqueshop#princelyobjects#baroque#pietradura#pietrapaesina#italianworksofart#17thcentury#grandtour#conoisseur#olympiaartandantiquesfair#badamember#objectsofrarebeauty

Nice to see our Charles Tatham Cellarette mentioned in #countrylifemagazine by the inestimable#huonmallalieu1. Many thanks. E18 at #olympiaartandantiquesfair until 5pm tomorrow. #antiques#antiqueshop#neoclassical#i terior#decor#grandtour#charlestatham#regencyfurniture#lookoutkidsitssomethingyoudid

By Gillows. A pair of upholstered armchairs retaining their original Morocco Leather upholstery. Stamped Gillows Lancaster. Everything they should be….and very comfortable. Stand E18 at the Olympia Antiques and Art Fair. #antiques#antiqueshop#gillows#regency#upholstery#antiquechairs#interiors#decor#olympiaartandantiquesfair#badamember#buyitnow#reasonnottheneed

Travelling to the Olympia Antiques Fair with me today is this beautifully drawn Pollard Oak Zoomorphic Centre Table by Robert Strahan of Dublin. One of the most successful Dublin Cabinet Makers of the 19th Century. Designing and manufacturing for the Office of Public Works they were commissioned to design and manufacture for some of the great Irish country houses such as Doneraile Court, Co. Cork and Lisnavagh, Co. Carlow. Sometimes pedestrian, sometimes excessive and as here, sometimes genius. Here plainly drawing on designs by Pugin and Bridgens and perhaps referencing the famous ‘Sea Dog Table’ at Hardwick Hall. Excellent colour and stamped by the maker. Circa 1840. #antiques#antiqueshop#pollardoak#gothic#gothicrevival#19thcentury#design#irishfurniture#interior#decor#badamember#olympiaartandantiquesfair#whatawaytospendyourbirthday#Tangledupinblue

I will be exhibiting at the Olympia Art and Antiques Fair next week. My invitations having just arrived I am unlikely to get many posted out so please let me know if you would like one leaving on the door including Preview Tickets for the strike free 22nd June. Stand E18 where such words as ‘eclectic’ and ‘curated’ will not be used but there will be some rather wonderful things. #Antiqueshop#antiques#antiquefurniture#worksofart#interiors#decor#design#patina#badamember#lapada_association#lookoutkidsitssomethingyoudid

Charles Bevan and Gillows, a ‘Modern Gothic’ Centre Table. Just bought and sold but worthy of recording. With the rare large ‘Gillow’ stamp and dating to C 1860. Very smart indeed. #antiquefurniture#gothicrevival#charlesbevan#gillows#nineteenthcentury#badamember#interiordecor#kbo

Happy 4th Birthday to dear Jacob. Heaven sent. #labradorretriever#birthday#ifdogsrunfreewhycantwe

May you all forever greet 5 am on a Sunday morning with the unconquerable optimism of Sam. #labrador#earlystart#newmorning

The road home this evening. Mayflower on the breeze. Just heavenly. #yorkshire#yorkshiredales#theroadhome#intothemystic

Shrigley and Hunt of Lancaster were one of the foremost strained glass designers in England in the late 19th century, rivalling other leading producers such as William Morris &Co. and James Powell of Whitefriars. These two rather lovely panels decorated with their monogram were removed from their offices in Lancaster when they closed in 1982. Probably designed by Carl Almquist 1848-1924), or Edward Holmes Jewitt (1849-1929) who developed designs influenced by those of both William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. They worked with the leading architects of their time, G F Bodley, Alfred Waterhouse Richard Norman Shaw and of course Paley and Austin. Sold #antiqueshop#shrigleyandhunt#stainedglass#artsandcrafts#preraphaelite#northernpowerhouse

Happy 9th birthday to darling Big Sam (WhamSamDogWarrior) the most faithful, the kindest and most loving of dogs. Sire to many. Great soul. #labrador#dogsofinstagram#yorkshiredales#lifeenhancer#mayyoustayforeveryoung

The Worm Moon over my end of the Dales. The last full Moon of winter. #yorkshiredales#downonthefarm#wormmoon#tangledupinblue

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit! Happy St Patrick’s Day to you all. In honour of the vigorous creativity and virtuoso skills of Irish Cabinetmakers and Carvers, a few examples of legs, shells and beasties from my current stock, including documentary pieces by Williams and Gibton and a very rare fantastical construct by Robert Strahan of Dublin. #antiques#antiqueshop#irish#carving#irishantiques#irishfurniture#18thcentury#19thcentury#williamsandgibton#strahanofdublin#LáFhéilePádraigsona duit#stpatricksday#bada1918#myers1890#KBO#intothemystic

Now SOLD. Due to severe overcrowding we are reduced to pavement photography. Lovely solid Pollard Oak George III Chest. Original handles and a sumptuous colour. #antques#antiqueshop#recycle#pollardoak#countryfurniture#18thcentury#oakfurniture#interiors#decor#bada1918#lapada_association#patina#kbo

A pair of 19th Century carved wood Pedestals with much of the original paint under later decoration. Needs someone with patience to dry scrape them. Not me! 43.5 inches high and 11 wide. (1100 x 280). From that great Tudor revival house Adare Manor, Co. Limerick, seat of the Earls of Dunraven until sold and some of the contents dispersed in Christie’s House Sale 1982. #antiques#antiqueshop#neoclassical#carvedwood#pedestal#paintedfurniture#interiors#decor#interiordesign#badamember#scrapeyscrapey

