Stuff gathered by three generations of makers, menders, waste-haters and treasure-seekers
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A constantly changing collection of antique and vintage stuff that we can’t resist
An antique plaster intaglio showing King George I set in a lovely antique wooden frame
9.5cm across
Antique American quilt in excellent, useable condition and large enough to cover a modern double (shown here on a European queen size bed). Some faint marks as shown in penultimate photo, that don’t detract from pattern or effect.
195 x 195cm
Beautifully made green silk ikat large lampshade in the style of Robert Kime
30cm height
30cm diameter at top, 41cm diameter at bottom
Framed still life of blue crocuses, oil on canvas, signed Astrid Harms-Ringdahl (Swedish painter, 1912-1984)
43.5 x 34.5cm
One of two collections of classical intaglios depicting portrait busts, figures and mythological scenes, mounted and presented in bespoke modern blue-painted frames
Each 33 x 27 x 3.5cm
Cushion made from Colony Roma verdure floral jacquard fabric with Samuel & Sons brush fringe trimming. Concealed zip and feather pad.
63 x 40cm
A lovely antique dessert service comprising six plates and three serving dishes each painted with different fruits including strawberries, gooseberries, blackberries, peaches, apples, plums and pears
Each plate 23cm across
A lovely 18th century faience of Strasbourg plate - a few chips to the glaze, as shown
23.5cm across
An antique print of a geranium in a vintage painted wooden frame with a gold slip
27cm x 19.5cm
One of a pair of large and fabulous vintage Sanderson curtains in a favourite pattern of ours - “Lady Windermere”. Lined, cotton and in excellent condition.
Each curtain 259cm long, 254cm wide.
An exceptionally beautiful antique patchwork quilt made in 19th and some 18th century silks and velvets. It is completely hand-sewn in the tiniest stitches and has never been lined, or used - some of the patches around the edge still have their papers cut from letters in wonderful spidery writing. As a result it is in extremely good condition with no fading, and only six damaged pieces, as shown.
Please note we have photographed it on a super-king-size bed.
224cm x 191cm
Stuff we love
Perfect English Stuff is a collection of beautiful things for soulful homes sourced by taste-maker and interiors writer, Ros Byam Shaw, and her daughter Elizabeth Kemp
A vintage coronation mug from 1953 and a Jubilee mug from 1935
Each approximately 8.5cm high