tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32450510236207953932024-03-16T01:10:10.261+00:00Grays AntiquesDiscover the captivating world of art and antique jewellery at our renowned London market. Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.comBlogger386125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-83250129797880793562024-02-12T16:21:00.000+00:002024-02-12T16:21:46.291+00:00Symbols of Love in Art, Antiques and Jewellery<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAEIojNnqBSTAp2c2-owyEgKLIJ7E0_EjvW_R3WVpiyw4vRfYUMSxGZizyKZ7DAnZeIUjJbpDUNtCV8nS6esYQ0cOP-DmjG6uVoiuRlpFY9rvNPBMSLH8FnYtwJKg0_W94Q4Xe3VV39jFk0hohWGTFd1PQCOY-j0RaT1io1KXfFobWmKrf_lEZOYQVTU/s4219/Neutral%20Pastel%20Elegant%20Aesthetic%20Clothing%20Boutique%20Photo%20Collage%20Instagram%20Post%20Portrait%20(15).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4219" data-original-width="3375" height="613" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAEIojNnqBSTAp2c2-owyEgKLIJ7E0_EjvW_R3WVpiyw4vRfYUMSxGZizyKZ7DAnZeIUjJbpDUNtCV8nS6esYQ0cOP-DmjG6uVoiuRlpFY9rvNPBMSLH8FnYtwJKg0_W94Q4Xe3VV39jFk0hohWGTFd1PQCOY-j0RaT1io1KXfFobWmKrf_lEZOYQVTU/w489-h613/Neutral%20Pastel%20Elegant%20Aesthetic%20Clothing%20Boutique%20Photo%20Collage%20Instagram%20Post%20Portrait%20(15).jpg" width="489" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Love is in the air, and it's also in the <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/">antique market</a>! As Valentine's Day draws near and the search for that perfect, heart-felt gift intensifies, we're taking a look at the timeless, and unusual, symbols of love in the decorative <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/art-antiques/fine-artart">arts</a>.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Hearts</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Few symbols encapsulate love and romance as universally as the iconic <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=heart">heart</a>. Dating back to Ancient Greece, where lyric poetry associated the 'mad heart' with our strongest human emotions, this symbol has endured through the ages. In 1344, the first known image of the classic heart icon that we know appeared in <a href="https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2022/10/the-alexander-romance.html">The Romance of Alexander manuscrip</a>t, setting the stage for its widespread presence in art, jewellery and modern day text messages! </span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwxBWvLO9eTw-OtrrBV1hSbYqO0reQNHdVJMEMKDfGeKtKO4PmbYI9uDXvHDbdM-HQe_QsOP-UiX-9_zGNAvgfnx2Pr2NnOODs9nzfcNPUQQvdIU3okHaejruSQgDneSK1o7zA0ESTBid-emmvhWqIj2HeLvkXJmJO4C3-0ArZTsgZQ6PrsS02k2py-c/s719/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20123755.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="719" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwxBWvLO9eTw-OtrrBV1hSbYqO0reQNHdVJMEMKDfGeKtKO4PmbYI9uDXvHDbdM-HQe_QsOP-UiX-9_zGNAvgfnx2Pr2NnOODs9nzfcNPUQQvdIU3okHaejruSQgDneSK1o7zA0ESTBid-emmvhWqIj2HeLvkXJmJO4C3-0ArZTsgZQ6PrsS02k2py-c/w405-h227/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20123755.png" width="405" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Detail from The Romance of Alexander, where we first see the classic heart icon.</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNJ66uPCnYieaii607RC1DuHp9PUisDXrsBQkynCQmybHi2xRUPFWz2NaxVNVoqGSM_p_yE0MkMC4vhgAdAzDinouNBo9QrteadLYHx-8XOJRcpr68olCwnduxkWWpKeSeXeQQYTMmJsT9AiC0XTke-Vu54DNe8Dyu472XoHkSzBNNzXfoLpoqEnnRiE/s487/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20135551.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="487" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNJ66uPCnYieaii607RC1DuHp9PUisDXrsBQkynCQmybHi2xRUPFWz2NaxVNVoqGSM_p_yE0MkMC4vhgAdAzDinouNBo9QrteadLYHx-8XOJRcpr68olCwnduxkWWpKeSeXeQQYTMmJsT9AiC0XTke-Vu54DNe8Dyu472XoHkSzBNNzXfoLpoqEnnRiE/w355-h330/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20135551.png" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Various gold heart-shaped lockets. Available at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spectrum_antiques/">Spectrum Antiques.</a></div></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi596F4OGLoC27VijPbxG6ZyjJNHmq-c8hcrQa7lmMWSmUkw4iSdHuehKqXhVNF5B15VdpgsOmT8dPHqdj9Jbf7kiJfz_Dsf4HtKjB1JvgSrFsYWCMAo578BTedhg2KmYJS9qqC9Q0MgKkh_KHrsNc4zFFyDIPrCMXS8DXUCbhaLUqwsplrxKucm0uF6f0/s615/TiffanyHeartGoldNecklace_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="506" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi596F4OGLoC27VijPbxG6ZyjJNHmq-c8hcrQa7lmMWSmUkw4iSdHuehKqXhVNF5B15VdpgsOmT8dPHqdj9Jbf7kiJfz_Dsf4HtKjB1JvgSrFsYWCMAo578BTedhg2KmYJS9qqC9Q0MgKkh_KHrsNc4zFFyDIPrCMXS8DXUCbhaLUqwsplrxKucm0uF6f0/w293-h356/TiffanyHeartGoldNecklace_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://charlottesayers.com/products/tiffany-heart-lavalier">Tiffany 18 carat gold heart lavelier necklace. </a>Available at <a href="https://charlottesayers.com/">Charlotte Sayers.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxBktnAZ4s7JiO3XeXRFYD537IF3ReVziYU0HL6VIDN0GhhrKmQrAvoZO4ljsf3XBoWu7_zactwsXXMv2FyQnxpefNRXCBV7U5__LisevZG19qSs2Gwt_8iIAuQXVzcF8_nk31F5zYKIzGyK8pVvfox5CkdpU3p8iJsOoEOhvWhzqOJHV0oiuJG2BUQ4/s320/GeorgJensenSilverHeartRing_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="319" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxBktnAZ4s7JiO3XeXRFYD537IF3ReVziYU0HL6VIDN0GhhrKmQrAvoZO4ljsf3XBoWu7_zactwsXXMv2FyQnxpefNRXCBV7U5__LisevZG19qSs2Gwt_8iIAuQXVzcF8_nk31F5zYKIzGyK8pVvfox5CkdpU3p8iJsOoEOhvWhzqOJHV0oiuJG2BUQ4/w340-h341/GeorgJensenSilverHeartRing_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/product/georg-jensen-silver-abstract-heart-ring-spectrum-antiques">George Jensen abstract silver heart ring, c. 1960</a>. Available at<a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/dealer/spectrum"> Spectrum Antiques. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fNcf7P0uU0LHXwT7BkxDXLRGbrHg8kO54ghcf4dCUPy9dMhywVQOS4rhcnTbFaCRnRQDxPASas6m46sVa947icKWc8VrunV9WUlHAciTkwXtCo1rzlO-OsnpuIoMWx57ViWaL8sNkWUys_rdi-AbUqK_eIfH1hhDYkhNC7jtSlStxciNlWWpKrbjJSg/s3397/DSCF0277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2429" data-original-width="3397" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fNcf7P0uU0LHXwT7BkxDXLRGbrHg8kO54ghcf4dCUPy9dMhywVQOS4rhcnTbFaCRnRQDxPASas6m46sVa947icKWc8VrunV9WUlHAciTkwXtCo1rzlO-OsnpuIoMWx57ViWaL8sNkWUys_rdi-AbUqK_eIfH1hhDYkhNC7jtSlStxciNlWWpKrbjJSg/w467-h334/DSCF0277.JPG" width="467" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.john-joseph.co.uk/homeframe.html">18 carat gold vintage French heart necklace</a>. Available at <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/dealer/john-joseph-antique-jewellery">John Joseph Antiques.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Our collection boasts an array of </span><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=heart" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">heart-shaped jewels</a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">, from </span><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=charm" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">vintage charms</a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> to </span><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery/fine-jewellery/necklaces" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">antique necklaces</a><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">, that could make the perfect gift this Valentine's. </span></div></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cupid</b></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;">Easily recognisable on Valentine's Day cards with his signature bow and <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=arrow">arrow</a>, and angel's wings, Cupid's origin traces back thousands of years to the Greek God Eros. Adapted by the Romans, <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=cupid">Cupid</a> is an ancient 'match-maker' famed for his enchanted <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=arrow">arrows</a> that induce love between mortals and even divine beings. Cupid is ubiquitous throughout <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/art-antiques/fine-artart">art</a> history, often depicted in mythological scenes such as the story of his forbidden love with the mortal Psyche, which is immortalised <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/188954">in the famous marble statue by the Italian sculptor Antonia Canova</a>. We see his image and attributes across the decorative arts and <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=arrow">jewellery</a>, and his legacy is evident in objects available at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/graysantiques/?hl=en-gb">Grays. </a></p><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0Al_z7LyJi5mdZGRnJ1tPkWnyXTu_z0y9feSTdoyPQ5iKoNsuS7ldi2VRwh6_ed1AXY8r50Qfgd9ExE9csgMMuEocHkZCNR-Df31MAphIOMz_fDdOUQlnxBp4NYcgfXBkrFf-TEeai6A3EuasxU9rLn_yu25v4CMeI2rg8-41w9aKusv7ixroozJa7M/s4032/pexels-lais-perlstein-16096921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0Al_z7LyJi5mdZGRnJ1tPkWnyXTu_z0y9feSTdoyPQ5iKoNsuS7ldi2VRwh6_ed1AXY8r50Qfgd9ExE9csgMMuEocHkZCNR-Df31MAphIOMz_fDdOUQlnxBp4NYcgfXBkrFf-TEeai6A3EuasxU9rLn_yu25v4CMeI2rg8-41w9aKusv7ixroozJa7M/w307-h409/pexels-lais-perlstein-16096921.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/188954">Antonia Canova, Cupid and Psyche, Plaster, 1794. The Met Museum, New York. </a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7UNn07QIFHmkVUn-E6LUhnTeeLTFS_SfkARPgkHYVFxyN6TblwM-NjzCQtM-GT0m4QVjdCWQVCFvtwOUIDoQMjr99YG3k9J8DyN4REXQKWPM0X_u-PM-7yydYTkwYxdFUZuHBDqWllksfSkuBqew4vDOXEstv7fZ2Y_yF3KiPqzLtXWCrFBGaHRT9bc/s426/AgateVintageArrowBrooch_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="426" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7UNn07QIFHmkVUn-E6LUhnTeeLTFS_SfkARPgkHYVFxyN6TblwM-NjzCQtM-GT0m4QVjdCWQVCFvtwOUIDoQMjr99YG3k9J8DyN4REXQKWPM0X_u-PM-7yydYTkwYxdFUZuHBDqWllksfSkuBqew4vDOXEstv7fZ2Y_yF3KiPqzLtXWCrFBGaHRT9bc/w387-h217/AgateVintageArrowBrooch_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" width="387" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eltonantiquejewellery.com/collections/brooches/products/victorian-silver-agate-arrow-brooch">Victorian Scottish agate arrow brooch</a>, c.1860. <a href="https://www.eltonantiquejewellery.com/">Elton Antique Jewellery.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOQ76rr0shdDHiPsauYMrTXbmONutQjB2EVCJLiojrMMG9Z51p80zFeujR7NO6s9mCfxwtTNo9Emf6q1cKLJVw-_0kjs9zP69fmaeRlMVBo7smouiEbcYMxrET3b3nfazefqU7ymLtp0vpS7PDA3YQCOdFpmNsogpFY4EOLPRDuwEgy9ZuSuXGyw743U/s388/AntiquePortugueseHeartandArrowDiamondRubyBrooch_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="387" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOQ76rr0shdDHiPsauYMrTXbmONutQjB2EVCJLiojrMMG9Z51p80zFeujR7NO6s9mCfxwtTNo9Emf6q1cKLJVw-_0kjs9zP69fmaeRlMVBo7smouiEbcYMxrET3b3nfazefqU7ymLtp0vpS7PDA3YQCOdFpmNsogpFY4EOLPRDuwEgy9ZuSuXGyw743U/w339-h340/AntiquePortugueseHeartandArrowDiamondRubyBrooch_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/product/antique-portuguese-diamond-and-ruby-heart-and-arrow-brooch-circa-1930">Portuguese, Art Deco diamond and ruby heart and arrow brooch,</a> c.1930.<a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/dealer/moira-fine-jewellery"> Moira Fine Jewellery.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixh60AOJUkPpQQg-1n-dgD9knDJKw6U2kItWZjspL9TXn4WfIXaFn3lua2gsPRA6qvAZl1atta0WBJDdBqZ8yIRyG1-8900-zeEXU6TvbM4INQVM29wAqqd0KIJLLkkwzUmk5VD-lJB0IxMx-msG4fCayTH8R0Od6urYsMGsooQ8TGrKC_wLO3MHY6CDI/s643/Screenshot%202024-02-09%20154732.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="643" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixh60AOJUkPpQQg-1n-dgD9knDJKw6U2kItWZjspL9TXn4WfIXaFn3lua2gsPRA6qvAZl1atta0WBJDdBqZ8yIRyG1-8900-zeEXU6TvbM4INQVM29wAqqd0KIJLLkkwzUmk5VD-lJB0IxMx-msG4fCayTH8R0Od6urYsMGsooQ8TGrKC_wLO3MHY6CDI/w401-h375/Screenshot%202024-02-09%20154732.png" width="401" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A<a href="https://www.matthewholder.com/product-page/agate-intaglio-pendant-with-cupid-italian-early-17th-century-later">gate intaglio pendant depicting Cupid bearing a flaming torch.</a> Early 17th-century. <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/dealer/matthew-holder">Matthew Holder Antiques. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDTBRcelDEdyoPICX3kwxVSuxhzaq_6_L7m729Rs5ox3sgnkrakV0a2P0heKI47FS9MLTSdxWyfGfEUv83fZBoTDhvumuTEL0e-WS7dP2SrFlT0Xfj5d3r9nwN4jnsajvGjJmK8SD6pncuYKkMIHTrtxA00ewlpzC-SVFUCVJNeVGJ3cemuuzKeDRgaI/s1455/original-89515CF6-367D-42B1-BAE0-08B98EDCA7B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="1170" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDTBRcelDEdyoPICX3kwxVSuxhzaq_6_L7m729Rs5ox3sgnkrakV0a2P0heKI47FS9MLTSdxWyfGfEUv83fZBoTDhvumuTEL0e-WS7dP2SrFlT0Xfj5d3r9nwN4jnsajvGjJmK8SD6pncuYKkMIHTrtxA00ewlpzC-SVFUCVJNeVGJ3cemuuzKeDRgaI/w320-h399/original-89515CF6-367D-42B1-BAE0-08B98EDCA7B0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/dealer/the-old-cut">Victorian arrow pendant with amethyst centre</a>. Available at <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/dealer/the-old-cut">The Old Cut.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Knots</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333;">Symbolising the eternal bond between lovers due to their indiscernible beginning and end, </span><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=knot">knots</a><span style="color: #333333;"> were a frequent feature in Ancient Greek and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_knot">Celtic works of art</a><span style="color: #333333;">. Think of the phrase often used when two individuals are getting married - they are 'tying the knot', considered to mean that they are forming an unbreakable bond. Knots became a popular feature of jewellery in the 19th century thanks to Sailors, who were known to fashion intricate love knot designs using </span><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=gold">gold </a><span style="color: #333333;">wire to give to their loved ones at home. We have an array of knot motifs woven into our collection from gold </span><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=knot%20ring">knot rings</a><span style="color: #333333;"> to retro knotted </span><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery/fine-jewellery/necklaces">necklaces</a><span style="color: #333333;">, which paired with their interesting history, could make the perfect gift for someone special.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENGxDOG6EFCDoKkyK2Y_hstczzBsRarroSAN403_4UCQOKVVz2OlTXFGtdjb-7F02KG_Bitv9fLAmFXj6j09FFPSJpthTlK_8Ct2gAFT7N1RSxrKxFTFgYSd2OODouneEdPTRjo73lRqq_122npa7napHPAZG3LrmDajzSLR8RXhNmLkHfzIU-tN1UoI/s313/EdwardianGoldKnotRingEighteenCarat_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="313" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENGxDOG6EFCDoKkyK2Y_hstczzBsRarroSAN403_4UCQOKVVz2OlTXFGtdjb-7F02KG_Bitv9fLAmFXj6j09FFPSJpthTlK_8Ct2gAFT7N1RSxrKxFTFgYSd2OODouneEdPTRjo73lRqq_122npa7napHPAZG3LrmDajzSLR8RXhNmLkHfzIU-tN1UoI/w279-h204/EdwardianGoldKnotRingEighteenCarat_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" width="279" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/product/an-edwardian-eighteen-carat-gold-knot-ring">18 carat gold Edwardian knot ring, c.1907</a>. <a href="https://www.eltonantiquejewellery.com/">Elton Antique Jewellery. </a></div><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTHUecve7m8JhKS0HucS66At6lKz_I2JUEzmU0IrLtPTHqJwHulSATywZXmZEr8exqcRSSqK2JU4rjk9FYgp0HWH_pIh2_koLZEarmSgHH3n4xMYEYwCJ3erKsoreLdrGwgvOEUsJmwMOXB8FXIMSMI_sGml46pNTrbcoTZUUDhBZ4t71wldX85Scsns/s6720/pexels-monstera-production-5063378.