Handsome is… Amos making himself at home in the new shop. Missing the Aga but I’ve persuaded him that a mohair scarf and a reasonably good George III Library Chair are more environmentally friendly. Hopefully he’ll put some wear on the rather hmm leather. #antiques#antiqueshop#jackrussellterrier#whenmybackisturned#topdog

Bought today. A splendid pair of carved wood (entirely) Door Cases with the quality of the Irish Carvers work visible beneath the grime and layers of old paint. From 1773-1777 when Castle Archdale was rebuilt on the banks of lower Lough Erne. The architect is unknown but it was the largest Palladian house in Co. Fermanagh. Sadly left to fall into ruin after wartime requisition by the RAF it was demolished in 1970. The carving of these are a powerful testament to the quality of those lost interiors. As always a bittersweet acquisition. Oh tempora, o mores. Currently NFS. #antiques#antiqueshop#palladian#neoclassical#irisharchitecture#irishcraftsmen#carving#18thcenturyinteriors#archtectural#georgiancraftsmen#grahamhood#bada1918#countyfermanagh#theirishaesthete #losthouses#tangledupinblue#KBO

The Advowson Stone. SOLD A very fine and large (45 x 24 inches) English carved Limestone Overmantle from the first half of the 16th Century, depicting a scene from the story of Susanna and the Elders from the Book of Daniel. The carving of fine quality and typically of Tudor decorative panels, the design derived from contemporary Flemish Woodcuts or Engravings. Until the 1980’s this had resided for centuries at Advowson House in Frampton-on-Severn from where it had been sold prior to the Heritage England listing in 1986 but is still recorded; ‘set into the rear wall was a finely carved C16th stone panel depicting Susannah and the Elders, and referred to as the ‘Advowson Stone’. The quality of this piece strongly suggests that it had started life elsewhere, possibly in a pre Georgian iteration of Frampton Court of glorious gothick Orangery fame. The quality of this piece reminds us of the great quality of craftsmanship carried out for the Court and those associated with it in the 16th Century. Formerly with Stephen Jarrett of fond memory at Witney Antiques. #antiques#antiqueshop#tudor#elizabethan#sculpture#carving#16thcenturysculpture#englishsculpture#countryhouse#interiors#decor#bada1918#lapada_association#witneyantiques#objectsofrarebeauty#KBO

Happy Birthday to my dear irrepressible and fiercely loyal Amos. 12 today. Training is still a work in progress. A never ending source of joy and a life enhancing presence. #jackrussell#terrier#dogsofinstagram#happybirthday#yorkshiredales#lifeonthefarm

Fretwork Friday. Poor photographs of a very pleasing and well mannered Side Table in Mahogany with an untouched crusty patina. Interestingly most likely a piece of 18th Century Gillows, not just by its quality or slightly provincial feel. The blind fret is to a Gillows’ pattern and the water gilt handles are recorded as being used on furniture by the firm in the 1760’s. A piece dated to 1763 is illustrated in Susan Stewart’s book. Dry and with the original leather covered castors. #antiques#antiquefurniture#18thcentury#mahogany#gillowsoflancaster#fret#patina#interiors#decor#badamember#lapada_association#fretworkfriday#kBO

SOLD A huge and rather magnificent and rare carved and polychromed Oak Deer’s head with ‘Royal’ antlers. Of extraordinary size; 220 cm or 87’’ high. Late 17th or early 18th Century. Set on a scrolling fruit and flower cartouche with a Green Man mask. Ex Flaxley Abbey Gloucestershire where it formed part of Oliver Messel’s decorative scheme in the 1960’s. Jolly heavy indeed, but arrived safely. #antiques#antiqueshop#17thcenturydecoration#18thcentury#carvedwood#interiors#carving#decor#oohahh#countryhouse#badamember#lapada_association#whatlarkspip

Serendipity: Stumbled across this Northern Antiques Fair Catalogue from 1960 whilst moving literally thousands of books out of the old Shop. My Burr Walnut Bureau was with Blaine Preston the good Dunstable dealer in 1960. I think this was my father’s first Harrogate Fair. Now back in Yorkshire and for sale again and undoubtedly relatively much less expensive. O tempora o mores! #antiques#antiqueshop#serendipity#northernantiquesfair#queenanne#georgei#burr#walnut#englishtaste#interiors#decor#badamember#thetimestheyareachanging

It’s all getting a bit tame here at Jollity Farm. The pheasants showing no respect for the notionally formidable Amos. For the benefit of my friend from the South, the small building in the background is a ‘Privy’ or a ‘Dunny’ if you go somewhat further south. #yorkshiredales#privy#jackrussellterrier#everybodymakesarowdownonjollityfarm

A good burry Bureau. All the better to write your ‘thank you’ letters at. George II Burr Walnut with a transitional well that opens into the top drawer. Good drawer linings, original feet, book matched ends, secret drawers; beautiful and practical. #antiques#antiqueshop#burrwalnut#walnut#georgeii#18thcentury#interiors#decor#badamember#lapada_association#iloveyougeorgianbrown#reasonnottheneed

Plain and perfectly patinated. A fairly rare form Mahogany Cellarette. Circa 1760. #antiques#antiqueshop#georgeiii#18thcentury#mahoganyfurniture#interiors#decor#wineantiques#badamember#lapada_association#iloveyougeorgianbrown

