Ardingly Antiques Fair, Victorian Bamboo & Our Beautiful Town
Off to Ardingly Antiques Fair in the morning.
We like to go first day...buzzzy
and more things to choose from.
fashion shoots.....
please let the sun shine.........
English Victorian Bamboo.
Here are a couple of our
English Victorian Bamboo Tables
in
Homes and Gardens Magazine.
So...how did they come to be in such a prestigious interiors magazine?
When this is how we found them.............
Now.....you may think, its just a tatty
old table, or bookcase
lying there in grannies shed
or down at the car boot sale.
You may think its from China, and it's new.
Or maybe, that its old, but also from the orient.
Its a fascinating story and that table has
been around a lot longer than you have.
Well....unless you happen to be about 150 years old, that is.
The furniture was made circa 1860,
many of the factories were in London and Birmingham.
There were around 250 factories producing the pieces.
Its a great story and there are a few sites on line you can check it all out.
Gary Sharpe now lives in
Edmonton Canada,
though, for 20 years,
used to be an antique dealer in the UK.
His site is full of interesting, interiors information,
and his knowledge on
English Victorian Bamboo
is pretty extensive.
Worth checking out...ha ha, and no, he's not paying me
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| Victorian Bamboo Table...with lions and leopards this featured in Homes and Gardens magazine |
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| Victorian Bamboo table....with chickens decoupage Have a look on this link. Wow... there is a massive list of all the factories and loads of information. |
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| a bamboo cabinet decorated especially for the magazine shoot |
We track down these sad and
battered bamboo pieces
and bring them home.
battered bamboo pieces
and bring them home.
They would probably have rattan on
the table surface, or lacquer, or sometimes leather..
the table surface, or lacquer, or sometimes leather..
We clean them up, restore and sturdy them..........
and then we paint and decorate them....
if they are in pretty good shape we like to keep them original as well
some via some very posh shops in London...he he
many items go off to America to start new lives,
often appearing in some extremely upmarket stores.
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| Victorian Bamboo Table with chinoiserie ...we had my clever, artist, Aunty paint this, and it sits very well with original painted pieces. |
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| Victorian Bamboo table....with butterflies decoupage |
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| Victorian Bamboo table with leather |
We were lucky to find a bedroom set of almost perfect bamboo.
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| We just decorated the top ...the rest we left original |
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| Victorian bamboo bookcase with fish decoupage. |
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| English Victorian Bamboo Bookcase |
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| Victorian Bamboo Cabinet with gilt and dragonflies This is one of our cabinets in a magazine. It went to a home via Liberty in London. The home was featured in a magazine. I spotted this quite by chance   |
If you are interested
in our bamboo
go to the link.
For better trade prices please email us.
To visit outside of opening hours just call or email .
phone for trade appointment...+44 (0) 7973968446
or email
you might like a taste of an English summer....which sadly we are coming to the tail end of
Our town is so beautiful any time of the year
Castle, cathedral, river......
and history dating back beyond Domesday,
http://www.localhistories.org/arundel.html
...................but it really comes alive in the summer
when we have events such as our festival in August
Saturday 3rd December
http://www.arundel.org.uk/arundel-by-candlelight
yes I know,
we cannot bear to think of Christmas in September
Just saying.......
Have a great day.