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTHUecve7m8JhKS0HucS66At6lKz_I2JUEzmU0IrLtPTHqJwHulSATywZXmZEr8exqcRSSqK2JU4rjk9FYgp0HWH_pIh2_koLZEarmSgHH3n4xMYEYwCJ3erKsoreLdrGwgvOEUsJmwMOXB8FXIMSMI_sGml46pNTrbcoTZUUDhBZ4t71wldX85Scsns/w334-h222/pexels-monstera-production-5063378.jpg" width="334" /></a></div></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6giPy6gnlhhjK87EFlrm205pxOVaBuCI7gDBjsznETxfyruuI5MXxUKfjEJ0rHBD1ei7OKhGBAyE1K_9MYH_0mqG2D-Di92mqG5J7lPVbbsVxJCMnbWcsbwQ04zcf34VOqDZUee71EINjkuRa8e8iwuRSMGzxSBhm1_jQkVNQYBpcR2PAc13Axh9Z7X4/s348/VintageGoldKnotRing_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="348" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6giPy6gnlhhjK87EFlrm205pxOVaBuCI7gDBjsznETxfyruuI5MXxUKfjEJ0rHBD1ei7OKhGBAyE1K_9MYH_0mqG2D-Di92mqG5J7lPVbbsVxJCMnbWcsbwQ04zcf34VOqDZUee71EINjkuRa8e8iwuRSMGzxSBhm1_jQkVNQYBpcR2PAc13Axh9Z7X4/w299-h233/VintageGoldKnotRing_GraysAntiqueMarket.png" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/product/knot-ring-in-9ct-gold-dated-chester-1894-lillys-attic-since-2001">9 Carat gold vintage knot ring</a>. Available at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lillysvintagejewellery.uk/">Lilly's Attic. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKzEMW7TgeNM00-BMvMnZmGO1nOh4eT6eDh8r6VegHXa2ucu0GtfuAJ9KGpZO_ie09-N4Uyf0GrcLw_IwkO9LE0n_IefIw8gKVaXDvda1oveVjBHrQyaqLiQEu8ekiHoQiAbCPi2R3a-eGhCC2grPd-DSCZKiMBPfI1Rxe9Qp4Sot0ClYmIDJTvva1gA/s6000/DSCF0281.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="6000" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKzEMW7TgeNM00-BMvMnZmGO1nOh4eT6eDh8r6VegHXa2ucu0GtfuAJ9KGpZO_ie09-N4Uyf0GrcLw_IwkO9LE0n_IefIw8gKVaXDvda1oveVjBHrQyaqLiQEu8ekiHoQiAbCPi2R3a-eGhCC2grPd-DSCZKiMBPfI1Rxe9Qp4Sot0ClYmIDJTvva1gA/w407-h229/DSCF0281.JPG" width="407" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage gold tube knot necklace, c.1960.<a href="https://www.john-joseph.co.uk/homeframe.m"> John Joseph Antiques.</a></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Lover's Eye</b></span></span></div><div><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div><span style="color: #333333;">In a time before photography, <a href="https://www.pbcfineart.co.uk/collections/portrait-miniatures">miniature painted portraits</a> were frequently swapped between lover, but in the <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=georgian">Georgian</a> period, a trend of the single eye or 'lover's eye' became the must-have token of devotion. Originating in 18th-century Britain, these symbol-eye portraits came to be symbolic of a lover's love-filled or lusty gaze. In her 2012 book<a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/T/bo5556656.html"> <i>Treasuring the Gaze: The Intimate Vision in Late Eighteenth-Cenury Eye Miniatures</i></a>, the art historian Grootenbeur explains that during that time 'people were desperate to give not just images of themselves, but <i>parts</i> of themselves'... literally! <a href="https://www.rowanandrowan.com/">Rowan and Rowan</a> showcase several <a href="https://www.rowanandrowan.com/georgian-eye-miniature/">lover's eye jewels</a> that could capture your heart and imagination. </span></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISq-9AhxixBTkkqCaq-CnhoZmtaIFFZ7_g5bZDpqaiNlVS-EUHGTn_6zAksYa6fGT2-HNMBWDTtEDMEtCkvjPRfLNQQJ0iyAG_1bLG5fNZ7h7fC-RbblrhIdO8BV0p55I2ZPu_FGsqcBM8z-DJMBq7-yxQj1UKLDqumhFBMbrXbeAdlKLqzKzOJo1b-c/s520/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20131514.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="404" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISq-9AhxixBTkkqCaq-CnhoZmtaIFFZ7_g5bZDpqaiNlVS-EUHGTn_6zAksYa6fGT2-HNMBWDTtEDMEtCkvjPRfLNQQJ0iyAG_1bLG5fNZ7h7fC-RbblrhIdO8BV0p55I2ZPu_FGsqcBM8z-DJMBq7-yxQj1UKLDqumhFBMbrXbeAdlKLqzKzOJo1b-c/w263-h338/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20131514.png" width="263" /></a></div><span style="color: #333333;">French School, <a href="https://www.pbcfineart.co.uk/products/caroline-de-sedron-countess-de-senan-french-school-early-19th-century-portrait-miniature-circa-1810">19th-century portrait miniature of a young woman</a>. Available at <a href="https://www.pbcfineart.co.uk/">PBC Fine Art.</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyJ58oVpoFHez-wg_0jW5wYjHDsy-NolE_dVJXvo5KPgsWT2RkSOTc1_LcDAfVP1jWKRWvtQ6gXODNzkSh_3RXu0Ypi4IS0RTcKS7vMH8doSwtJnuooQQnwkv-0mALBHRulLkNg1Kkd2wrI3P5p2UJ37EbyoLw1grZq5EjCfojjq6dVPBScygl4N_AYk/s300/eye1-300x300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyJ58oVpoFHez-wg_0jW5wYjHDsy-NolE_dVJXvo5KPgsWT2RkSOTc1_LcDAfVP1jWKRWvtQ6gXODNzkSh_3RXu0Ypi4IS0RTcKS7vMH8doSwtJnuooQQnwkv-0mALBHRulLkNg1Kkd2wrI3P5p2UJ37EbyoLw1grZq5EjCfojjq6dVPBScygl4N_AYk/s1600/eye1-300x300.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.rowanandrowan.com/georgian-eye-miniature/">Georgian lover's eye miniature set to a gold brooch</a>, c. 1800. Available at <a href="https://www.rowanandrowan.com/">Rowan and Rowan</a>, Stand 315. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Barlow, serif;"><span style="font-size: 17.92px;">Snakes</span></span></h3><div>Although serpents have biblically been associated with fear and deception, <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=serpent">serpents</a> have long symbolised eternal love, dating back to the Ancient Greece's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros">Ouroboros </a>- the snake eating it's own tail - symbol of eternity. Famously, Prince Albert proposed to Queen Victoria with an <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=emerald">emerald</a> and <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=ruby">ruby</a> snake <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=engagement+ring">engagement ring</a>, which both solidified the snake as a symbol of love, and popularised snake jewellery in the <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=victorian">Victorian</a> era. Besides its symbolism, the sinuous movement of the serpent around the wearer adds a touch of romantic allure to <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=snake">snake jewellery</a> pieces. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe3djfIzyn2US56avjvfp-Jzh8wRkHUokuBjozt609CKDVuu11ZHST7Sq_teaJBcpZZtVgxFZmZslQn1qxDeXyOOOIVjWJ6yitQOJssTXZhkDsd89fZyFtZFUC_FWqn_9Dg7-LUYi7XSYlXCc-PZYo9GVVUAnXHliAx5d4jT5QIc-zNm8QCvPD8QFAUM/s2560/ouroboros-scaled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2488" data-original-width="2560" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe3djfIzyn2US56avjvfp-Jzh8wRkHUokuBjozt609CKDVuu11ZHST7Sq_teaJBcpZZtVgxFZmZslQn1qxDeXyOOOIVjWJ6yitQOJssTXZhkDsd89fZyFtZFUC_FWqn_9Dg7-LUYi7XSYlXCc-PZYo9GVVUAnXHliAx5d4jT5QIc-zNm8QCvPD8QFAUM/w351-h342/ouroboros-scaled.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><div>One of the first known depictions of the Ouroboros, found in a shrine enclosing the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAh1Wb8jBgS2uQ3XxwlT68yYOzNeJ-2YI01rUZTb_YYRqDYYXnd3emEaFsSqSoEqflwUtkNiRxHy2-KQMv_LWDVwZzqbMgFdS7pWl8KOfeOF5U1MMCrltd5eIZXlCt_4qvH7ryvu0WZENQSBp7Gxp0aKVZ3EwXs-BFAKTJLBfEzQOGpaPpqIQt8CgAJg/s6000/DSCF0291.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="6000" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAh1Wb8jBgS2uQ3XxwlT68yYOzNeJ-2YI01rUZTb_YYRqDYYXnd3emEaFsSqSoEqflwUtkNiRxHy2-KQMv_LWDVwZzqbMgFdS7pWl8KOfeOF5U1MMCrltd5eIZXlCt_4qvH7ryvu0WZENQSBp7Gxp0aKVZ3EwXs-BFAKTJLBfEzQOGpaPpqIQt8CgAJg/w366-h230/DSCF0291.JPG" width="366" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Victorian gold snake rings available at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/spectrum_antiques/">Spectrum Antiques</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuaz6ABvVDvt5kdchVZYuJpL6WDeKKszlmZN_tK1kA3aWS10qxz7Nf3zQcWZjbF4d6faa0uCy0aFYWEap_kq9hkiSNgYjigQ6fyDCZ-VIC_dekz54odvpeR5Q15BgsKD0_-esEkQYlbqNiyHleNMGZQKB5qhENuzw47Xo-zhsbkFu-PIkow71HURn86o/s416/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20132313.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="416" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuaz6ABvVDvt5kdchVZYuJpL6WDeKKszlmZN_tK1kA3aWS10qxz7Nf3zQcWZjbF4d6faa0uCy0aFYWEap_kq9hkiSNgYjigQ6fyDCZ-VIC_dekz54odvpeR5Q15BgsKD0_-esEkQYlbqNiyHleNMGZQKB5qhENuzw47Xo-zhsbkFu-PIkow71HURn86o/w414-h393/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20132313.png" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/product/victorian-silver-snake-collar">Victorian silver snake collar.</a> The carved snake holds a later engraved silver heart, c.1880. Available at <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/dealer/arjang-byron-ta-prashina-jewellery">Arjang Byron</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uqdvjwWnQ5jUrfx6YUkTEGe7MrqE-XgcV7UoGiEiexHMPkCETlvNvo8hW_3SnbfMsbwJKo0xk7uZTaDD4fX9h7yU1cLrvdEFYt24tvG8Bzjp4-aoz5A8js8g7odE6vyzrp_FmXd83RVJ1z3z67cGjFaRJ42CFKNlQ5NG9kT9yVN3z9G1TKlgf_Czeaw/s385/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20132221.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="385" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uqdvjwWnQ5jUrfx6YUkTEGe7MrqE-XgcV7UoGiEiexHMPkCETlvNvo8hW_3SnbfMsbwJKo0xk7uZTaDD4fX9h7yU1cLrvdEFYt24tvG8Bzjp4-aoz5A8js8g7odE6vyzrp_FmXd83RVJ1z3z67cGjFaRJ42CFKNlQ5NG9kT9yVN3z9G1TKlgf_Czeaw/w349-h273/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20132221.png" width="349" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/product/a-very-fine-doubled-snake-ring-set-in-18ct-yellow-gold-french-circa-1890">18 Carat yellow gold double snake ring, each with a garnet eye,</a> c.1890. Available at <a href="https://robinhaydockantiques.com/">Robin Haydock Antiques</a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5b_TqNS95TnKNqrXIWSDRe70fmzJ3B8zquqR2C6cStusaa6nn2AMDFf9PNR3j7NPrIGDah1S4MaKns67vcXpgRApTwjD7ugE007061e7Z6pHPRNlM5ao8JDcaunWz1t6SNRUK4TWb7xwbCN-ZlRbc6_nkqDwzZO2oWhcUeaJFdIgbwEo0ggA-h5fralg/s1126/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20135910.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="1126" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5b_TqNS95TnKNqrXIWSDRe70fmzJ3B8zquqR2C6cStusaa6nn2AMDFf9PNR3j7NPrIGDah1S4MaKns67vcXpgRApTwjD7ugE007061e7Z6pHPRNlM5ao8JDcaunWz1t6SNRUK4TWb7xwbCN-ZlRbc6_nkqDwzZO2oWhcUeaJFdIgbwEo0ggA-h5fralg/w444-h211/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20135910.png" width="444" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Look at this <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/product/mid-20th-century-italian-pearl-emerald-and-gold-gaspipe-snake-bracelet-circa-1940">vintage Italian pearl and emerald gas pipe snake bracelet</a> with <a href="https://moirafinejewellery.com/">Moira Fine Jewellery</a> that combines the serpent image with the aforementioned knot motif. Double love!</span></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Seashells</h3><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With associations of femininity and fertility, seashells have a long-standing connection to love. Venus the Goddess of Love was famously depicted in<a href="https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/birth-of-venus"> Botticelli's Birth of Venus </a>on a scallop shell, which depicts the moment Venus is born from the ocean and ferried across to the shore. <span style="color: #141517; font-size: 15px;">The shell, with its hard casing which protects <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=pearl">pearls</a>, has been thought to symbolise the protective aspect of love. Because of these associations, seashells are sometimes used in wedding decoration, or swapped as <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=charm">charms</a> between lovers. <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/product/18-ct-gold-open-ended-cuff-bangle-scallop-shell-terminals-romantic-inscription-on-inside">Shell motifs</a>, and decorative objects fashioned from shell and materials like <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=mother+of+pearl">Mother of Pearl </a>offer a unique and whimsical expression of love, sure to make your sweetheart smile!</span></span></p><div><span style="color: #141517; font-family: Alice, serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIAwX_izJnrzQHYyX2P5uv4oi0EKhU1nFsAey42IRo8fXsLlCmXDOJRfWLpOWuVqcnhPEzJPqKjVlaSTXrCTvrK6PlOATvoHgz2zHkFi_A5emMlb19d2oymqsID_rR71nOekrphu0WjzyDPbitaKaYtKGxYrjy6cCSUfg6nSPT_e5p9gCfTkj7HQwZIE/s640/botticelli-the-birth-of-venus-c-1482.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="640" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIAwX_izJnrzQHYyX2P5uv4oi0EKhU1nFsAey42IRo8fXsLlCmXDOJRfWLpOWuVqcnhPEzJPqKjVlaSTXrCTvrK6PlOATvoHgz2zHkFi_A5emMlb19d2oymqsID_rR71nOekrphu0WjzyDPbitaKaYtKGxYrjy6cCSUfg6nSPT_e5p9gCfTkj7HQwZIE/w494-h312/botticelli-the-birth-of-venus-c-1482.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/birth-of-venus">Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1485, Tempera on canvas. Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Florence. </a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI5esnEQeoCAwjisvvw2DQLjgIm1e6x-6hbc-pIRAnc7Sm1tJhnpJWI7WScrgXu0xI-ojC4i4coXOrNgVpccE_Oj6cVBmTuQdzyLhit72Y1yAn0TjDfP89lDld3nuMcor4ZYfqzxNioAjB7N2OVlXihybqkIPNpLVZtWoTcC2v8jKYI9qjNu4uYSbvOo/s373/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20125244.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="373" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcI5esnEQeoCAwjisvvw2DQLjgIm1e6x-6hbc-pIRAnc7Sm1tJhnpJWI7WScrgXu0xI-ojC4i4coXOrNgVpccE_Oj6cVBmTuQdzyLhit72Y1yAn0TjDfP89lDld3nuMcor4ZYfqzxNioAjB7N2OVlXihybqkIPNpLVZtWoTcC2v8jKYI9qjNu4uYSbvOo/w422-h348/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20125244.png" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eltonantiquejewellery.com/products/georgian-pearl-gold-pendant?_pos=6&_sid=ea7fc1d5e&_ss=r">Georgian pearl and 18 carat gold pendant centred with circular glass. </a>Available at <a href="https://www.eltonantiquejewellery.com/">Elton Antique Jewellery</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVszx5-K0enPu6hK1V7Tk7d7Nc1D1j8TWefx0_P6LjW_X1YiMr2tK1lV3I0jXHNvL6ZCmEnZYfSbN7gyXW7tHXxfy5NsHzajf4E1xHprZDzwRR8JlWRwoRHJwyimn-sRPUFKzi6TtWHktl6jbb6jL_rvQa_Hy29QCFPFjXxKS3b05Y4QJWrepUNk77a4/s514/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20140608.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="513" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVszx5-K0enPu6hK1V7Tk7d7Nc1D1j8TWefx0_P6LjW_X1YiMr2tK1lV3I0jXHNvL6ZCmEnZYfSbN7gyXW7tHXxfy5NsHzajf4E1xHprZDzwRR8JlWRwoRHJwyimn-sRPUFKzi6TtWHktl6jbb6jL_rvQa_Hy29QCFPFjXxKS3b05Y4QJWrepUNk77a4/w391-h392/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20140608.png" width="391" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=shell">18 carat gold open-ended cuff bangle with scallop shell with a romantic inscription inside.</a> Available at <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/dealer/boris-sosna">Boris Sosna</a> (online only)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0M51BuY3C88z4oOo796zqDa2yXQT-HGiZbzc-2yth1UchYv_wy4tyWj37z0tvciIC1uOJM5LaP3fwxFgKk4PNXMAgYBic8urucFUGvrj5OZnQ76MnEhYNMT7PsPJEkLre3vuc9MxU5_eJYFFzgQlE_53ehXrKYBYasYvbgCCBDjC22flV50imdd_61c/s6000/DSCF9038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="6000" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0M51BuY3C88z4oOo796zqDa2yXQT-HGiZbzc-2yth1UchYv_wy4tyWj37z0tvciIC1uOJM5LaP3fwxFgKk4PNXMAgYBic8urucFUGvrj5OZnQ76MnEhYNMT7PsPJEkLre3vuc9MxU5_eJYFFzgQlE_53ehXrKYBYasYvbgCCBDjC22flV50imdd_61c/w506-h285/DSCF9038.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shell-shaped silver box. <a href="https://www.josephcohenantiques.com/">Joseph Cohen Antiques.</a></div><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgROodz6g4g5WctXk0lY21K0uSDDE-dXYYMrI42m-1YaovD7oy7l3Io1rjJ9IQ2FcZ-kLeLAh7LWuZA__yARDMrAnHVJLOOG9M34cNQk4_AAm6OmqJIdH1tG1Fj5tStYThYPuDZrebo_v9IREe0tLgnlSQWXtWk-to77AQmItf0IJ5sSsbInonuD66g4/s576/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20140912.