Nice scale carved wood and gesso Pier Mirror. Circa 1820. Lovely old gilding and original plate. 69 inches high and 37 wide. (1752 x 940). #stockingfillers#antiques#antiqueshop#regency#georgeiv#antiquemirrors#carvedgiltwood#lionshead#interiors#decor#badamember#lapada_association#throughaglassdarkly

More stocking fillers for the English Country House aficionado. 4 large Engravings by Knyff and Kip from Britannia Illustrata of 1707. Meticulous bird’s eye views of major Country Houses, their formal Gardens and Parks before the changes of taste and the ‘improvements’ of the 18th and 19th Centuries. In ‘Country House’ condition, worn and frayed. Lowther, Constable Burton, Kirkleatham and Combe Abbey, all of which were the subject of major alterations over the next two centuries. #antiques#antiqueshop#18thcentury#engraving#englishcountryhouse#interiors#decor#wornandfrayed#thetimestheyareachanging

Another stocking filler to warm the soul on this shortest of days in the form of a bonny little Queen Anne/ George I Oak Lowboy. Nicely drawn and wonderfully dry and original down to the finials. Just 30 inches (762) wide. Good plain English furniture. #antiques#antiqueshop#18thcentury#queenanne#oakfurniture#sweetasanut#interiors#decor#countryfurniture#badamember#lapada_association#babyitscoldoutside#i❤️yougeorgianbrown

A perfect stocking filler for the Winter Solstice: ‘Ex Umbra’ or ‘Out of the shadow’. A rare 17th/18th Century vertical Sundial with the time kissed remains of a gilded and painted surface. Bearing the epithet ‘Ex Umbra’ in very worn gilt. Lovely architectural form. Almost identical in form and size to that famous Dial on the Moot Hall in Aldeburgh which, though much restored, is dated to 1650. #antiques#antiqueshop#17thcentury#18thcentury#sundial#architectural#interiors#decor#badamember#timeworn#lapada_association#sunsunsunhereitcomes#wintersolstice

Brrr. #yorkshiredales#winterscape#thisisthelife#noheating

A Macassar Ebony, Brass, Satinwood and Ebony strung Work/Sofa Table by Gillows of Lancaster. Of great quality and undoubtedly very expensive when it was made. Stamped by them and formerly with the great old firm of Norman Adams and once the personal property of Stewart Whittington. Circa 1800 #antiques#antiqueshop#regencyfurniture#macassarebony#brassstrung#satinwood#gillows#gillowsoflancaster#normanadams#interiors#decor#badamember#ooherr

Book matched veneers or what? A delightful Walnut veneered Jardiniere of unusual design. With a lid quarter veneered on both sides and a leaf carved handle and standing on tendril carved feet. Original carrying handles. Very solidly made. I’ve never seen it’s like. I do think I need to say that it’s a superb colour and beautifully made. Early 19th Century I think though possibly earlier. 15 inches high and deep, 18 inches wide. (38 x 47). In old Connoisseur Magazines they used to have articles devoted to ‘Small Antiques as Christmas Presents’. There’s an idea. Antiques#antiqueshop#walnut#irishfurniture#englishfurniture #interiors#decor#fillyourhousewithflowers#bada1918#sunshineonacloudyday#dontthinktwiceitsalright

Don’t like to move him. Fast asleep. But my glass is empty. #whattodo#labradorsofinstagram#thisisthelife#apologiesforthestripeysocks

Proper Linen Sheets. Still in use after 176 years. Turned but still hugely comfortable. Pretty carbon neutral I imagine. Beat that. #linen#antiquebedding#sustainable#savetheplanet

A rather bonkers small stick stool in Yew. Cottage orné or genuinely rustic? 18th or 19th Century. Lovely colour and patina and it is probably unnecessary to say that it is rather rare. I tried to buy this 15 years ago but the collector wouldn’t sell it. I see his point now I have it. Hard to do it justice with my poor photography. bada1918#myers1890#badaweek2021#antiques#antiqueshop#rusticdecor#primitivefurniture#countryfurniture#yew#patina#18thcentury#reasonnottheneed

A very rare 18th Century cast iron and chased Owl with original gilding. Substantial, heavy and utterly beguiling. The Owl as a supporter of the goddess Athena, symbolic of wisdom: What the World needs now as we approach COP26.🙏 From a private Lancastrian collection. #bada1918#badaweek2021#antiques#antiqueshop#18thcentury#heraldry#owl#castiron#interior#decor#architectural#reasonnottheneed#narniaandthenorth

Anglo Indian carved Padauk Casket in the form of a miniature Cellarette. Bold sarcophagus form. Mid 19th Century, possibly Mumbai. Ex private collection. Bada1918#badaweek2021#antiques#antiqueshop#angloindianantiques#indianfurniture #padauk#interiorstyling#decor#nineteenthcentury#reasonnottheneed

It’s BADA week and of course I had all sorts of wonderful things planned to compliment the marvellous exhibitions and lectures that fellow members are doing. Typically, of course I haven’t had time and nothing I was hoping to do can now be done. However, I shall have a go at posting some recent purchases, all from private collections and non of it previously seen on the internet. ‘Reason not the need’. To kick off a very large carved and gilded heraldic stag from the 18th Century. It has a curved back and I’m not quite sure to what it was originally attached. I can’t help but be reminded of the Babycham advertisement of my youth which is unworthy of a truly lovely thing kept for many years by a now gone larger than life friend and dealer. #bada1918#antiques#antiqueshop#18thcentury#carving#heraldic#armorial#interiors#decor#reasonnottheneed#whokilledbambi#

