Hello from London. I’ve spent the last few days here, visiting auctions, estate sales, and (my best source) collectors. I’ll share with you a preview of some of the items enroute to the shop. Eventually, they’ll be listed on the website’s selling site—unless they sell first in the shop!
I’ve assembled a collection of candlesticks, some wooden, some brass—like the two pairs above. The shorter pair, slightly older, are French from the 1860’s – 70’s. They display beautiful and intricate botanically-inspired hand-engraving and traces of a former silver plating. Today, the silver resides only in the engraved crevices which enhances the beauty of the metalwork.
The second pair are late Victorian English (1880’s – 1890’s), in a stylized, faux bamboo form. They are very tall, very stately.
These candlesticks—and the others—should be available in-shop by mid-November. Look for them on-line by Thanksgiving.
More tomorrow.