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="576" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgROodz6g4g5WctXk0lY21K0uSDDE-dXYYMrI42m-1YaovD7oy7l3Io1rjJ9IQ2FcZ-kLeLAh7LWuZA__yARDMrAnHVJLOOG9M34cNQk4_AAm6OmqJIdH1tG1Fj5tStYThYPuDZrebo_v9IREe0tLgnlSQWXtWk-to77AQmItf0IJ5sSsbInonuD66g4/w457-h438/Screenshot%202024-02-08%20140912.png" width="457" /></a></div><a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/product/omega-constellation-ladies-27mm-diamond-mother-of-pearl-papers">Omega Constellation, 27mm stainless steel case with factory original mother of pearl dial and twelve diamond hour markers.</a> Available at <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/dealer/timespec">Time Spec</a>, </div><p style="text-align: left;">At <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/">Grays</a>, our 80 <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery?keyword=antique">antique</a> and <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/jewellery/fine-jewellery">jewellery</a> specialists have curated collections teeming with romantic pieces for Valentine's Day. And don't forget, we also have engraving services downstairs at <a href="https://oconnellsengravers.com/">O'Connells Engravers</a> - who can add a touch of personalised charm to your gifts!</p><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">By Holly Kavanagh</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Barlow, serif; font-size: 17.92px;"><br /></span></div><div><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Barlow, serif; font-size: 17.92px;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Barlow, serif; font-size: 17.92px;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Barlow, serif; font-size: 17.92px;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. 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For sale at <a href="https://www.pbcfineart.co.uk/">PBC Fine Art.</a></b><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">In a quiet corner of Patrick Boyd-Carpenter's shop on the lower ground floor, our attention was drawn to a recent acquisition: a 17th century oil painting depicting a young lady adorned with a delicate string of pearls. This sparked a fascination to explore the intricate interplay between jewellery and portraiture in the hope of offering a richer understanding of the artworks in his collection.</span><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Pearly Queen</span></h2><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jewellery to this day remains a signifier of wealth and refinement, and has been considered an emblem of a sitter's extreme wealth in portraiture. In the famous Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, her extreme wealth is portrayed by the excess of opulent pearls in her costume: her dress is bejewelled, pearls circle her head, and the crown jewels glitter in the painting's background.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Given that natural pearls were incredibly rare and costly, the sheer amount of pearls present in the portrait are a clear indicator of her privelage. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Their luminosity and associations with purity, femininity and godliness played an important part in fashioning the Virgin Queen that we see in portraiture. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQRCuEjEMREJW3cnHgArXbppDS4Ln6H8DlnyTEVmTFte7LstCRZ8AKW5JN_xAmEeCWfeeC7IVfLhhb-OxVLF2HYIgRHThpGWNpWFawzK3Is92bNB_VZCQqY9lpHeC5ZYlcruRFwB1V59oVVE5mjNUq571bEkVGt4EeS9zUxtpMMnOz-9dzbx7WCAy4Bc/s1024/Elizabeth_I_(Armada_Portrait).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1024" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQRCuEjEMREJW3cnHgArXbppDS4Ln6H8DlnyTEVmTFte7LstCRZ8AKW5JN_xAmEeCWfeeC7IVfLhhb-OxVLF2HYIgRHThpGWNpWFawzK3Is92bNB_VZCQqY9lpHeC5ZYlcruRFwB1V59oVVE5mjNUq571bEkVGt4EeS9zUxtpMMnOz-9dzbx7WCAy4Bc/w451-h362/Elizabeth_I_(Armada_Portrait).jpg" width="451" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Unknown English Artist (formerly attributed to George Gower), Armada Portrait, Oil on panel, 1588. <a href="https://www.rmg.co.uk/queens-house">Royal Museum Greenwich, The Queen's House.</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Diana Singer noted that pearls 'in their ability to reflect light on the face' are the only gemstone that draw attention to the sitter rather than the precious stone. Pearl jewellery in portraiture can therefore not only reveal the sitter's status in society, or inward character, but act as an artistic device to draw our attention to the sitter themselves.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <b> </b></span><b><span> </span>Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, oil painting, c. 1665. On display at The Mauritius. </b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-abQcB8Bsf7RU8l9d6HwgFB3Q8FYqR9B_20z2NHcWq1lOMCNQFH03baBXGzwgRShnOnWESiUSkFmKtM5jChRgkSYZOHAa4Kq3d_kzrH8Z5dbAUvd9Qd0DM9NoCW2iyWUAbbEs-_7179eq2N1AKKix94wB22rWYnFmTi7kFqccGZgG7ta1axbMGbJjpI/s947/1665_Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="800" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-abQcB8Bsf7RU8l9d6HwgFB3Q8FYqR9B_20z2NHcWq1lOMCNQFH03baBXGzwgRShnOnWESiUSkFmKtM5jChRgkSYZOHAa4Kq3d_kzrH8Z5dbAUvd9Qd0DM9NoCW2iyWUAbbEs-_7179eq2N1AKKix94wB22rWYnFmTi7kFqccGZgG7ta1axbMGbJjpI/w437-h519/1665_Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring.jpg" width="437" /></span></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Coral in Western Portraiture</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MvT6DZzjPFtXIAlwdc-TKivTLH99Ux3dotEldkqELWbMFMwDQqV4JDsRvGT5pwgx939chmTULBLKu9mnTw9CTlrA5GSSYMg2rIJCKK9AMGU_SHzB9I6I5-ABULyp9AvOxTGwXVqNnGBWHNRV7mw8n8diBw66rnLUn-LcfcjwylcSwqv85trWLSlyUeM/s653/20231005-163016_94887267-ac32-46e3-b350-f5c2a0a6cba0_540x.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="540" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MvT6DZzjPFtXIAlwdc-TKivTLH99Ux3dotEldkqELWbMFMwDQqV4JDsRvGT5pwgx939chmTULBLKu9mnTw9CTlrA5GSSYMg2rIJCKK9AMGU_SHzB9I6I5-ABULyp9AvOxTGwXVqNnGBWHNRV7mw8n8diBw66rnLUn-LcfcjwylcSwqv85trWLSlyUeM/w471-h570/20231005-163016_94887267-ac32-46e3-b350-f5c2a0a6cba0_540x.webp" width="471" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence English School. Portrait of a Young Lady Wearing Coral Beads, Oil on canvas, c. 1810. For sale at <a href="https://www.pbcfineart.co.uk/">PBC Fine Art.</a> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Coral throughout history has been believed to hold talismanic and apoptropaic powers. The ancient Romans would hang coral around their necks to ward off evil, injury and death - a tradition that was revived during the 19th century. Coral jewellery in the form of necklaces, bracelets and tiaras can be seen in portraits of the period. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy61AUvd4g-BxqAy3OtgIyfRcHsM4Ic-3uaGfoFagh3Zka4rwGnElC1Y0uwmRsRCFfeUKr0qVM92aj7FAF8gucV5df37arECM0E7dIjgbDCwihzCquCvwpgcxswP4uZ9UuQodnVBJns8UicdN1B05gbiJUmRbnqQah3CyD_K5py3AZHvfM3weXKa8Wthk/s605/lady_maria_hamilton1802_thomas_lawrence.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="500" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy61AUvd4g-BxqAy3OtgIyfRcHsM4Ic-3uaGfoFagh3Zka4rwGnElC1Y0uwmRsRCFfeUKr0qVM92aj7FAF8gucV5df37arECM0E7dIjgbDCwihzCquCvwpgcxswP4uZ9UuQodnVBJns8UicdN1B05gbiJUmRbnqQah3CyD_K5py3AZHvfM3weXKa8Wthk/w410-h497/lady_maria_hamilton1802_thomas_lawrence.webp" width="410" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <b> </b></span><b>Thomas Lawrence, Lady Maria Hamilton, Oil on canvas, c. 1804. On display at the <a href="https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/lady-maria-hamilton-138680">Hunterian, University of Glasgow. </a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Children are frequently depicted wearing coral beads and amulets, a tragic realisation given that infant sickness and mortality was a common </span>occurrence<span style="font-family: inherit;">. As coral jewellery was frequently gifted to children in the hope that it would protect them from nightmares, illness and death, it is no surprise that we see so many portraits of children dressed with the red gemstone.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Early Victorian Portrait of a Child wearing Coral Beads, Oil painting, c. 1840. For sale at <a href="https://www.pbcfineart.co.uk/">PBC Fine Art</a>.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3L_79N8J9w8kyPwu44S1cyx_5pB4ZwEy7sCFaiOCsijGwDLZxmn59mmPEvUcErhqegtWNMmqM1CGx7MFHFU073OJ7JwXQ3FM9lJq2MvCFLu6j0WSXtKlLAyOx8BEqqT5BqM82ufyEdAIBERcQfs_ZlsBoaNqQsxfu80BArlsZJ7KRpPIb8qCrH2j6jf4/s1200/20231017-122040_900x.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3L_79N8J9w8kyPwu44S1cyx_5pB4ZwEy7sCFaiOCsijGwDLZxmn59mmPEvUcErhqegtWNMmqM1CGx7MFHFU073OJ7JwXQ3FM9lJq2MvCFLu6j0WSXtKlLAyOx8BEqqT5BqM82ufyEdAIBERcQfs_ZlsBoaNqQsxfu80BArlsZJ7KRpPIb8qCrH2j6jf4/w295-h393/20231017-122040_900x.webp" width="295" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_vwg0dJWYhUjhiGyncY8qj6eaIPPbjWurTxAoDPXitBxj8C8Y_qkbpRihoGsnKyXkG6Ps_gLhweNalTzu8G4CNddU5rVwx1NwzPAn0rCRcXVo6zF4qLimqy4-0m8cliIkHc-02Tn_xo9vRNhUnSIozE_FN9jYvsF3zYMJvkOYPa6B0wuBO089Sg3oQo/s685/DUR_DBM_573-001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="528" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_vwg0dJWYhUjhiGyncY8qj6eaIPPbjWurTxAoDPXitBxj8C8Y_qkbpRihoGsnKyXkG6Ps_gLhweNalTzu8G4CNddU5rVwx1NwzPAn0rCRcXVo6zF4qLimqy4-0m8cliIkHc-02Tn_xo9vRNhUnSIozE_FN9jYvsF3zYMJvkOYPa6B0wuBO089Sg3oQo/w296-h383/DUR_DBM_573-001.jpg" width="296" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Jan Claez, Portrait of a Child With a Coral Necklace, Oil painting, c. 1636. <a href="https://thebowesmuseum.org.uk/">The Bowes Museum.</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Beyond the protective uses of coral, global trade was frequently expanding in the early modern period, and its appearance in portraiture is also revealing of how it became more widely accessible. Another possible interpretation of coral jewellery in portraits involved the Grand Tours across Europe, which saw an increased popularity in the 19th century. Reserved for aristocrats, the Grand Tour involved travelling across Europe to explore Greek and Roman antiquities, literature and art. Visits to Italy, where coral jewellery was readily available, may have lead travellers to purchase coral. Some art historians have therefore interpreted coral jewellery in portraiture to be a significant marker in how worldly or travelled the sitter is. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><b>Adele Romany, Portrait of a Lady Standing Next to a Piano Forte Holding a Manuscript, Oil painting, c. 1808. <a href="https://collections.mfa.org/objects/600136/portrait-of-a-lady-at-a-pianoforte">Museum of Fine Arts Boston.</a></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdT6gSb0jJ28rRTkSc64xahsyiZ7gsRjR_u2AyeTSKD19qShXXHE_p35dTpI8S9gI1jXt4wI1wlKNHZ5eHrJ5c3EWeFpyGjRgr_T0o8Wfutm6k6pcJrpqKAzu3k8KWIRtLD7L88jDgu-h-X4w3l0rfwkRYl_W8R1hR2AE2bRAjK3t6DuXuJoRjy3pemmw/s480/Adele_Romany_-_Portrait_of_a_Lady_at_a_Pianoforte_480x480%20(2).webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="349" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdT6gSb0jJ28rRTkSc64xahsyiZ7gsRjR_u2AyeTSKD19qShXXHE_p35dTpI8S9gI1jXt4wI1wlKNHZ5eHrJ5c3EWeFpyGjRgr_T0o8Wfutm6k6pcJrpqKAzu3k8KWIRtLD7L88jDgu-h-X4w3l0rfwkRYl_W8R1hR2AE2bRAjK3t6DuXuJoRjy3pemmw/w385-h528/Adele_Romany_-_Portrait_of_a_Lady_at_a_Pianoforte_480x480%20(2).webp" width="385" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Discovering History at Grays Antique Market</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">At<a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/"> Grays, </a>we not only house exquisite works of art, but a glittering and historical collection of antique jewellery pieces. <i>Over-mining of coral in the past has endangered them. Today, appreciating the historical significance of coral is possible through sourcing antique pieces and preserving its legacy sustainably. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUlXVGf6Hg3XWG0io61QIkvrB3nSRuFGUYvxSBLgsds_s14YOpAfRIes8PH6e0GbJfZvTPFbyiAcwJT73s-tCtyWDkA_rkQhX-XVbGC2DXNalGyR4hxYUK0TEa76tprcvGLN1RCNGXNl6QNfKkSS8cmvs5hHyvkFlO68eYCuLDsrSgW_8Thpz6aEnpwU/s1441/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1441" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUlXVGf6Hg3XWG0io61QIkvrB3nSRuFGUYvxSBLgsds_s14YOpAfRIes8PH6e0GbJfZvTPFbyiAcwJT73s-tCtyWDkA_rkQhX-XVbGC2DXNalGyR4hxYUK0TEa76tprcvGLN1RCNGXNl6QNfKkSS8cmvs5hHyvkFlO68eYCuLDsrSgW_8Thpz6aEnpwU/w402-h225/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172201.png" width="402" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Archaeological Revival Coral Necklace, 19th century. For sale at <a href="https://www.dbgems.com/">Daryl DB Gems</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUdOkUl9CsWNgmVLZKfPI25BzgsdMBQcpPJQbz3kxu7s2jusgBHorf0OARfxFEStf9yyCkRJE5TOhbbR_7RaePEtEbSE9AjrN_JDHPeuAR27qqING7jnJbsP-_FO05nvFr_nNH7g1bOGTgNcDorq3Z7Lk-dlAK5XLlH7jwph2IvEhQlTQWd802Q3fUMo/s796/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172515.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="796" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUdOkUl9CsWNgmVLZKfPI25BzgsdMBQcpPJQbz3kxu7s2jusgBHorf0OARfxFEStf9yyCkRJE5TOhbbR_7RaePEtEbSE9AjrN_JDHPeuAR27qqING7jnJbsP-_FO05nvFr_nNH7g1bOGTgNcDorq3Z7Lk-dlAK5XLlH7jwph2IvEhQlTQWd802Q3fUMo/w375-h275/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172515.png" width="375" /></a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Burma Ruby and Pearl Earrings, early 1900s. For sale at <a href="https://www.eltonantiquejewellery.com/">Elton Antique Jewellery</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDV1BVo1X8jQGoASL9ADRWXwTO1CWitsfZ_R9fX62ZX6M1sHzgatp8gXAZ6mDf4l_MVlvr9B5ei2xALSA1kVgKOV3Ddu74AIudxWMIXUXlvT-V4peFwME7r6OlpXdQmkVN3gRIm_XAschBxEnX0DYReF_nKS1hvHfEN-J-Id5ZCamqIxCJac1cxIA6FU/s1243/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172219.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1243" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDV1BVo1X8jQGoASL9ADRWXwTO1CWitsfZ_R9fX62ZX6M1sHzgatp8gXAZ6mDf4l_MVlvr9B5ei2xALSA1kVgKOV3Ddu74AIudxWMIXUXlvT-V4peFwME7r6OlpXdQmkVN3gRIm_XAschBxEnX0DYReF_nKS1hvHfEN-J-Id5ZCamqIxCJac1cxIA6FU/w436-h300/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172219.png" width="436" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Victorian Coral Branch Comb. For sale at <a href="https://www.eltonantiquejewellery.com/">Elton Antique Jewellery</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30X7z5-lvgrRc3OHaPvQxBYmo4Bb5uQz4fx5NwtnC43CYDl-0mXngH0nLyu-jrQHjFbKx4rvODdDr5rxoOEDzaVL-fl7kPHKTaSInTQbBVK2n2HtWr5tfuj7MJ5AefrZM7s-R20BVThr-6q5Z0EpEXGJu680zwU-bpft1Bntixhm32F2uDppLePBckDY/s885/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172346.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="885" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30X7z5-lvgrRc3OHaPvQxBYmo4Bb5uQz4fx5NwtnC43CYDl-0mXngH0nLyu-jrQHjFbKx4rvODdDr5rxoOEDzaVL-fl7kPHKTaSInTQbBVK2n2HtWr5tfuj7MJ5AefrZM7s-R20BVThr-6q5Z0EpEXGJu680zwU-bpft1Bntixhm32F2uDppLePBckDY/s320/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172346.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chrysoberyl, Natural Pearl and Gold Brooch, c. 1910. For sale at <a href="https://moirafinejewellery.com/">Moira Fine Jewellery.</a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_J1SJc9sqfrwAXFIZOsCa63yFAazqIf4H-JyibNEnAUb3Q84fftulhT0pFzJ938oo0rOw3feQ1hH_yCagRDIO6oM2t-C7GzUxYNaRz-isgSxAk96eoGdsCzPhHWFDYx4DMPaFhcnZa2CU01UYyUyvfGNFwMebDO4Kup4Z-eLaB5yRMQAEENor34DAviY/s1214/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172257.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_J1SJc9sqfrwAXFIZOsCa63yFAazqIf4H-JyibNEnAUb3Q84fftulhT0pFzJ938oo0rOw3feQ1hH_yCagRDIO6oM2t-C7GzUxYNaRz-isgSxAk96eoGdsCzPhHWFDYx4DMPaFhcnZa2CU01UYyUyvfGNFwMebDO4Kup4Z-eLaB5yRMQAEENor34DAviY/s1214/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172257.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1214" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_J1SJc9sqfrwAXFIZOsCa63yFAazqIf4H-JyibNEnAUb3Q84fftulhT0pFzJ938oo0rOw3feQ1hH_yCagRDIO6oM2t-C7GzUxYNaRz-isgSxAk96eoGdsCzPhHWFDYx4DMPaFhcnZa2CU01UYyUyvfGNFwMebDO4Kup4Z-eLaB5yRMQAEENor34DAviY/w434-h251/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172257.png" width="434" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Italian Coral Pendant, c. 1830. For sale at Arjang Byron Antiques.</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdRguVXtlZEACOOzQaA_l_cLXJqK5O5F28FRERPrNJsMVIOjljR7KW57RfDuJk_svT1NtmtvFwRYPG235z9MyFqoAMVj42J3vwfpnThq_iidNlC9wP76skcqhKz_xAY8WMUQ6vx5kltP4ZGWdv3p3vqG7Lcb3Nr34RFboTkv-uOdSuq0pj8D5cveDAwQ/s1354/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172310.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1354" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdRguVXtlZEACOOzQaA_l_cLXJqK5O5F28FRERPrNJsMVIOjljR7KW57RfDuJk_svT1NtmtvFwRYPG235z9MyFqoAMVj42J3vwfpnThq_iidNlC9wP76skcqhKz_xAY8WMUQ6vx5kltP4ZGWdv3p3vqG7Lcb3Nr34RFboTkv-uOdSuq0pj8D5cveDAwQ/w436-h309/Screenshot%202023-10-20%20172310.png" width="436" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br />Rare Row of Large Mediterranean Coral Beads, 19th century. For sale at <a href="https://www.graysantiques.com/dealer/anthea-ag-antiques-ltd">Anthea AG Antiques.</a> <br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div>Written by Holly Kavanagh</div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span>An African 'Ife' style bronze head, probably from Nigeria. Part of a collection of tribal art from across the African continent available at <a href="http://www.tabunovantiques.com/african-art" target="_blank">Tabunov Antiques</a> </span></td></tr>