View from my local where I am having a quick sharpener. Right about now. No need for filters. #yorkshire#yorkshiredales#theconistonhotel#funksoulbrother

Dot (aet. 6 months) appropriately appropriating. #terriers#puppiesofinstagram#blackisle#chocolateboxart

#yorkshiredales#sunshine#allisgoodwiththeworld#downonjollityfarm

Amos and the magnificent Mayblossom. Scenting the breeze, beneath a less than promising sky and the call of curlews. Three weeks late but heavenly nevertheless. #jackrussell#mayblossom#yorkshiredales#farmlife#yesitdoesneedlaying

A rare if a slightly odd survival with distinguished provenance. A late 18th Century Commode Armchair formerly the property of one of Yorkshire’s greatest sons, the celebrated architect John Carr ‘of York’, with its original silk moire upholstery intact. Veneered in finely figured Mahogany and with its original fittings, probably made by one of the leading Northern Cabinet Makers of the period. By descent from John Carr to his nephew and heir William and then to the Parkers at Browsholme in Lancashire. Never previously for sale and should probably go to the #yorkcivictrust #oldloo#johncarrofyork#18thcentury#yorkshire#antiquetextiles#mahogany#countryhousetops#18thcenturyarchitecture#bada1918#whatlarksehpip

Happy Birthday darling Jacob. 3 today and a constant source of joy. He shares his birthday with one of my dearest and most elegant of friends, here with her lurcher Vespa. #labrador#birthdaydog#juliajane#lurcher#blackislegardendesign

Real Country House kit from Gillows of Lancaster. A George IV substantial 2 tier Stand or ‘Dumb Waiter’ in finely figured Mahogany of typical Gillows quality. Stamped ‘Gillows-Lancaster’ and also by ‘A Soloman 59 Gt Queen Street’. Soloman was an early ‘furniture broker’ and operated from Great Queen Street between 1830-40. (Gilbert). Gillows first produced this design in 1803 for Le Genre Starkie at Huntroyde be Padiham (Estimate Sketch Book). Another appears in the ‘Estimates’ of 1819. Whilst Stands of this form are often attributed to Gillows it is rare to find one bearing their stamp. #antiques#antiqueshop#gillowsoflancaster#georgeiv#mahogany#19thcentury#interior#design#decor#badamember#lapada_association#myers1890#cantgetthestaff

(Yet another) present to self. I remember coveting Adam’s drawing for this many years ago when it appeared in Christie’s from Edward Croft Murray’s collection. It made £50,000 or so back then and was beyond me. The large engraving from The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam 1777, Vol II part I plate V dill suffice. The house was demolished in 1862 and most of the interiors were destroyed. This was perhaps one of Robert Adams’ finest interiors. Adam himself wrote of his Third and Great Withdrawing Room: 'The ornaments of the ceiling and entablature are chiefly stucco, gilt, with a mixture of paintings. The frames for glasses, the pedestals and vases in the niches, and the girandoles on the piers, are of wood gilt. This room is hung with satin, and is undoubtedly one of the most elegant in Europe, whether we consider the variety of the richness or the decoration'. #selfindulgence#robertadam#18thcentury#decoration#design#neoclassical#engraving#sictransitgloriamundi

Wild primroses on the farm. One of the many benefits to the conservation work and tree and hedge planting that we have done on the farm over the last 15 years is the appearance of banks of wild primroses which proclaim the arrival of spring at Eastertide with its eternal message of renewal and rebirth. Thanks to #yorkshirewildlifetrust and #forestofbradfordvolunteers# and of course to #andylambertfarmer for helping Nature to restore itself. We will leave it a little better than we found it. Happy Easter to you all. Resurgam. #yorkshiredales#wildflowers#re#conservation#yorkshirewildlifetrust#forestofbradfordvolunteers#andylambertfarmer#swaledalefoods#resurgam

First half of the 12th Century Pectoral Cross, Cristina Vivo. Gold, copper and Limoges enamel. From the great Cistercian Abbey at Rievaulx here in Yorkshire. #GoodFriday#Cristovivo#12thcentury#cistercian#romanesqueart#luxintenebris

Sam aet 8. Happy Birthday to the dearest of dogs, Wham Sam Dog Warrior. Every day a source of joy. A celebratory trip to the Pub is within sight. He misses the craic. #labrador#dogsofinstagram#happybirthday#lifeenhancing#loveorwhatyouwill

Love, or what you will. #dogsofinstagram#jackrussell#labrador#newmorning

Gillows through and through. The great quality of the figured Mahogany gives it away almost as much as the stamped mark to the drawer. The firm of Gillows is certainly one of the finest things to come out of Lancashire; right up there with the road to Yorkshire. Circa 1820. Inexpensive. #antiques#antiqueshop#regencyfurniture#georgeiv#mahogany#gillows#cabinetmakers#interiors#decor#countryhouse#badamember#lapada_association#getitbought

What lies beneath... A large Early 19th Century carved and giltwood Overmantle Mirror in the original (very dirty) paint and with original gilding. The loss of two of the three plates revealing the scale drawing for the carving of the egg and dart moulding beneath the Cornice. A wonderful revelation and utterly charming. 61 3/4 inches wide and 50 high. Circa 1810. #antiques#antiqueshop#regency#interiors#originalpaint#neoclassical#mirrors#decor#carving#bada1918#myers1890#inaglassdarkly

