Journey for Quiet Finds for Fine Homes

19th-century Bohemian Harrach Blue opaline glass

I Went for a Walk and Came Home with the Sky

It started as a casual wander through a honey-coloured village — the kind that faintly smells of cream and freshly baked scones. I was not expecting much, until I stepped...

I Went for a Walk and Came Home with the Sky

It started as a casual wander through a honey-coloured village — the kind that faintly smells of cream and freshly baked scones. I was not expecting much, until I stepped...

Armorial Glass Romanov Imperial Crest Prince Albert Wedding Saxe Coburg

A Royal Armorial Romanov Glass Found in the Dus...

Sometimes history hides where you least expect it — like a dusty corner of an antique shop way out in the sticks. There it was: a royal wedding glass, made...

A Royal Armorial Romanov Glass Found in the Dus...

Sometimes history hides where you least expect it — like a dusty corner of an antique shop way out in the sticks. There it was: a royal wedding glass, made...

French Porcelain Dessert Plates Red Berries Decor Tea Party Table Setting

A Sponge Box Surprise – With a French Accent

On a ramble through the shires (as one does when in search of nothing and hoping to find everything), I stumbled upon the most darling vintage round box. It looked...

A Sponge Box Surprise – With a French Accent

On a ramble through the shires (as one does when in search of nothing and hoping to find everything), I stumbled upon the most darling vintage round box. It looked...

Pair of Art Deco égoïste coffee pots with chocolate brown handle and lids look identical

Caught Flirting on the Sideboard

These two Art Deco égoïste coffee pots look identical and poised—both tipping their lids in the same direction. Not talking to each other. Clearly someone prettier just walked by.

Caught Flirting on the Sideboard

These two Art Deco égoïste coffee pots look identical and poised—both tipping their lids in the same direction. Not talking to each other. Clearly someone prettier just walked by.

Edwardian Art Nouveau Gilt Decorative Table top Photo Frame Antique Vintage Female Portrait

A Lady by the Thames

Today, in a quiet Thames-side village, I stepped into a small antique shop and saw an Edwardian portrait of a lady in a French gilded doré frame. She gazes out...

A Lady by the Thames

Today, in a quiet Thames-side village, I stepped into a small antique shop and saw an Edwardian portrait of a lady in a French gilded doré frame. She gazes out...

White Victorian Jug with Pewter Lid English Antique Blue Vase with purple sweet peas flowers on the background

On our way

Britain wears its history well — not just in its grand architecture and centuries-old traditions, but in the little things: a dusty drawer of Victorian spectacles, a tin toy that...

On our way

Britain wears its history well — not just in its grand architecture and centuries-old traditions, but in the little things: a dusty drawer of Victorian spectacles, a tin toy that...