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<span face=""calibri light" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">This spring, <a href="https://www.bonhams.com/?keep_login_open=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjYHpBRC4ARIsAI-3GkEiGJZkhGAVTqc-Gakoldm7Rhzk5xLNPxQXcnYX7CO3G5SvePxP66gaAlqFEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#/MR1_length=12&m1=1&MR0_length=12&m0=0" target="_blank">Bonhams </a>African Modern & Contemporary Art
department declared that they have seen 'an explosion of interest in modern
and contemporary art from Africa'<a href="https://www.bonhams.com/departments/PIC-AFR/#/MR1_length=12&m1=1" target="_blank">(1)</a>. Their statement is backed up by evidence of
higher than ever prices reached at auction for the specialism, notably at the
recent <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2019/coll-riviere-pf1928.html" target="_blank">Marceau Rivière Collection of African Art </a>at <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/about/locations/paris" target="_blank">Sotheby’s </a>Paris (18-19 June 19).</span><br />
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mask from the Ivory Coast hit the headlines after realising a hammer price of 4
million Euros (£3.75m), but there were several big hitters in the 250 lot sale.
The highest prices were reached by items originating from the Ivory Coast, as these are the most
extensively documented by the art historian Rivière. </span><br />
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from across the continent and its diaspora performed strongly across the board.
Masks, statues, busts and textiles including Fang works of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, Kota works of the Sudan and Kongo
art of Angola and the Congo were represented at the lively sale. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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buyers and traders looking to invest in African Art, both modern and contemporary. But
what is causing the draw towards these objects, is it simply market forces? </span><span face=""calibri light" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">A growing number of experts in the field are now encouraging
a re- evaluation of the history of African art on its own terms by advocating
for the voices of African artists to be heard above western interpreters.</span><br />
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Picasso and Gauguin famously claimed the power of African art for their own inspiration, removing the objects from their
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diverse field of art objects across a large and varied continent, it could be
said that African art is best known for its use of masquerade and metalwork,
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inspiration for this blog was a collection of African tribal bronze and wood carvings</span><span face=""calibri light" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> now available at <a href="http://www.tabunovantiques.com/african-art" target="_blank">Tabunov Antiques</a> who are based at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/" target="_blank">Grays Antiques</a>. These pieces were all acquired from
the sale of an extensive collection of tribal art from a West-African estate
in the mid-twentieth century . Find out more about some of the objects in this
collection below…</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span>Decorative Dogon ladder in the form of a Y shape with carved steps, depicting the ladders used to enter the upper level of "ginna" , lineage leaders house. Dogon, Mali. 104cm Height</span></td></tr>
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one of over 150 galleries and auction houses established within this historic
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neighbourhood will host the Mayfair Art Weekend, a series of exhibitions,
events and happenings taking place across the area. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It’s a chance to to see Mayfair
at it’s very best. This year the programme includes exhibitions of old masters and contemporary performance art,
and will host expert speakers, established and emerging artists at a series of private
views, evening receptions and in-store events. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What we love most about this
weekend is that the organisers are committed year on year to providing events
which are free and open to all, so there’s no reason not to cram full your itinerary.</span></div>
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which happenings take your fancy. There will be workshops and classes for those
of you that want a hands-on experience, and plenty of spectacular displays for
those who prefer to wander around Mayfair’s pretty little avenues and soak up
the atmosphere. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In anticipation, here’s a
small selection of our favourite works of fine art and sculpture currently on offer
at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/" target="_blank">Grays</a>. We hope they whet your appetite for a weekend of artistic
appreciation and discussion (and with any luck, some sun and champagne…)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eleazar Albin hand-painted copper engravings , early18th century, Available at <a href="http://www.pbcfineart.co.uk/2018/10/04/eleazar-albin-a-selection-of-early-18th-century-ornithological-engravings/" target="_blank">Patrick Boyd Carpenter </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gaspar Sensi 'Love and the World' pen and ink drawing, early 19th century. Available at <a href="http://www.pbcfineart.co.uk/home/page/2/" target="_blank">Patrick Boyd Carpenter</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antoniucci Volti 'Femme Assise' bronze, c1960s. Available at <a href="http://www.hortonlondon.co.uk/en-GB/fine-art-and-sculpture/prodcat_1043" target="_blank">Horton London</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, 'Feet Plastercasts', c1990. Available at <a href="http://www.pbcfineart.co.uk/2018/10/09/sir-eduardo-paolozzi-c-b-e-r-a-feet-plastercasts-circa-1990/" target="_blank">Patrick Boyd Carpenter </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood carved Moba Tchitchiri figure, Togo, Ghana. Available at <a href="http://www.tabunovantiques.com/african-art/stunning-african-carved-wood-moba-tchitchiri-figure-togo-ghana-2" target="_blank">Tabunov Antiques</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vera Asedovskaya, 'Pears', oiln on canvas, 2001, available at <a href="http://www.tabunovantiques.com/paintings/vera-asedovskaya-pears" target="_blank">Tabunov Antiques </a></td></tr>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-42974084808151968702018-12-22T13:20:00.000+00:002019-01-10T11:59:48.822+00:00How to Shop Antique For a Sustainable Future <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shop for fabulous fully restored antique jewellery at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=94" target="_blank">Diem</a> </td></tr>
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Year on year, global consumption rises whilst our anxieties over just what we are doing to our planet continue to grow. Think-pieces on how to live sustainably, shock studies on consumer impact to the environment and daily reminders from politicians and activists on our carbon footprint swirl around us. Sometimes it can be totally overwhelming, and it's hard not to feel helpless!<br />
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But that's where #SustainableShopping comes in - Whilst we do admit to a bias (!) shopping for antique rather than high street items not only helps stem the tide of growing consumerism and the devastating impact it can have on global geography and developing communities, it also helps to foster a different mindset.<br />
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Considering investing in antiques helps you to appreciate the craftsmanship of previous eras, and to treasure the time and artistry that went in to producing these beautiful items.<br />
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And it's not just their original production you will grown to appreciate, but the care that has gone into maintaining them ever since, through various hands - passed down through families, gifted to friends, restored by experts...<br />
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We've put together just three easy ways that you can shop for antiques and build a
sustainable future, just a few tweaks to your routine and habits can
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The definition of an 'antique' item is an item over 100 years of age. This might seem outrageously difficult, but it's easier than you think to pick up items with age.<br />
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Here at Grays you can find jewellery of all kinds: fine and costume , watches, hair pins, tie pins and cuff links, ranging from £50.00- £50,000 in value. And it doesn't stop there. We offer a selection of design pieces for the home, fine art, lace, gemstones, table ware and more...<br />
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Throughout history, it has always been the norm to care for, restore and mend special pieces, and to pass them on to the next generation. Next time something you love breaks; think: make do and mend! Have it repaired and restored. If you are tired of an item or it isn't completely suitable for whatever reason, why not think about customising or updating it rather than replacing.<br />
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Many of our dealers are experts in restoration, repair and re-design.<br />
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We understand that no one wants to preach to everyone they meet, but a little goes a long way ! If you are particularly happy with an antique purchase or an antique gift, let your family and friends know. Spread the word on social media using the hashtags #ShopAntique and #SustainableShopping and why not pay us a visit #GraysLondon<br />
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We'll be doing the same over <a href="https://www.instagram.com/graysantiques/" target="_blank">@graysantiques </a><br />
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We've selected a few of our favourite pieces now available in store which are over 100 years old, and have been lovingly kept and restored since then . They are just waiting for their next custodian !<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edwardian Sapphire and Diamond Butterfly Brooch, Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=149" target="_blank">Wimpole </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japanese Meiji Period Silver Presentation Jug, c1880. Available at <a href="https://www.josephcohenantiques.com/" target="_blank">Joseph Cohen </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antique Black Forest Wood Carver Chair, c1900. Available at <a href="https://www.pushkinantiques.com/" target="_blank">Pushkin Antiques </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antique Louis Vuitton Trunk c1900. Available at <a href="https://www.pushkinantiques.com/" target="_blank">Pushkin Antiques </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mid-Century Necklace Comprised of Antique Gemstones , Tourmaline and Peridot. Available at <a href="https://www.moirafinejewellery.com/" target="_blank">Moira Fine Jewellery </a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18ct Gold and Carnelian Earrings, c1900. Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=229" target="_blank">Elton Antique Jewellery </a></td></tr>
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As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-1700170532561278302018-11-29T13:33:00.000+00:002018-11-29T13:57:49.005+00:00Diane Harby: Love and Antique Lace<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Exquisite antique lace, period embroidery and linen, coats, veils, scarfs and stoles are all part of <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=93" target="_blank">Diane Harby</a>'s internationally recognised collection...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something Old...A Model in Antique Lace</td></tr>
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Her busy store is visited by designers and couturiers, art and fashion
students, collectors, traders and of course -brides to be!<br />
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Antique lace and linen is an incomparable material for luxury clothes and interiors that brings real history and craftsmanship to any design. </div>
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We went to her shop on the lower ground floor
to find out more...<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Diane please tell us
how did you come into such a particular and specialised area in the antiques trade?</b><br />
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I have now been trading for as long as I can remember. But
it didn’t start this way. Early on in my career, I was a buyer for a big London
store. I worked in the corner of Woodstock Street, and I used to collect Art
Deco pieces, clothing as well as ceramics. I managed to create a little corner
in the shop where I exhibited my own findings and started selling. The shop was
next door to Phillips Auction House. Lots of antiques people passed by, and I
had antiques dealers customers. My boyfriend at the time gave me the idea to
get a place and start selling as I had accumulated a large stock. So at first,
I was trading from St. Christopher’s Place, but fairly quickly I moved into
Grays.<a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.graysantiques.com/index.php</a><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Given your background
in fashion how did you move into lace and linen pieces?</b><br />
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I did certificates in fashion and worked in stores, but I
also used to go around the markets. The same as everybody in this business. Of
course, now I have done it for so long that I have my own suppliers and people
come to me. As a very young person, I always wanted to have my own antique's
shop. And somehow, one day I got given a large box of lace. I sold some pieces.