Sun, Sun, Sun, here it comes.. I had the privilege this week to buy and sell this unique and very untouched William and Mary Yew and Burr Yew veneered lowboy. It is certainly one of the most attractive pieces of late 17th Century Furniture I have had the pleasure of handling. The colour and patina so beautiful that it made me shiver. It has gone to good people with a wonderful collection who love it. Last stop was at the Grosvenor House Fair in 1994. #antiques#antiqueshop#williamandmary#burr#yewwood#countryfurniture#patina#17thcentury#bada1918#lapada_association#itdoesntgetbetterthanthis#sunshineonacloudyday

Amos, dog warrior. Happy 11th Birthday to my loyal companion, source of much joy and occasional mortifying embarrassment. He is half Scottish and half Yorkshire which makes for an easy going, sunny and generous disposition; he hates small children and loves behaving inappropriately in public. Happy Birthday too to his sister Myrtle who had the misfortune to stay in Scotland and live in some sort of mad circus #theblackislebrewery #jackrussellterrier#jackrussell#happybirthday#dogwarrior

A beautiful blue sky and sunny day in the grim North and my morning walk enriched by the first call of the Curlew, the harbinger of Spring. Golden in the sunshine are a set of 14 (12 & 2) Gothic Revival carved Oak Dining Chairs. The carved backs with cluster columns to a design by George Smith but these date from Circa 1830. Very good quality and for some reason they strike me as Scottish in the Abbotsford/ James Gillespie Graham manner as exemplified at Taymouth Castle. Old though not original leather upholstery. #antiques#antiqueshop#gothic#gothicrevival#19thcentury#countryhouse#jamesgillespiegraham#taymouthcastle#interiors#decor#badamember#bada1918#lapada_association#tangledupinblue

A lovely thing to have bought , sold and delivered to one of my favorite customers this week. A rare and remarkably untouched George I Walnut Bachelor Chest. Wonderful colour and patina, it just glows on the dullest of days. A good untouched veneered interior to the top, lovely fine Oak linings and book matched ends. Because they were always a ‘must have’ for serious collectors, early Walnut Bachelor Chests are possibly the most over restored, cleaned off, ‘improved’ and faked up pieces of Antique Furniture. It’s a real joy to handle one so honest. Ex that great old firm Norman Adams and illustrated in one of their catalogues. The handles are George II replacements. In these trying times a reminder of why I do this. #antiques#antiqueshop#antiquefurnitire#18thcentury#walnut#patina#collectors#connoisseur#badamember#lapada_association#whatlarkspip!whatlarks

An English Egyptian Porphyry Standish with finely cast and chaste Bronze mounts, Circa 1810. Reflecting the fashionable Neo Classical taste of the early years of the 19th Century promoted by figures such as Thomas Hope and the publication in 1799 of Charles Tatham’s ‘Ancient Ornamental Architecture at Rome and in Italy’ and made of the rare and costly Egyptian Porphyry prized by Emperors and Popes. Beautiful and rare. Imperial Rome on your desk. #antiques#antiqueshop#regency#neoclassical#porphyry#charlesheathcotetatham#thomashope#badamember#thoughtstoconjurwith

Here, Deer here. (Here, hare here, as well but another time). A wintry morning at home yesterday. One of the benefits of planting 3500 trees are these pretty Roe, who (so far) have caused little damage. They calmly observe our daily routine from a watchful distance. For those Students of Science, the Deer to the right of the photograph is not the fabled Yorkshire variant of the Pushmi-Pullyu identified by the eminent Zoologist Dr Dolittle. Nothing to see here. #yorkshiredales#snowscape#deerhere#roedeer#pushmi-pullyu#landscaperestoration#resurgam

We’re lambing. We’re lambing. I hope you like lambing too. Apologies to Bob Marley and the Wailers. The joy of new life and the promise of Spring in troubled times. #yorkshiredales#farminglife#lambs#newlife#we’relambing

A rare form and hugely satisfying George II Walnut Hall Chair. Beautifully drawn, skillfully executed and with untouched colour and patination. Who wants 1 Hall Chair? I do. #antiques#antiqueshop#18thcentury#walnut#hallchairs#sgabello#sublimedesign#formandfunction#patina#decor#countryhousefurniture#badamember#lapada_association#whatlarksehpip

The Monument at Whitley Beaumont near Huddersfield. Particularly fantastic because no one knows why it was given that name or what it might have been a monument to. Probably built circa 1820 out of bits and pieces retrieved from alterations to the house. I have been collecting bits and pieces for a Monument for some years and inspired by recent events it seems the right time to embark upon building a Folly. This at Whitley Beaumont pictured with members of the Beaumont family who owned the estate from the 13th Century until 1924. Fittings were sold at Auction in 1916/17 and a room was with Roberson’s of Knightsbridge by 1921. The magnificent Saloon was by James Paine and dated from 1752 and the Park was landscaped by Lancelot Brown in the 1770’s. Demolished in 1950 and the Park used for mining. All gone bar a now roofless Summer House possibly also by Paine. Those who know me will not be holding their breath.... Thanks to #thefollyflaneuse #vanity#omniavanitas#tisfollytobewise#architectural#salvage#folly#gardenbuildings#lostcountryhouses#buildingbacknonsense

SOLD A very substantial George III Oak Dresser of great quality. At 9 feet wide and made by a Cabinet Maker rather than a Joiner it can fairly be called a piece of ‘Manor House’ furniture. Each of the 3 cupboards with shaped fielded panels to the doors and fitted with spice drawers. Line inlaid and cross banded throughout and using the finest quarter sawn Oak it has a fantastic colour and depth of patination. Cheshire, Circa 1760 and undoubtedly made for a house of substance. The handles are 19th Century replacements. #antiques#antiqueshop#oakfurniture#periodoak#18thcentury#countryfurniture#countryhouse#regionalfurniture#interiors#decor#decoração#badamember#lapada_association#myers1890#asgoodasitgets