Through handling it the whole thing really interested me, and I became more
involved. I can now restore and treat pieces. But I only do it for my own stock
as I am very busy.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Next to you I see a
space with needles and bobbing for mending-do you do any embroidery yourself? </b><br />
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I can repair really well. It is fragile stock and I have to do
what is necessary to keep the pieces in good condition and wearable. It is very
important that people can use the pieces they buy. And I can date pieces very
well because I understand psychically how they are made. I understand their authenticity from my experience of handling lace for
forty years. I know what is handmade, old or new, adapted or worn by people.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Please explain to us
some of your magnificent pieces, what do they consist of, and do you have a aesthetic
style or technique that is your personal favourite?</b><br />
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Normandy lace is very popular because it is very fine and
because of the particular way it is put together. It is like a patchwork. It is
very recognisable. On the other hand, Irish crochet is very wearable and it is
known for being sturdy. And you can dress it up, or dress it down which makes
it a practical choice. A lot of lace is extremely delicate. I have some divine
Italian lace and some best quality Brussels lace that needs to be kept in a box
at the back of the shop away from light.<br />
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Personally, I love Apenzell lace. It
has so much character and individuality. But my absolute favourite is this
Edwardian French coat. The lace is full of mystique and it can be worn in many
diverse ways to create a different image, from almost casual to super formal.<br />
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Feast your eyes on a small selection of Diane's beautiful pieces, now available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/index.php" target="_blank">Grays</a>...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Net Scarf, c.1900-1920</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tape lace c.1900-1910</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Embroidered net, c.1920-1930</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brussels lace, c.1900-1910</td></tr>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Interviewed Friday 16 November 2018 by Titika Malkogeorgou</i></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
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Mayfair, London
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</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-49254439793988369452018-11-09T14:04:00.000+00:002018-11-12T15:05:13.216+00:00Tabunov Antiques: 'If you do inherit a Faberge - well then it is difficult not to like it!'<br />
Alexander Tabunov of <a href="http://www.tabunovantiques.com/" target="_blank">Tabunov Antiques</a> been trading at Grays since 2015. He specializes in Russian art and antiques, Faberge pieces, icons, bronzes, enamel, silver and porcelain. We have come to his shop to find out more about him and his incredible collection of unique objects...<br />
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<b>Alexander, please tell us about how did it all start for you?</b><br />
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I started as a market trader in St. James’ selling Soviet memorabilia, but then I moved into antiques like porcelain figures, bronze statues, and silver enamel. I changed direction when the market slowed down in Russia and I received an order to buy a painting from Belarus.<br />
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My boss at work wanted a Social Realism painting depicting workers, especially miners. I had no idea how to go about it. But, casually walking down the street, when I was back in Minsk for holidays, I met a painter whose father was a member of the Artists’ Union of the USSR. He took me to his personal studio, and later to other artists’ studios, which I really enjoyed. I was surrounded by about five hundred paintings and chatted about art. I chose two paintings that I most liked to bring back to London.<br />
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I wanted to give one of the paintings as a gift but my boss insisted that he wanted to pay for it. After that, I kept getting commissions. I participated in Russian art exhibitions, in 2007 and 2008, in London. I was selling Soviet art, while at the same time I was getting commissions for antiques. So I started looking around, going to auctions, visiting places and learning about the antiques trade.<br />
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<b>What made you come to London in the first place?</b><br />
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I came to London from Belarus to study business management. While I was still a student, I started supplying Soviet Russian souvenirs to English customers. Now, I sell Russian art and antiques to Russians and English, and other collectors from all over the world. Sometimes, pieces I had sold to collectors’ years ago, I am now buying back.<br />
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Russian antique objects are still a novelty in this country. But there are also very rare in Russia and the prices are high as they are becoming more and more desirable.<br />
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<b>How do you feel in this environment given your business background?</b><br />
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I love it so much, it’s my favourite thing in life. I think about it all the time. Everyday my mind is around beautiful objects and how to source them for my clients.<br />
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<b>You cover a very diverse area of interest in terms of materials, techniques and style. How do you know what to buy?</b><br />
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I buy what I like. And if I like something it is not difficult to sell it. Otherwise, it might sell accidentally. But if you don’t like something yourself, you don’t show it to customers. You keep it hidden in the corner. In the first place, you need to believe in what you sell. I’ve got a few mistakes to show you. When you buy and sell you learn very quickly. It is expensive to make mistakes. You learn from collections books, auction houses catalogues, and of course you learn from other dealers.<br />
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<b>How would you describe your clientele?</b><br />
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They could be anyone. English people like decorative pieces and they love the enamel pieces. But my most expensive items go to Russian collectors and dealers. Usually, I have regulars who come back. Prices also matter. There’s waves of interest. Families from Russia have settled in England, France and the U.S. and they still have precious items to sell, or they might want to add to their collection.<br />
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<b>Do people who inherit necessarily like the items or do tastes change among different generations?</b><br />
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Well, it depends on what you inherit. If you inherit a Faberge, it is difficult not to like it.! Because of the artistic quality, the splendid colours, such elaborate and intricate technique. They are exceptionally high quality pieces in every way.<br />
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<i><br /></i><i> Interviewed 25 October by Titika Malkogeorgou</i><br />
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As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-86704555727670956482018-10-24T17:44:00.001+01:002018-10-26T12:33:22.030+01:00Something Wicked: How the Imagery of Macbeth Shaped Our Halloween Traditions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What better way to prepare for the seasonal festival of Halloween than to revisit Shakespeare's darkest tragedy: we take a look at the enduring imagery of <i>Macbeth ...</i></div>
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Halloween (also known as 'All Hallows Eve') is a yearly festival on the 31st of October, the eve of All
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The Gaelic Pagans held the yearly festival to be a time when the walls between our world and
the next became thin and porous, allowing spirits to pass through. These pagan traditions were particularly strong in Ireland and Scotland : which may have been one of the reasons William Shakespeare chose to set his darkest supernatural tragedy <i>Macbeth (</i>1604) in the Scottish Isles.<br />
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The sense of a 'curse' or evil energy attached to the prose and performance of <i>Macbeth </i>has led to the infamous tradition that bad luck will befall those who speak it's name aloud. Actors in the theatre are instead encouraged to refer to 'The Scottish Play'. <br />
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The wild and windswept Highland setting was also chosen by Shakespeare to appeal to the new King James I of England, also King of Scotland, who ascended to the throne in 1603, uniting the English, Irish and Scottish Crowns for the first time.<br />
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King James was a patron of the arts , but also curiously preoccupied with the supernatural (even for the seventeenth century!) The King had published his own treatise on witchcraft, <i>Daemonologie </i>(1597) in which he reveals a highly developed fear of black magic and the power of sorcery.<br />
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James' fears were symptomatic of an age in which bitter struggles between Catholics and Protestants across Europe created a climate of religious mania and political paranoia. One of Shakespeare's greatest strengths was his ability to tap into the psyche of his contemporary audience: yet <i>Macbeth's </i> famous witches, ghosts and wild hallucinations have maintained their intensity for over four centuries.<br />
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Many of the most recognisable and well-worn Halloween tropes come straight from Macbeth: an eye of newt, a bubbling cauldron...Of course Shakespeare drew on old traditions, but his <i>'Song of the Witches' </i> has<i> </i>amplified the image of The Witch in popular culture like no other single piece of art or literature.<br />
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Both the Gaelic pagans and Shakespeare's Jacobean audience would have believed that the period surrounding 'All Hallows' was the time when spirits were most likely to appear: and the power of the witch was at it's strongest. It is during this annual festival that we allow ourselves to be a little less skeptical and take a little more seriously the power of charms and spells- if only for fun !<br />
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With this in mind, we've found some ingredients from <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/" target="_blank">Grays</a> for our very own witches cauldron to summon up the spirit of the season ...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Fenny Snake and Adders Fork </b></span>: A Contemporary Enamel and Diamond Snake Bangle Available at <a href="https://www.moirafinejewellery.com/" target="_blank">Moira Fine Jewellery</a>, A Georgian Ourobos Bangle Available at <a href="https://www.rowanandrowan.com/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=262141" target="_blank">Rowan and Rowan</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #38761d;">Wool of Bat: </b>Deco gold Bat Brooch With Ruby Eyes, available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=39" target="_blank">Alfred Toro</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #38761d;">Owlet's Wing : </b>Owl Carved in Amber, 20th Century, Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=468" target="_blank">Amber Fortuna </a></td></tr>
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</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-69538012487078885352018-10-18T16:51:00.006+01:002018-10-18T16:55:51.645+01:00Marina Oriental Art : The Dealer Behind The Objects<a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/" target="_blank">Marina Oriental Art</a> is one of the finest and most well established Asian Art specialists in London...<br />
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The dealership is run by Marina Kokhan, a trained classical historian well versed in the visual cultures of (to name a few !) Japan, China, India and Ancient Greece<br />
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Working for many years as a museum curator in Moscow, Marina became particularity passionate about Japanese Art. Her specialism is the Meiji period; world renowned for it's beautiful intricacies, and of which she holds some of the rarest and finest pieces in existence.<br />
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<b>Marina, please tell us what is so special about Japanese Meiji?</b><br />
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Japanese Meiji is highly collectable. And there’s good reason for it. First of all, it encompasses a very short historical period. It refers to objects made during the Meiji Period which lasted between 1868 and 1912. Everything was carefully hand made by incredibly skilled craftsmen. During that time there was no copying, and only a limited amount of objects were created. At the same time there’s huge variety in terms of materials used because it encompasses art work from every field; bronze sculpture, miniatures like netsuke and inro, metalwork, armour, lacquer, ceramics, silver, porcelain and enamel objects. Beyond technical virtuosity, of course, stylistically the art and design of the Meiji Period is hugely desirable because it's so elegant. And that’s why prices are quite high. But it’s a very specialised and a very niche market.<br />
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All of us who have an expertise in the field know each other; collectors, dealers, designers and historians. That’s why it is important to be based at Grays. It’s a place with tradition and reputation. Trust is very important in our work because we are trading with authentic objects. It is also marvellously well- located in Mayfair. There is a waiting list for dealers to be given a shop at Grays- I was on that waiting list once!<br />
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<b>How does Japanese Meiji Art relate to you?</b><br />
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I worked for many years at the <a href="http://www.orientmuseum.ru/downloads/en/index.aspx" target="_blank">State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow</a>. It’s a museum in an incredible building with an astonishing collection. I loved my role there and as it was life changing: it focused my energy and knowledge on the Meiji Period. I admire the creativity and quality of Meiji art. And it’s a great privilege to work with such fine pieces. That's where my expertise lies and it will continue to be my life's work. I started working in the private sector, as many of us did, during the Perestroika movement. In 1992 we opened the first Gallery of Oriental Art in the centre of Moscow, just down the road from the Kremlin. We were based within a section of the vast State Museum building and the Gallery still exists today. It was my personal life that brought me to London.<br />
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I am very happy here. People know me and I am well established. I have lots of new customers and I still keep in touch with designers and collectors I used to work with in Moscow. I get a lot of compliments about my stock which gives me confidence in my work. I have my regular customers and others who come to Grays to look for something special. Today I sold a particularly fine piece of silver and enamel Meiji art...<br />
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<i>Interviewed Thursday 13 October 2018 by Titika Malkogeorgou</i><br />
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<b>Although it's hard to select only a few: here are some of our favourite pieces now available at Marina Oriental Art, Grays...</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Meiji Period Silver Shibayama Carving and Encrustation Small Decorative Tray in the Shape of a Fan, late 19th century, Japan.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meiji Period Satsuma Painted Ceramic Vase, late 19th century, Japan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Meiji Period Shibayama and Enamel Metal Box, Late 19th – Early 20th century, Japan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meiji Period Metalwork and Enamel Tray (underside) signed <i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Kinza</i><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">, late 19th century, Japan</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meiji Period Metalwork and Enamel Miniature Pair of Vases, late 19th century, Japan</td></tr>
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Right: Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke Sleeping Boy, late 19th century, Japan</td></tr>
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As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-23746940831981435122018-10-11T16:51:00.003+01:002018-10-11T16:51:57.242+01:00Art Deco: A Glamorous Pastiche<br />
Ever- popular, evocative of an atmospheric age, glamorous, over -done, under appreciated: whatever you think of 'Art Deco' it is a style which refuses to stay quiet...<br />
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Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty first, interior designers, architects, fashion designers and stylists have consistently referenced and re-invented Art Deco- a characteristic style which first took off in the early 1920's.<br />
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Perhaps one of the reasons so many fall in love with Deco is it's nature as a style with a story : it crystallises the great changes in politics, aesthetics and society which were brewing before the start of the First World War.<br />
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Fundamentally a style of the mid-war period: Art Deco borrows ideas and methods of production from the Modernist movement. Fauvism, Cubism, De Stijl, Futurism and Contructivism . It appropriates serious elements from all of these styles without losing its sense of wit and characteristic self - consciousness.<br />
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As a style it embraced visual arts, architecture and design in its many forms. Luxury and function became its trademark. Folkloric traditions that had inspired earlier artistic movements were superseded for technological progress.<br />
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Faith was in the new and the exotic, so an extensive use of chrome, steel and new plastics as much as silver, platinum, diamonds and jade created a new sensibility which explored themes of luxury and modernity.<br />
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As with many things pre-war : Deco's philosophy and application was challenged in the 1940's. It's strong character began to seem formulaic and it's values disingenuous.<br />
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The artistic style which had defined an age came back in fashion with a bang in the 1960's, and was re-established as an enduring global design movement. It was in this period of re discovery that the term 'Art Deco' was in fact coined.<br />
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Dynamic, geometric, colourful and always glamorous remains suggestive and highly desirable today.<br />
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Today we've narrowed down the wonderful and fabulous world of Deco in the visual arts to a few carefully chosen luxury Jewelled pieces, now available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/" target="_blank">Grays</a><br />
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<i>Written by Titika Malkogeorgou</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deco Emerald and Diamond Clip, Available at<a href="https://www.moirafinejewellery.com/2-all-jewellery?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=bow" target="_blank"> Moira Fine Jewellery</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deco Sapphire and Deco Ruby Bracelets, Available at <a href="https://www.moirafinejewellery.com/2-all-jewellery?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=bow" target="_blank">Moira Fine Jewellery </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deco Diamond and Sapphie Drop Earrings, Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=302" target="_blank">Saul Greenstein</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deco Onyx and Diamond Ring and Deco-style Diamond Domed Ring, Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=149" target="_blank">Wimpole</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deco French Lacquered Japanese Style Bracelet, Available at <a href="https://www.pushkinantiques.com/" target="_blank">Pushkin Antiques</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deco French Aquamarine Pendant, Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=77" target="_blank">Boris Sosna </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deco Long- Chain Necklace with Fire Opal and Platinum, Available at <a href="http://www.artdecogallerylondon.com/" target="_blank">Matthew Foster </a></td></tr>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-90652580497773465272018-10-06T13:46:00.001+01:002018-10-06T13:56:24.812+01:00Patrick Boyd Carpenter: ' It’s a Proper Old Fashioned Antique Shop...'<br />
<b>When Patrick Boyd Carpenter moved to Grays Antiques, it was 1986 and he was only 19 years old. Previously, he was running a successful business dealing in contemporary art in The Church Gallery on Bryanston Street, Marble Arch. Obsessed with art and antiques; he bought his first antique object, a case of taxidermy birds, when he was just six years old. We paid a visit to his shop at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/" target="_blank">Grays</a> to find out more ...</b><br />
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Philip Francis Stephanoff : 18th Century German Wax Relief Portait of
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<b>Patrick, please tell us: why Grays ? </b><br />
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Well, Grays is the best place for antiques! In those days there were still several antique markets of course. But Grays was always the best, and there was a waiting list to get in. I was interviewed by Bennie Gray. He asked me if I had reserve stock before considering me for a space, because stock was selling so fast. And it was very busy. The antiques business has changed a lot over the years.<br />
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<b>In what way would you say the business has changed ?</b><br />
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I moved from dealing in contemporary art to antiques early on following the closure of The Church Gallery in 1988. You have to follow the market; today I deal in a completely different type of item than I used to. I used to specialise in antique prints and English watercolours. They fell out of fashion, though I have noticed that the watercolours are beginning to rise. Items I sold years ago, I am happy to buy back. Luckily, I have many private collectors who are often willing to part with choice items. I also make a good living by buying ‘auctioneers mistakes’. Mis- catalogued items. Just between you and me, many auction houses are not the experts they pretend to be!<br />
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<b>That’s very exciting! What do you like to buy ?</b><br />
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I buy anything I like that’s handmade and good quality from the last five hundred years. And I travel everywhere, though nowadays the items tend to come to me. I just bought an amazing collection of Eduardo Paolozzi sculptures. He was an extraordinary figure within British art. He was a Scottish artist of Italian heritage, who lived in Paris, and was established in Chelsea. Influenced by Giacometti and the Surrealists, now much of his work is exhibited at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. It’s a remarkable addition to my stock I am very happy about.<br />
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I buy from the gut. I buy what I like and what I can afford. That way you don’t lose. In terms of stock, I’ve got a good selection, Master drawings, sculptures, oils, textile, and prints. I am one of the last of the general high quality antique dealers. I sell in my Grays shop and on social media. Everybody comes to W1 and people know that I am here. Whenever I have new stock come in – my customers are quick to pick up on it and it usually sells quickly. But you’ve got to put a bit of yourself into the business. Some of the time I am a therapist to customers. I know people come here to talk to me. And maybe they buy the item they are interested in too!<br />
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<b>Tell us what do you personally most like?</b><br />
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My collection is British and European art, and I particularly like drawings. I feel it’s the brain on paper. I like the immediacy. The preparatory drawing is often more spontaneous than the finished work.<br />
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<b>May I say that I really like this owl painting, would you tell me something more about it ?</b><br />
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It’s a 1920s oil painting of a Tawny Owl by Lodewijk Van Der Steen 1891-1954, circa 1928. A really unusual subject. I like to have something for everyone in the shop. No one should leave empty handed, and this is one great painting of an owl!<br />
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<i>Interviewed Tuesday 25th September 2018 by Titika Malkogeorgou</i><br />
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<b>Feast your eyes on some of the fabulous, fascinating and eclectic items available right now at <a href="http://www.pbcfineart.co.uk/" target="_blank">Patrick Boyd Carpenter Fine Art</a>... </b><br />
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</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-6085278154024034012018-09-27T15:39:00.000+01:002018-09-29T16:01:02.276+01:00Notes on the Nude : A Year of DebateThis year has seen a number of arts institutions embroiled in heated debate over the exhibition ( or removal) of art featuring nude or naked bodies.<br />
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We take a look at some of the issues that have come to the fore, and muse on the surprisingly precarious position of 'the Nude' in contemporary discourse...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z3o0JCROfM" target="_blank">'Nude Police'</a> turn gallery-goers away from a Rubens Painting, in a spoof video for Flanders Tourism Board </td></tr>
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The first sign that 2018 might be a troubling year for the posed and partially clothed was the furore that greeted <a href="http://manchesterartgallery.org/" target="_blank">Manchester Art Gallery</a> in January.<br />
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The Gallery decided to remove the popular Pre-Raphaelite painting '<a href="http://manchesterartgallery.org/collections/search/collection/?id=1896.15" target="_blank">Hylas and the Nymphs</a>', (depicting several sensual, partially clothed female bodies) from it's walls.<br />
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The galleries action was not a permanent curatorial move, but rather a deliberate provocation and invitation to debate.<br />
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The temporary removal was part of a participatory exhibition in which visitors were invited to leave their thoughts on the painting (and its absence) on post-it notes in the blank space of the gallery wall.<br />
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The move prompted a furious backlash, with anger and derision moving from post-it notes to twitter to national news networks. Many believed the removal amounted to censorship, with the gallery accused of both Victorian prudishness and patronising political-correctness.<br />
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Whatever you may think of the decision - a debate was certainly begun , and the painting is now back on permanent display.<br />
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As many social media platforms, including Facebook, have placed bans or
restrictions on posts containing the artistic nude, users have reacted
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In July, a canny PR team at the Flanders Tourism Board decided to capitalise on the multiple debates and disagreements that had played out over social media during the year.<br />
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The tourism board created a humorous <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZq3cVgU5AI" target="_blank">video</a> of 'Nude Police' approaching and escorting away gallery-goers at Ruben's House in Antwerp to prevent them from gazing at the morally compromising figures of Ruben's famous nude figures.<br />
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The video and the subsequent tourism campaign , declaring 'Social Media Doesn't Want You To See Ruben's Paintings' was playful in tone, but raised some serious questions.<br />
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Debates over the nude in public exhibitions continue to rumble on in the UK press. This week <a href="https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/" target="_blank">The Royal Academy</a>'s planned exhibition on<a href="https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/the-renaissance-nude" target="_blank"> Renaissance Nudes</a> was accused by <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/03/royal-academy-nudes-have-gender-equality-new-post-metoo-exhibition/" target="_blank">The Telegraph</a> of having 'a strict gender quota' on naked figures in response to the #metoo and #timesup movements.<br />
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Curators of the exhibition have denied any such influence, and have pointed to the widespread use of the male nude in art of the Renaissance.<br />
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The nude in art , particularly art on public display, has sparked debate throughout history. The social and political mores of the time have always been brought to bear on the discussion of these objects. It seems as if 2018 may be a critical and intriguing flash point in the reception of the artistic nude in our own time.<br />
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We've picked out some of the finest artistic examples of the nude in art objects currently both on display and on sale at here at <a href="http://grays.../">Grays...</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail from Yuri Klevtsov 'Nude' Oil on Canvas, 1970s. Available at <a href="http://www.tabunovantiques.com/paintings/ph3uilmwcabvwmhpqcye0cc2c7jinu?rq=nude" target="_blank">Tabunov Antiques </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nikolay Kasevich 'Female Nude' Oil on Canvas, 1934. Available at <a href="http://www.tabunovantiques.com/paintings/nikolay-kazakevich-b1934-nude1958?rq=nude" target="_blank">Tabunov Antiques</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silver and Enamel Mounted Jasper Box. German, c1680. Available at <a href="https://www.peterszuhay.com/ads/seventeenth-century-enameled-silver-box/" target="_blank">Peter Szuhay </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agate Cameo, Italian. Probably a 16th Century Copy of an Ancient Design. Available at <a href="https://www.peterszuhay.com/ads/sixteenth-century-cameo/" target="_blank">Peter Szhuay </a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frederico Carasso 'Standing Nude' 1966. Bronze. Available at <a href="http://www.hortonlondon.co.uk/en-GB/fine-art-and-sculpture/frederico-carasso-1899-1969-/prod_10361" target="_blank">David Horton </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Follower of Henri Toulouse Lautrec, Chalk on Paper, c1900. Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=110" target="_blank">Patrick Boyd Carpenter Fine Art</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anders Zorn 'The Two' Etching c1916. Available at <a href="https://www.chinese-porcelain.com/artworks/categories/13/9664-anders-zorn-etching-by-anders-leonard-zorn-de-tva-the-1916/" target="_blank">Anita Gray </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meissen Vase with Two Panels of Cupid, c1880. Available at <a href="https://www.serhatahmet.com/" target="_blank">Serhat Ahmet</a> </td></tr>
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Last week at <a href="http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/" target="_blank">London Fashion Week</a> we saw various re- inventions of the classic bow. We saw rebellious edged feminine designs in jewellery and big couture houses like Chanel, Garrard, Gucci and Tiffany’s providing their own twist on the trend.<br />
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The bow motif is associated with the Rococo period : a lady clad in bows and lace epitomises traditional feminine elegance. The Rococo bow was a faithful and enduring adornment of women’s dress as fashion moved from stiff and formal, to loose and playful. It's ubiquity disappeared somewhat following the French Revolution, possibly because of it's association with the frivolity and excesses of the Ancien Regime.<br />
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The bow made something of a fashion comeback in the Victorian era as a representation of romantic feeling, and as part of growing sentimental yearnings for a vanished past. A past of chivalry and courtly romance seemed a long way from the smoke and smog of the industrial revolution. Perhaps it is not too hard to imagine the humble bow as a badge of protection against a rapidly changing social landscape.<br />
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With advances in jewellery making techniques the bow developed in the Edwardian period into a more elaborate and intricate style inspired by lace making and silk trailing ribbons. Geometric or fluid designs appeared as signature jewellery and personalised pieces.<br />
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In the 20th century the bow motif became a perennial favourite. Bows are constantly re-introduced and re-invented as classic pieces worn in alternative and imaginative ways.<br />
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The overt association of the bow with the feminine and the frivolous is a playful concept for the modern designer : they may lean in to it's traditional connotations , or subvert them in new and exciting ways .<br />
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Want to buy in to the bow ? We've picked up some breathtaking beauties available now at Grays...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Platinum Mounted Bow brooch of Openwork Lace Design, Set with Brilliant and Rose Cut Diamonds. English c.1910. Available at <a href="https://nigelnorman.co.uk/" target="_blank">Nigel Norman Fine Jewels </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter & Sons Geometric Bow Clip in Yellow and Red Tone Gold. American c.1940. Available at <a href="https://www.moirafinejewellery.com/" target="_blank">Moira Fine Jewellery </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shaded Blue and Pink Sapphire bow Brooch Set in White Gold. Available at <a href="https://www.moirafinejewellery.com/products/shaded-sapphire-bow-brooch" target="_blank">Moira Fine Jewellery</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Pair of Amethyst and Diamond Earrings Topped with Miniature Bows Set in Gold. Victorian c.1870<br />Available at <a href="https://www.moirafinejewellery.com/products/victorian-amethyst-and-diamond-earrings-1" target="_blank">Moira Fine Jewellery</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Enamel and Seed Pearl Brooch set in White Gold. Victorian.<br />Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=77" target="_blank">C & B Gems </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natural Diamond and Sapphire Bow Pendant. Edwardian Period.<br />Available at <a href="https://www.1stdibs.co.uk/jewellery/necklaces/drop-necklaces/edwardian-natural-sapphire-diamond-pendant/id-j_760943/" target="_blank">Wimpole Antiques </a></td></tr>
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As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
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</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-83227122432611512202018-09-13T10:03:00.000+01:002018-09-13T14:55:23.874+01:00Headbands, Tiaras & Hair Jewellery : The Grays Way<br />
Designers and stylists have declared 2018 the year of head and hair adornment...it’s time to shake off any shyness and invest in dazzling hair jewellery: diadems, tiaras, and yes- crowns!<br />
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Contemporary crowns and tiaras have a different significance to the traditional royal adornment. Queens, empresses, and princesses of course regularly wear tiaras at formal evening occasions but the symbolism of the crown itself is more complex than you might think.<br />
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As symbols of betrothal, crowns can be thought of similarly to a wedding band in that their circular structure is a visual reminder of eternity and everlasting love.<br />
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Historically, headbands and hair jewellery offered a no-holds-barred approach to show of wealth and power. A lavish display is no more noticeable than when draped around the wearers head and hair, so the medium has historically been a splendid opportunity for the aristocracy to show off.<br />
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Tiaras were often given as wedding gifts, or to celebrate marital milestones and anniversaries. They are traditionally worn around the head or on the forehead as circlet. Tiaras can be standalone pieces, or part of a ‘Parure’.<br />
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A Parure is a group of two, three or more matching pieces of jewellery, such as a brooch, or earrings, bracelets and a necklace. The pieces can be worn all at once, or interchangeably.<br />
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The Parure became the leading embellishment in the courts of Europe in the 18th century. The French lead the extraordinary fashion for Parure at the court of Louis XIV. His artisans are credited with the most imaginatively conceived and highly skilled jewellery production.<br />
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Whether you are after a full Parure or a more low key head and hair adornment ; you will find a fascinating wealth of options at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/" target="_blank">Grays!</a><br />
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Take a look at some of our favourites below …<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mid-Victorian Silver , Gold and Diamond Tiara Crown. Available at <a href="https://www.moirafinejewellery.com/products/diamond-star-tiara" target="_blank">Moira Fine Jewellery </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antique Diamond and Feather Tiara c.1906. available at <a href="https://www.moirafinejewellery.com/products/diamond-tiara" target="_blank">Moira Fine Jewellery </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French Floral Spray Diamond and Blue Enamel Clip c1850. Available at<a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=386" target="_blank"> Bellum </a></td></tr>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
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</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-2196727190554718702018-09-06T16:25:00.000+01:002018-09-08T18:47:28.379+01:00Travellers and Toddy Trees: A Vision of Colonial India <a href="http://www.chinese-porcelain-art.com/acatalog/Catalogue_Islamic_and_Indian_Art_28.html" target="_blank">Guest & Gray</a> are one of our most eclectic purveyors of fine antiques. Known primarily for their expertise in Chinese and European ceramics, their fascinating collection also holds a wealth of incredible works of art from around the world.<br />
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This week we're shining a spotlight on 14 Indian paintings on Mica (a transparent mineral resembling papyrus) dating from 19th century ...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'A Naatch, Girls Dancing before a Native of Rank', with seated figures at leisure, attendants, musicians and dancing girls all beneath a canopy in a palace courtyard</td></tr>
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The Mica Paintings were originally part of a leather-bound volume produced by Indian artists for Europeans living and working in the sub-continent, particularly employees of the British East India Company. </div>
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During the 19th Century The British Raj was at it's height of colonial power and influence, with historians estimating that up to 800,000 Britons resided during it's peak period. </div>
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The paintings were produced by native Indian artists and so have some traditional elements of folk style, like the rich primary colours of native dyes and the expressive, almost geometric poses of the figures. These elements fuse with traditionally western modes of representation: note the focus on perspective, and the touches of classical style within the landscapes. </div>