‘The child of the morning, rosy fingered dawn’. Happy New Year to you and yours. Strange to not be in the Highlands but at home for Hogmanay for the first time in 40 years yet there is some compensation in Yorkshire’s frosty beauty. Onward and Upward. Pax et Spes. #narniaandthenorth#babyitscoldoutside#thebeautyofthemorning#rosyfingereddawn#myheartisinthehighlands

Goodbye to 2020 #goodriddance#2020#hogmanay#adastraperaspera

Christmas window taking shape. Thanks to my dear godson #hughirven for helping. #antiques#antiqueshop#architecturalmodel#imnoscrooge#rolloverhamleys

A George II period carved Virginia Walnut Desk on Stand of unusual form. Well drawn and finely carved yet made in the solid pointing to very skilled but provincial origins. The secondary woods are unusual in a piece of English furniture and suggest possibly an American origin but possibly Irish. Whatever it’s origins it is a very handsome and masculine piece of furniture produced by a skilled workshop and probably employing specialist carvers. Elements are very reminiscent of the work of Giles Grendy but it is not by him. A rare and rather beautiful quandary. Circa 1730 but if American then some years later. There are the remains of 18th Century Wallpaper behind the cupboard and pigeon holes which should help in identifying the origins. Lovely colour and patina. The handles and escutcheons are old replacements. #antiques#antiqueshop#antiquefurniture#18thcentury#walnut#carver#americanfurniture#irishfurniture#georgeii#interiors#decoracao#decor#bada1918#lapada_association#myers1890#reasonnottheneed

So it began. We are open today as we have been for 130 years. Still buying and selling second hand Furniture, Works of Art and Ceramics. Onwards and upwards. #antiques#antiqueshop#familybusiness#19thcentury#skipton#myers1890#bada1918#thetimestheyareachangin

It is been a bit of a year for rediscoveries, for buying things which escaped me years ago. I grew up with this very large William and Mary Box. It was in my Uncle’s (Paul Smith the well known Ludlow Dealer) Collection. It sat on a Kist on a landing by the bedroom in which my sister and I stayed when visiting. It is amongst my earliest visual memories of old stuff. My Aunt did a little decluttering and put it in a sale in 2016 when it made £11,000. Too rich for me. I bought it back this week for rather less. Absolutely delighted. Very resonant of my youth and some slightly eccentric ‘influencers’. I imagine the Louis XIV gilt bronze feet were added by Paul 60 or more years ago, but maybe not. My parents once irresponsibly left me with Paul for a day at the age of 3 and playing in his workshop I managed to drop a drill through my foot that pinned me to the floor! I still bear the scar. #antiques#antiqueshop#collector#williamandmary#tasteinfluencer#17thcentury#oldtrade#serendipity#nostalgiaisntwhatitusedtobe

📍Sold. From the ‘golden age’ of English Cabinet Makers, a George II Walnut and Burr Walnut side Chair with wonderful hairy paw feet. Lively veneers and a lovely untouched colour. Circa 1730. From the same set as a pair in the Victoria and Albert Museum given by Sir Paul Makins in 1920 prior to his gift of his seat Rotherfield Court nr Henley as an hospital for those suffering from shell shock. Published in English Chairs by the V&A and written by the inestimable Ralph Edwards in 1951. The antidote to those old lockdown blues. #antiques#antiqueshop#walnut#burr#georgeII#georgianengland#goldenage#patina#colourisall#interiors#interiordedign#countryhouse#18thcentury#englishtaste#bada1918#myers1890#lapada_association#sunshineonacloudyday#vamuseum

A Louis XVI Cylinder Bureau in finely figured Mahogany with Ormolu mounts. Original throughout. Small and very elegant at just 30 inches (73 cms) wide. #antiques#antiqueshop#mahogany#acajou#louisxvi#18thcentury#interiors#interiordecorating#decor#bada1918#myers1890#lapada_association#maisonfrancaise#keeponkeepingon

Despite the latest lockdown restrictions we are open for business virtually and can continue to deliver. 130 years in business and still at it, through Wars, Slumps, Recessions and Pandemics. My father Harry is standing in the Cab I think just after the Great War. Pictured with Jimmy Dawson who worked for us for 70 years (Wars permitting) and Bill Shaw with a Dales Wool Clip. Thanks to all who have and continue to support independent retailers in these challenging times. #myers1890#antiqueshop#nostalgia#familybusiness#yorkshiredales#skipton#wool#ford#classiclorry#wearestillopenforbusiness#virtually#herewegoagain#nostalgiaaintwhatitusedtobe#resurgam

Autumn colours. The golden hues of Amboyna on this rare William and Mary Cabinet on Chest, banded in Walnut and with very pronounced Burr Elm cross grain mouldings. An early use of Amboyna on a Cabinet which reflects the innovative styles and techniques of emigre Cabinet Makers supplying the Williamite Court. #antiques#antiqueshop#17thcentury#17thcenturyfurniture#Williamandmary#amboyna#cabinet#countryhouse#interiordesigners#decor#period#bada1918#myers1890#lapada_association#sunshineonacloudyday