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The paintings are fascinating evidence of a hybrid culture at a very specific period in time. Whilst we may wish to draw conclusions about Indian traditions from the various scenes we see depicted here: we can never lose sight of the fact that they were produced for a western market. As such they may reveal more about <i>how colonialists viewed India</i> than India itself.</div>
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We've selected some of the most intriguing pieces from the collection below, the full 14 are available to view at <a href="http://www.chinese-porcelain-art.com/acatalog/Catalogue_Islamic_and_Indian_Art_28.html" target="_blank">Guest & Grays</a> website.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> 'The Hindoo Festival of the |Chut|', the foreground with figures carrying out rituals of holy bathing, accompanied by a crowd bearing baskets of prayer offerings along the riverbank</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'A River Scene with Boats'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'A Dank Traveller', with four men carrying a figure in a litter, accompanied by a number of attendants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> 'A Chouttaree, the Procession of an Offering Made to the Ganges on the Fourth Day after a Hindoo Marriage', the foreground with a procession of musicians on the left and a sword bearing figure leading a group of ladies on the right, with the walls and entrance to a palace in the background</td></tr>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-1601154288779662992018-08-30T15:49:00.000+01:002018-08-30T17:42:19.726+01:00Saul Greenstein: 'Every Diamond is Different...' <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fancy Yellow Diamond Heart- Shaped Ring set in 18ct White Gold. Contemporary. Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=302" target="_blank">Saul Greenstein</a></td></tr>
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<b>Saul Greenstein comes from a long line of jewellers, but he began trading independently after gaining his award from the Diamond Grading Association. For the last twelve years he has been trading at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/" target="_blank">Grays</a>, specialising in bridal jewellery: particularly diamonds.</b><br />
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<b>We caught up with him for some insider tips on the antique jewellery business...</b><br />
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<b><i>Saul, please tell us what is so special about diamonds?</i></b><br />
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Everybody wants them! They are collectable because they hold their value and each one is unique. Every diamond is different. Every diamond has a different clarity, weight and colour, and it has a different history.<br />
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We have yellow diamonds, pink diamonds and blue diamonds. Yellow diamonds are those that include nitrogen atoms. The atoms absorb blue light and reflect yellow hues. They are very glamorous and particularly popular because they are so uplifting.<br />
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We also have blue diamonds which are very special and very rare. Of course they have to be natural to be rare and be mined with their blue colour already present.<br />
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And pink diamonds are truly dazzling. They make extraordinary rings and pendants because they vary so much in hue and tone.<br />
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<b>What type of jewellery do your customers like?</b></i><br />
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My customers are very discerning and I am very happy to chat with them and meet their requirements. That’s what selling face to face is all about. I love the selling side of things.<br />
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People come with an idea of what they want but it is a case of trying pieces on until the right piece jumps out.<br />
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A lot of my customers have classic taste, and like the Art Deco style. They follow trends and fashions but they tend to choose wearable timeless pieces that are beautiful and classic.<br />
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<b><i>Could you choose for us one piece of jewellery that you are really fond of... ?</i></b><br />
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I would like to choose two very different pieces that are both fascinating in their own way. First would be this French lozenge shaped Carnelian and 18K gold 1940s bracelet. I like the geometric design and this bracelet has an architectural character in the way it is constructed. <i>(Pictured below)</i><br />
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And then I want to choose this 1920s Art Deco bracelet from a private dealer in the States. It is also geometric and just so evocative of the era. It’s platinum and it has at least 10 carats of very fine old cut diamonds. <i>(Pictured below)</i><br />
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<b>Interviewed Tuesday 28th August 2018 by Titika Malkogeorgou</b><br />
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<b><i>We've picked out some more of our favourite fabulous pieces available at Saul Greenstein below... </i></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Art Deco Style Diamond Chandelier Earrings </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic Chain Link Necklace with Crossbar Pendant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Citrine Dress Ring with Diamond Surround set in 18ct Gold </td></tr>
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</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-25873350497251713312018-08-23T14:31:00.000+01:002018-09-12T13:07:23.656+01:00Our Summer Art Highlight : Lee Bul at The Hayward GalleryWe take a look back at our favourite exhibition of the summer : Lee Bul at The Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Visitor Walks Through Lee Bul's Immersive Installations at <a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/hayward-gallery-art/lee-bul" target="_blank">The Hayward Gallery </a></td></tr>
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This summer a glittering environment, futuristic cyborgs, mirrored rooms, monstrous bodies, and a monumental Zeppelin were all part of the deal with Lee Bul's transformation exhibition at <a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/hayward-gallery" target="_blank">The Hayward Gallery.</a><br />
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The artist's much acclaimed work focuses on the body’s relationship to architectural space and references 20th century Modernism, on a much larger scale than the mid-century pioneers of the movement first imagined. <br />
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Lee Bul uses concepts and materials that are part of the Modernist
movement taken into the twenty-first century to create a spectacular
and performative show. She transforms the brutalist aesthetic of
the gallery into a phantasmagoria of thought
provoking environments to move through. <br />
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Materials include glass and metal, silicone and fibreglass, mother of pearl and silk - the effect is both intoxicating and overwhelming.<br />
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Inspired by the exhibitions atmosphere of immersive modernism, we've picked out some sublimely surreal modernist pieces now available at <a href="http://graysantiques.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Grays...</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circular Illuminated Mirror, c1930s, Available at <a href="http://www.artdecogallerylondon.com/mirrors-furniture/art-deco-period-circular-illuminated-mirror" target="_blank">Matthew Foster </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Belgian Wall Lights c1930's, Available at <a href="http://www.artdecogallerylondon.com/lighting-lamps/pair-of-art-deco-period-belgium-wall-lights" target="_blank">Matthew Foster</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Hockney' Design Vase by Peter Layton, Contemporary Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=68" target="_blank">Aurum </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Aluminaire' Oil on Canvas by Brendan Neiland, c1980. Available at <a href="http://www.hortonlondon.co.uk/en-GB/fine-art-and-sculpture/brendan-neiland-b-1941---/prod_10125" target="_blank">Horton London </a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Vintage Spotlight Lamp Projector Lamps, 20th Century, Available at <a href="https://www.pushkinantiques.com/interiors/vintage-20thc-british-pair-of-strand-electric-theatre-spotlight-lamp-projectors" target="_blank">Pushkin Antiques </a></td></tr>
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Written by Titika Malkogeorgou<div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-29287298302040546132018-08-16T15:55:00.000+01:002018-08-16T15:55:42.941+01:00Sensational Serveware From Around The World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Russian Pan -Slavic Solid Silver and Enamel Caviar Spoon, c1878. Available at <a href="https://www.pushkinantiques.com/" target="_blank">Pushkin Antiques</a> </td></tr>
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Holding a summer soiree? Or just enjoying long languid lunches in the garden? It's a great time to invest in serveware - and buying antiques is always much more fun (not to mention a great investment...) This week we're taking a look at sensational serveware from around the world, to suit every occasion and every taste.<br />
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<a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/index.php" target="_blank">Grays</a> prides itself on it's eclecticism, so you will find options for a full French silver service alongside the more homely delights of English country-house creamware. A large Middle-Eastern or Spanish Moorish style serving bowl is a fabulous way to serve up summer peaches, pears and plums.<br />
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And of course we haven't forgotten the beverages ! German claret jugs, American server jugs, even Japanese Sake bowls, you'll find them all here .<br />
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We've picked out some of our special favourites below, with hundreds more possibilities awaiting discovery in store...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dutch Delft Serving Bowl, c17th Century. Available at <a href="http://www.onlinegalleries.com/dealers/g/guest-and-gray/42212/19" target="_blank">Guest and Gray</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harrods English Silver Egg Cup and Spoon, c1910. Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=191" target="_blank">Jack Podlewski</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">English Davenport Botanical Tazza, c1810-1820. Available at <a href="http://www.onlinegalleries.com/art-and-antiques/detail/english-davenport-botanical-tazza-early-19th-century/299049" target="_blank">Guest and Gray</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Silver Overlay Glass Jug c1900. Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=102" target="_blank">Evonne Antiques </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japanese Lacquer Sakazuki (Sake) Bowl, One of a 7 Piece Set. Meiji Period. Available at <a href="https://www.chinese-porcelain.com/" target="_blank">Anita Gray </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German Solid Silver Travelling Cutlery Set. c.1860. Available at <a href="https://www.pushkinantiques.com/search?q=cutlery" target="_blank">Pushkin Antiques</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valencian Hispano- Moresque Lustre bowl. 17th Century. <a href="http://www.onlinegalleries.com/dealers/g/guest-and-gray/42212/19" target="_blank">Available at Guest and Gray</a></td></tr>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-48260448755824599642018-08-09T16:04:00.002+01:002018-08-09T22:42:53.150+01:00Nigel Norman: I am fussy about what I buy. It has to be quality<a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=279" target="_blank">Nigel Norman</a> specialises in sporting items and cufflinks. He deals in fine jewellery from the eighteenth century to the nineteen seventies with particular emphasis in French and English manufacture. With his father, he owned <a href="http://www.harveyandgore.co.uk/" target="_blank">Harvey and Gore</a> in St.James’, Piccadilly. Fourteen years ago Nigel moved into <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/index.php" target="_blank">Grays Antiques</a>.<br />
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<b>You are a second generation antique jewellery dealer, how would you say you have differentiated your business from the original one in Piccadilly?</b><br />
I joined my father’s antique jewellery business in 1979 and he taught me the trade. Then in many ways, I followed on from there. At my father’s, we had very similar things to what I sell now. It is a very specialised and niche market, but I say, if you buy something you like, someone else is going to like it and want to buy it too.<br />
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<b>What type of comments do people make about your collection?</b><br />
They say, you have very lovely things. It is because, I am fussy about what I buy. It has to be quality. You buy things that you like yourself. People know me, and they bring items to me which are rather rare. I care about quality, condition and wearability.<br />
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<b>Your collection of fine jewellery has a very distinct style. How would you describe it?</b><br />
My priority is good quality. But the piece has to be artistically made as well, and it has to be wearable, understated, not ostentatious looking. I prefer buying pieces that are special but don’t necessarily look valuable. I like to be discreet. And customers come back to me.<br />
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<b>I notice you have a particularly high concentration of French jewellery.</b><br />
Yes, that’s right. I really love French jewellery. They are exquisite in terms of the quality of the design and superb in craftsmanship. I often go to Paris to buy. And I bring back pieces that are unique. My favourite is this silver and gold mounted nineteenth century diamante set brooch, shaped in an openwork bow with detachable pin. It encapsulates a whole era in imagination and design with absolute splendour. And in addition, of course, it has a very high inherent value with old-cut brilliant diamonds that total thirteen carats in weight.<br />
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<b>What qualities are you looking for when buying antique jewellery?</b><br />
I like artistry in manufacture and design, and I am always on the lookout for eighteenth century coloured stone pieces. They are very rare to find in good condition. A lot of jewellery today is following an earlier style. The difference is in the details.<br />
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<b>What are your personal thoughts about the antique trade?</b><br />
I was brought up in this business and I love it because it is my heritage. But we have to acknowledge that it is also a risky business, there are lots of ups and downs. And you tie up a lot of capital. In the end, however, you can only rely on your own specialised knowledge.<br />
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Written by Titika Malkogeorgou.</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-87350974589086695302018-08-02T14:27:00.001+01:002018-08-09T22:34:41.690+01:00Finishing Touch: Watching and Listening - You Learn a Lot<div style="text-align: justify;">
Dianne's advice to watch and listen sounds like a spy thriller, but is in fact what she says is the best way to learn about antiques. Dianne is second generation antique dealer, prime vendeuse of <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=103" target="_blank">Finishing Touch</a>; A family business. She shares a unit with <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=279" target="_blank">Nigel Norman</a> on the ground floor at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/index.php" target="_blank">Grays</a>.<br />
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Finishing Touch Jewellery Limited has been trading from Grays for about twenty-eight years, moving here from Camden Passage. Because of her wealth in experience and knowledge, I've come to find out some inside information.<br />
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<b>We are all intrigued to learn, how do dealers go about choosing what they buy for their </b><b>customers?</b><br />
I buy things that have character. I’m often drawn towards what I like, but I don’t always purchase that way, I do buy things that speak to me. People have different expectations; Age, character, history. They can be so far apart but they fall into line. The construction, the cut and complimenting gemstones are important. Sometimes people come in with a set idea of what an engagement ring should look like. But when they try it on they find that they do not like the chosen style on them. I always then give them the advice to try lots of different styles to see what suits them. After all, this important piece of jewellery is to last a lifetime. I tell them “imagine you are buying shoes - you look down and think hmmm, not sure about these. You look in a mirror moving your foot around - getting the view that others see when on you”. I tell them, "have a look at yourself in the mirror"; They have to see it through the reflection, I always allow them to take a picture if they are still undecided.<br />
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<b>Do you find that there is a lot of repetition in the antique trade?</b><br />
Yes sometimes there’s repetition. Today there is a lot of modern jewellery that has been made to look antique, but it is modern. It is almost identical in looks and feel, but to the trained eye you can see it has been cast.<br />
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<b>What if I came to you - I am not a millionaire – and I wanted to buy a special piece that is </b><b>not machine made with excellent craftsmanship and good quality stone? How would you </b><b>advise me?</b><br />
I would say that you have to buy a unique piece, something different that is hard to be copied. A piece of that has been made around the size of the stone. This would make it a unique piece as made by a craftsman in a one off design. For example if you were to choose an amethyst that weighed 45 carats, a similar amethyst of the same weight will not necessarily carry exactly the same measurements, cut, colour strength or clarity. Therefore the frame made to display the gem would be unique to that stone.<br />
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<b>How did you get involved in the antique jewellery business?</b><br />
Finishing Touch is a Jewellery business that is owned by my husband’s mother. When we were first together, I remember my mother-in-law coming home from her round the world buying trips. She would come back with all sorts of amazing jewellery. I was like a child in a sweet shop. I was so intrigued, I started to sell items to friends and work colleagues, mainly earrings and engagement rings. People then would ask me to help them match their wedding ring with their engagement ring. When I had my children I went to a jewellery show with my mother in law and I decided to buy a sample set of wedding bands. I then began a ‘In your own home” business of selling them - I would visit clients in the comfort of their own home. In 2014 we opened a second shop in Hatton Garden. In December 2016 I closed the Hatton Garden shop and came to Grays where we were located on the lower ground floor. In June, I moved to the ground floor to share with Nigel Norman. I am open on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays, at other times by appointment.<br />
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<b>How would you describe the character of your business?</b><br />
We have quite a following of customers from all over the world, dealers from Hong-Kong, America and Europe. We have a large range of Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco and modern jewellery. I have learnt by watching, listening and asking questions. During my time in Hatton Garden I was able to have hands on experience with a diamond supplier to learn how to identify the colour, cut, clarity of diamonds.<br />
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<b>Out of all this wonderful collection of jewellery what would you pick for yourself?</b><br />
I love aquamarines and I love the necklace that I am wearing. It is a simple diamond necklace, but it is very understated, I like it because it is an everyday necklace that doesn’t scream out “diamonds”. I love diamonds because of their extraordinary vibrancy.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;">Written by Titika Malkogeorgou.</span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-7926828158566962112018-07-27T17:28:00.002+01:002018-08-07T12:51:47.615+01:00Love & Death : The Intriguing World of Georgian Memento Jewellery <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;" title="Edited">Original Georgian Eye Miniature of an Eye in Dark Clouds: Symbolic of Mourning. c.1800 Available at <a href="https://www.rowanandrowan.com/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=262141" target="_blank">Rowan & Rowan</a></span></td></tr>
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Memento Jewellery of the Georgian period unique is that it marks a distinct
departure from the </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">'Memento mori'</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> styles of the previou era. It is far
more personal, playing with the whimsical and the esoteric: without the heavy
gothicism of later Victorian pieces.</span></span></div>
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Elizabethan and Jacobean era's, jewellery associated with death and mourning
often took the form of taunting skulls and skeletons and was usually overtly
macabre. It's purpose was to remind the wearer and the viewer of the inevitability of death and the urgent need for the living to consider the fates of their
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the public execution of Charles I in 1649, commemorative 'mourning' jewellery
bearing the face of the deposed King began to circulate among those with royalist
sympathies. It was a way to show political support for the monarchy and it's
later restoration, but also a way to deal with personal grief and a
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Enamel Portrait of Charles I on Fine Gold and Diamond Mount c1640-80. Available at <a href="http://charlottesayers.co.uk/" target="_blank">Charlotte Sayers </a></span></td></tr>
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burgeoning middle classes of the Georgian era adapted this tradition by commissioning
jewellery bearing the likeness of friends and family to
mourn those who had died - or to commemorate relationships between the
living. Elizabethan aristocrats had exchanged portrait miniatures, but only in
the eighteenth century did the practice become common among ordinary
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Georgian pieces have a soft romantic air, created by the delicate interweaving of metals and gemstones. The colour black is rarely dominant, with soft pastels and pale natural colours more commonly used. White enamel would often be used to
remember a young unmarried woman, and seed pearls for the death of a
child. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Curiously,
the pieces associated with death have much the same character in terms of
design as the pieces associated with romance. Eyes
amid dark clouds commemorate lost loved ones, whilst eyes or lips amid bright
clouds were more likely gifted from a living lover.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The aesthetic style of Georgian Memento Jewelry is in keeping with the romantic temperament of the age: which swept through all of the liberal arts from poetry to theatre. The development of euphemistic language amid mourning scenes such as </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">'gone to bliss' </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">or </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">'affection weeps, heaven rejoices' </i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">mark</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> a distinct tonal departure from the blunt refrains of an earlier era: a legacy still very much felt in the mourning culture of the present day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We hope we've inspired you to take a look at pieces of Georgian memento jewellery with fresh eyes, and to start you off we've picked out some of our favourite items now available from the dealers at </span><a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Grays</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">...</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Georgian Betrothal Pendant Surrounded by Rubies. c.1740. Available at <a href="http://charlottesayers.co.uk/" target="_blank">Charlotte Sayers </a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Lovers Lips Miniature c1790. available at <a href="https://www.rowanandrowan.com/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=265989" target="_blank">Rowan & Rowan</a> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Georgian Eye Miniature of a Male Eye Amid Dark Clouds. Available at <a href="https://www.rowanandrowan.com/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=265989" target="_blank">Rowan & Rowan </a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Oval Miniature Oil on Copper of a Naval Officer c.1700. Available at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=55" target="_blank">A Douch </a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Gold Mourning Bracelet dated 1789. Gold and Seed Pearl. Available at <a href="https://www.rowanandrowan.com/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=265989" target="_blank">Rowan & Rowan </a></span></td></tr>
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<![endif]--><div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-77003262965481325152018-07-20T12:24:00.000+01:002018-07-20T12:24:52.021+01:00July's Birthstone: Ruby<div style="text-align: justify;">
If you're lucky and were born in July, ruby is your birthstone of the month.</div>
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One of the oldest sources of ruby 'the king of gems' is in what used to be called Burma (now Myanmar). Sourced in the Mogok River Valley, it provided much of the world's finest rubies for many centuries. These rubies exhibited the highly prized red to slightly purplish red color.</div>
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Whatever the source, ruby is by far one of the most popular and coveted precious gemstones in the world. Whether it's your birthstone or not, ruby makes a special gift for any occasion. <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/index.php" target="_blank">Grays</a> is abundant with the finest ruby jewellery, take a look at our top picks... </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1960s dress ring, set with natural untreated Burma rubies and diamonds. Available from <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=149" target="_blank">Wimpole Antiques</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Art Deco ruby and diamond ring. Available from <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=229" target="_blank">Elton Antique Jewellery</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18ct gold Edwardian boat shaped ruby and diamond ring. Available from <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=229" target="_blank">Elton Antique Jewellery</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antique 14k yellow gold bracelet of heavy quality, set with six Burma ruby and rose-cut diamond motifs, c1900-10. Available from <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=279" target="_blank">Nigel Norman</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Openwork circular brooch set with brilliant cut diamonds, and three cabochon Burma rubies. Available from <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=279" target="_blank">Nigel Norman</a> - </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victorian double serpent ring in 18ct gold set with old cut diamond and ruby eyes. Available from <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=149" target="_blank">Wimpole Antiques</a></td></tr>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-48467735885302249502018-07-12T15:45:00.002+01:002018-08-09T22:34:56.214+01:00Sheldon Shapiro: 'Jewellery is Like Engineering in Miniature...'Sheldon Shapiro has been trading for over thirty years from Grays Antique Centre. Sheldon deals in Russian art, jewellery, silver, objets de vertu, and objets d’art including Fabergé. He has developed his own particular style with emphasis on high quality and intrinsic value. We caught up with him for an exclusive insight into his business..<br />
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<b>How did it all start for you?</b><br />
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We originated in Portobello Road in the late 1950s. I was a second generation dealer and when<a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/" target="_blank"> Grays Antiques</a> opened in 1977 my father was offered a stall here. By then my father had a shop in the suburbs and he decided he wanted to stay where he was. He never came in. He established shops. So I took over and moved in. I thought I would try it for three months and make up my mind afterwards. I still haven’t decided yet. And it’s been 36 years. Quite a long time! But it’s such a great place. You just never bore of it.<br />
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<b>Have you seen many changes during this time?</b><br />
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Grays is in a strategically placed location and that makes it a marvellous place to come and shop. We stopped exhibiting at Olympia, which we used to, but now we do it from Grays twice a year. Its position is an intricate element to the success of the market. And our success. It’s terrific. And because we offer such a wide range of merchandise you have collectors coming here from all over the world. It’s an Antique’s Fair in a building. And that’s why it works. We share the expenses and we all have a shop presence in central London. When people come to London, they come to Grays.<br />
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<b>How would you describe your collection?</b><br />
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I specialize in fine jewellery, Russian works of art, rare and beautiful gemstones, objects vertu. The way we choose objects is very much dictated by our market. We are dictated by fashion, our collectors and what’s available, though you never fully grasp the market. That what is so wonderful about it. I like beautiful things. Pieces with history excite me and I love gemstones and gold boxes, fine precious items, things of quality.<br />
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<b>What is your background and what would you say informs the way you choose items for your collection?</b><br />
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I grew up in the business as a child and learnt as I grew up. I was trained as an engineer. Jewellery is like engineering in miniature. My engineering skills really help me in my business. In communication, display, design and in projects, I have utilised my engineering skills over the years. My skills in design and display complement my business to compete in a sinking market. But we are rising above the norm. We have a presence in London and we sell on line. But our physical presence is our life blood because it offers the face to face element you need to feel things. We are selling man made things that are very personal. Jewellery is personal. Women need to feel things and need to see how things look on them. You can sell cars and fridges on the internet. It’s fine. But we sell art objects and fine items that need the physical contact. Our clientele is very varied. We sell to professionals, tourists, collectors, private individuals, other specialists in fine objects and gems.<br />
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<b>If you had to choose a piece in your collection that is special to you, which one would it be?</b><br />
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I would choose this English Art Deco 1910-1920s, platinum and old cut diamonds bracelet. It came from another dealer’s collection. Clean cut and intricate in style, it is a beautiful example of quality and craftsmanship. And typical of a bygone era, has everything going for it. It’s a piece of history.<br />
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For more details on items available from this wonderful dealer, visit Shapiro & Co at Unit 380. You can also take a look at their <a href="http://www.shapiroandco.co.uk/" target="_blank"><u>website</u></a>, or check out our top picks below...<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Written by Titika Malkogeorgou.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
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Mayfair, London
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</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-3067040270067229822018-07-05T14:14:00.000+01:002018-07-05T14:54:16.184+01:00ALFayez at Alfies Antiques<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ground Floor entrance to ALFayez</td></tr>
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Those of you who shopped in the Mews at <a href="http://www.graysantiques.com/" target="_blank">Grays</a> will be familiar with the collective of dealers trading in Middle Eastern Art, Antiques & Design. Friday 1 June 2018 saw <a href="http://www.alfiesantiques.com/" target="_blank">Alfies Antique Market </a>launch AlFayez, a new department showcasing antiquities and museum worthy pieces to textiles, ceramics and jewellery from more than 25 professional Middle Eastern antique dealers previously based in the Mews at Grays Antiques. These new shops occupy the whole of the lower-ground floor as well as a newly refurbished area of the ground floor at Alfies, to setup a new collective called AlFayez.<br />
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Spanning two floors and spread over 4,000 square feet, ALFayez boasts an architectural staircase, large sculpture of a Roc bird of Arabian Nights legend and a styled water feature.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Left:</b> Large Roc bird sculpture | <b>Right:</b> Roc bird viewed from the ground floor entrance of ALFayez</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shop at AlFayez & the bottom half of the Roc bird sculpture in the background, on the lower ground floor</td></tr>
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Dealers include <a href="http://www.alfiesantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=265" target="_blank">Yaseen Oriental Ltd</a> specialising in fine quality Oriental and Islamic antiques, M & D Arsin Carpets who provide cleaning and restoration services and also sell antique rugs, carpets and kilims, <a href="http://www.alfiesantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=298" target="_blank">Bakhtar Art</a> specialising in ancient beads, jewellery and textiles, and <a href="http://www.alfiesantiques.com/dealerDetail.php?dealer=583" target="_blank">Garo Kürkman </a>an expert in the field of Ottoman Empire era art and artifacts.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turquoise at Yaseen Oriental Ltd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antique hand made rugs at M & D Arsin Carpets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Textiles at Bakhtar Art</td></tr>
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AlFayez will be unique as the UK’s largest permanent collection of Middle Eastern antiques and will provide the perfect meeting of East and West design.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Live music at the ALFayez grand opening</td></tr>
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A grand opening party was held on the 21st of June, where exclusive guests, such as Westminster Council officials, local antique dealers and Antiques Trade Gazette members had the chance to peruse the stock whilst sipping bubbly.<br />
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Live music was provided on both floors - a lively band on the ground floor performed traditional Turkish music, with Gizem Altinordu on vocals, Kostas Glynos (Kanun), Ercument Ibrahim (violin) and Baha Yetkin (oud). Whilst Garsaaidi (oudist), provided a more ambient feel to the lower ground.</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">We are located directly opposite Bond Street station and a 1-minute walk from Oxford Street and South Molton Street. We are easily reachable on public transport, via the Elizabeth, Central and Jubilee line, and central London buses.
As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
</div>Grays Antique Markethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461712009613098016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245051023620795393.post-2690967793260862042018-06-28T15:59:00.000+01:002018-06-28T16:48:41.258+01:00The Mystery of the Medieval Manuscript and the Australasian Cockatoo <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The recent discovery of four illustrations of a white parrot in a medieval manuscript may seem fairly unimportant, but researchers believe it may re-write the history of global travel and trade.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: A sketch from the pages of <i>Arte Venandi cum Avibus</i> Right: A Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo</td></tr>
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Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II was a keen collector of exotic animals, and his extensive Falconry Guide <i>Arte Venandi cum Avibus</i> (The Art of Hunting with Birds) had been gathering dust in the Vatican Library since its creation in the 13th Century. Finnish biologists have recently poured over the aged parchment and identified four previously unnoticed sketches seeming to depict the Sulphur-Crested Cocktaoo.<br />
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The distinctive white bird with yellow tipped feathers and red eyes is a species native only to the northern tip of Australia, New Guinea and the islands off Indonesia.<br />
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Until now, the earliest known depiction of the species in European art was Andrea Mantegna’s 1496 Altarpiece <i>Madonna della Vittoria</i>. The discovery of a native Australasian species in a work of art pre-dating Mantegna’s by at least 250 years forces a radical re-think of the history of global trade. <br />
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Researchers are now examining the possibility of a vibrant trading network which brought commodities such as exotic animals from the islands around Australia to the Middle East and beyond. It has been suggested the bird was likely purchased in Cairo and brought to Sicily by the Sultan of Egypt Al- Kamil, who is known to have gifted a parrot to the Emperor.<br />
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The presence of animals and plants from one continent in the art of another plays a key role in the exploration of their shared history. Creatures depicted can be explanatory sketches, botanical studies, or imagined mythical hybrids. The study of these artworks can provoke revelatory discoveries – as the story above shows - or can simply provoke further tantalising questions.<br />
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Inspired by the curious qualities of birds in antique art, we’ve tracked down the most intriguing specimens currently available at Grays.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese Pith Paper Painting Depicting Chinese Birds on Rocks with Flowering Japonica.<br />
19th Century. Available at <a href="http://www.chinese-porcelain-art.com/catalogue/" target="_blank">Guest and Gray </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German Solid Silver Parrot. 20th Century. Available at <a href="https://www.pushkinantiques.com/sold-german/antique-20thc-german-solid-silver-massive-model-of-a-parrot-c1920?rq=parrot" target="_blank">Pushkin Antiques</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese Framed Rank Badge, Depicting a Crane with Crysanthenum. 18th Century. Available at Guest and Gray.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corinthian Jug Depicting Mythical Bird Hybrid, Greece or Italy, 6th Century. Available at <a href="http://www.chinese-porcelain-art.com/catalogue/" target="_blank">Guest and Gray </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iranian Safavid Kendi Depicting Birds and Foliage, 17th Century. Available at <a href="https://www.chinese-porcelain.com/artworks/categories/6/9497-a-safavid-kendi-17th-century/" target="_blank">Anita Gray </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">European Art Nouveau Bird of Paradise Brooch, Silver and Enamel, 18th Century. Available at <a href="https://www.moirafinejewellery.com/products/an-art-nouveau-enamel-bird-pendant" target="_blank">Moira Fine Jewellery </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asprey Silver-Gilt Parrot on Malachite Stand, c1980. Available at <a href="https://www.pushkinantiques.com/search?q=bird" target="_blank">Pushkin Antiques </a></td></tr>
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As our expert antique dealers frequently attend industry fairs, we advise making an appointment with the relevant dealer prior to visiting us.
58 Davies Street
Mayfair, London
W1K 5AB
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