‘This could be the day that all of my dreams come true. So happy just to be alive underneath this sky of blue, On this new morning with you.’ Beautiful dawn over the Dales looking towards Sharp Haw. On the road today. Anything could happen. The private joy of being a Dealer in Antiques and the endless possibilities are only tempered by the all too frequent disappointments that follow, but it still gets us out of bed in the morning full of hope. Anyway Bob Dylan certainly got it. #newmorning#dawn#yorkshiredales#nofilter#antiquedealers#whatlarksehpip

A rather amazing and very large late 17th Century or early 18th Century French Architectural Model. Conceived in the Baroque style popularised by architects such as Philibert Le Roy and Francois Mansard under Louis XIII and developed throughout the second half of the 17th Century. Carved wood and polychrome. The Fleur-de-lis which punctuate the facade should help in identification but so far research has not led to any firm identification of the building. It has more of a feel of an ‘hôtel particulier’ than a Chateau. I love the occupants of the Garret’slooking towards each other across the roofscape. Hugely rare. 5 ft wide and 3 ft high and 26 ‘’ deep (92 x 155 x 66.5 cms). Antiques#antiqueshop#baroque#architecture#frencharchitecture#17thcentury#18thcentury#arcitecturalmodel#chateau#hotelparticulier#interiordesigners#exteriordesign#decor#bada1918#badamember#lapada_association#helivedinahouseaverybighouseinthecountry#whatlarksehpip

Autumn sun warming an utterly charming and idiosyncratic mid 18th Century Welsh Oak Coffer on Stand. With a paneled lid above 2 faux drawers, standing on a base with one long and two short drawers above wonderfully chunky short cabriole legs and rather rudimentary ‘Pied de Biche’ (as we say in the BADA) or hoof feet. A really pleasingly drawn piece of vernacular furniture with a colour and patina so typical of Welsh Oak and hard to beat. The contemporary inlaid initials presumably to celebrate a marriage. #antiques#antiqueshop#18thcentury#vernacularfurniture#countryfurniture#welshantiques#oak#periodoak#patina_perfection#colour#interiordesigners#decor#badamember#lapada_association#whynotlivewithsomethingbeautiful

Yesterday’s post was Audubon and American ‘Virginia’ Walnut. Coincidentally these finely drawn and carved details grace a very rare Black (Virginia) Walnut American (probably Philadelphia) mid 18th Century piece of Case furniture which I discovered recently and which will be available next week. Hopefully. #antiques#antiqueshop#18thcentury#americanfurniture#philadelphiafurniture#decor#colonialfurniture#americancabinetmakers#woodcarving#walnut#badamember#bada1918#lapada_association#whatlarksehpip

‘American Crow’ from the First Double Elephant Folio, of John Audubon’s ‘The Birds of America’, perhaps the finest Ornithological Works ever printed. Aquatint by Robert Havell 1833. The tree featured is of course Juglans Nigra, the Virginia Walnut much employed by English Cabinetmakers in the early and mid 18th Century. It is interesting to note that John Evelyn in ‘a discourse on forest trees and the propagation of timber in his Majesty’s dominions’ (a paper delivered to the Royal Society in 1662), noted that amongst many benefits of Walnut from the Americas was that ‘a distillation of its leaves with honey and urine, makes hair spring on bald heads’. Food for thought for some of us. The bottom of the plate slightly trimmed. Ex Roger Baynton-Williams. #antiques#antiqueshop#audubon#thebirdsofamerica#aquatint#americancrow#blackwalnut#bada1918#myers1890#cureforbaldness#donttrythisoneathome

The Overmantle from a George II Carved and Panelled Room, designed by the great son of York, John Carr. Circa 1750. Originally stone/ old white and the carved details gilded. Showing the carved modillion cornice. A recent present to myself and soon (it’s all relative my friends, no sniggering) to be conserved and installed at home with help from @edward_bulmer and @dickinsons_of_gargrave and @katetempest75 if she’s game. The small bit of scraping took me ages. Don’t know how people do it. Of course if there is another lockdown I’m sure I can do all 2500 sq feet of it. #reasonnottheneed#antiqueshop#antiques#georgeII#perioddecor#georgianinteriors#palladianarchitecture#johncarrofyork#edward_bulmer#dickinsonsofgargrave#katetempest75#whatlarkspip

IMP.CAES.DOMITIANO.AUG.COS.VII. Serendipity. This very substantial and documentary Romano/ British Lead Pig which I purchased the other day came to my notice during some idle bath time catalogue reading. Cast in AD 81 (the inscription reveals that it was made in the 7th Consulate of the Emperor Domitian) and from lead mined in the ancient workings in Wharfedale around Grassington in North Yorkshire, it and another were found in a peat bog on Heyshaw Moor (nr Pateley Bridge) in 1731. The ingot is inscribed ‘Brig’ on the side, identifying it as coming from the lands of the Brigantes. The mineral resources of Britain were an important asset to the Roman Empire and lead from Yorkshire was used to line the aqueducts throughout the Roman world. This was mined at a very turbulent time in the Roman occupation of Britain. It was part of the collection at Ripley Castle from 1731 until recently. The other found with it has been in the British Museum since 1772. Weighing in at 69.9 Kilos. Fantastic to be bringing this back to Yorkshire. It reminds me why I love this business. It also reminds us that the Romans had not travelled to Yorkshire simply for the Weather. #antiques#antiqueshop#antiquities#ancient#rome#romanempire#romanbritain#yorkshiredales#craven#yorkshire#wharfedale#lead#serendipity#thejoyofthejob#

RIP Toots Hibbert. What a gift for giving joy. #tootsandthemaytals#reggaegotsoul#sadnews

Yorkshire skies. #Nofilter. #northernskies#yorkshiredales#malhamdale#walkingthedogs#gettingabitchilly#needtofixthepotholes#maybenot

‘Love, or what you will’ or ‘tell us another antique dealers’ story’. #internationaldogday#everydayisdogday#labrador#jackrussell#asofatheyhaventeaten#lifeenhancing

Very cheering on a rather grey Yorkshire day. #samueldixon#irishpainting#saturdayintheshop#onetokeep

Great to be with Captain Sir Tom Moore, perhaps the greatest living Yorkshireman on Yorkshire Day. He’s been staying in Craven at the Coniston Hotel, inspiring Children, Frontline Workers, and all of us in the local community with his message of hope. Truly uplifting and a reminder of what is the best in all of us. #yorkshireday#yorkshiredales#cravendistrict#sirtommoore#sirtommoorefoundation#tomorrowisagoodday#conistonhotel

📍SOLD I realise that millions all over the globe will be busy celebrating Yorkshire Day today. Please do so responsibly. Here’s a rare model of an Architectural form Yorkshire Dresser recently returned to the County of its birth. From Roger Warner’s own Collection and illustrated in his ‘Memoirs of a Twentieth Century Antique Dealer’ RFS 2003 pl 47. With a possibly unique feature of an original part lift up top. 2 real drawers and cupboards. Good Oak linings through out. Circa 1760 and a wonderful colour and patination which is no doubt why Roger kept it. 74’’ wide 34 high and 19 deep. Yorkshire made, just like me. Antiques#antiqueshop#countryfurniture#oak#dresser#18thcentury#regionalfurniture#regionalfurnituresociety#bada1918#lapada_association#yorkshire#godsowncountry#yorkshireday#regional_furniture_society

📍SOLD Described by Toby Jellinek in ‘Early British Chairs and Seats 1500-1700’ as an ‘extremely fine armchair’ with ‘a most impressive back panel’ carved with a Thistle Tree and illustrated at Plate 39, this wonderful Chair from C. 1625 is very pure and original and the most wonderful colour. It came from the iconic Clive Sherwood Collection lot 306. Also illustrated in ‘The Concise Encyclopedia of Antiques’ published by The ConnoisseurVol 1 pl 4. Delighted to own it for a while. Now sold Antiques#antiqueshop#earlyoak#periodoak#jacobean#17thcentury#oakfurniture#patina#provenance#connoisseur#bada1918#lapada_association#loveorwhatyouwill

📍SOLD To brighten up even the darkest of July days in God’s Own Country. A good George III Needlework upholstered carved Mahogany Sofa, Circa 1770. The period needlework depicting Juno and Cupid before the City of Troy in a scene from the Trojan Wars and still retaining bright colours. In very good condition though inevitably with some wear and minor repairs. Ex Private Collection. 38 3/4’’ high, 83 wide and 25 deep. (985 x 2110 x 640). Seat height 17’’ (430). I would love to keep this but sadly my dogs have been carefully trained to lie on the sofa, otherwise... #antiques#antiqueshop#antiquefurniture#countryhousefurniture#18thcentury#georgian#mahogany#georgeIII#needlework#antiquetextiles#interiors#decor#mahogany#bada1918#lapada_association#reasonnottheneed

📍SOLD A very fine and substantial carved Oak Panel from the iconic Clive Sherwood Collection sold at Sotheby’s in 2003. Extensive remains of the original polychrome and gilding. France or Northern Italy and early to mid 16th Century. 8 ft 2 inches long and 1 ft 8 inches high. (259 x 50 cms). Jolly heavy. A lot more polychrome is visible under a coating of rather grubby wax. #antiques#antiqueshop#16thcentury#carvings#earlyoak#romayne#collectors#kunstkammer#renaissance#reasonnottheneed#matthewholderwoa

’Like a bird on a wire’. Fledged Swallows hanging out on some rather dubious wiring in one of the Shippons. One of the joys of Summer. #apologiestoleonardcohen#yorkshiredales#swallows#summertimeandthelivingiseasy#barnfresh

£150 to a Charity of your choice if you can tell me the identity of this house designed by Thomas Harrison of Chester (1744-1829). I have had these drawings kicking about for years and have only just realised that they are by the highly accomplished Thomas Harrison, who despite being very satisfied to be a provincial architect is seen as one of the most influential proponents of the Greek Revival. Giles Worsley describes him as "the first English architect to grasp the full potential of the Greek Revival”. #architecture#design#greekrevival#neoclassical#thomasharrison#chester#northcountry#countryhouse

#blackouttuesday

An appropriately socially distanced birthday get together for Sam and 3 of his children, and of course Amos. #labrador#dogsofinstagram#yorkshiredales#ohwhataperfectday

Happy Birthday to dear Jacob and all his siblings. Thanks for all the joy. #labrador#dogsofinstagram #birthdayboy#lfeenhancer

A bit of sisterly enforced tidying up today turned up this bit of Gibside which I haven’t seen for over 20 years. From the long ruined County Durham seat of the Bowes Lyons, Earls of Strathmore, the family of the late Queen Mother. Probably part of the 1760’s improvements by James Paine and part of my youthful ‘Ruin Snooping’. Must find all those other bits I rescued along the way. #englishcountryhouses#18thcentury#palladian#salvage#countryhousesnooper#misspentyouth