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For over 20 years, VB Antiques & Interiors has provided quality antiques, paintings and reproduction items. With expert knowledge, we give refined character to spaces with a range of items to suit taste and style.
We are specialists in detail, panache and beauty. Our wide range of furniture and paintings on offer are all professionally polished and expertly rejuvenated and restored for you to enjoy as originally intended.
All items can be viewed in situ prior to purchase and we offer impartial knowledge based advice on items which complement your property or existing furnishings.
Welcome to the Summer Barley Twist Ball - all barley twist welcome!
A captivating oil on canvas entitled 'Palomino and Friends' by Donna Crawshaw (a leader in the field of animal paintings) looking at home with a William IV rosewood card table and an Edwardian walnut salon chair.
Add a touch of masculine charm to almost any space with this sturdy smokers bow and battling galleons.
A very fine walnut occasional table. Its size - wide, shallow and low-level (unlike me, I hope!!!) - contributing to its versatility.
A fine quality pair of burr walnut five drawer chests alongside a reupholstered Victorian rosewood Prie-Dieu and an abstract artwork by Viola Lee.
All set for an inspiring classic novel read!
Gainsborough burgundy leather library chair. Makes a very comfortable desk chair.
Burr walnut table trio. Past and present perfection!
The Clock Mender's Retreat with a Green Man lowboy, walnut magazine rack, jardiniere stand and an ash chair.
The American Rocker. Starring an early 20th century walnut framed American rocking chair on shaped supports and original castors.
Victorian watercolour and gouache on paper of King Charles I going to execution, signed E. Croft, 1889. The execution took place on this day (30th January) 373 years ago and one of the last things King Charles did was to drink a glass of claret. Royal calmness personified.
A combination of Coteman, cacti, crystal and candles.
A heavily carved Victorian aneroid barometer complimenting the more recent solid oak chairs with arched back detail and a glass top two-tier table.
Walnut Whip! Relax with genuine antiques and top quality new side-by-side. Featured here is a reproduction burr walnut lamp table alongside an Edwardian salon chair, Victorian oils and card table.
Add some aristocratic charm to the hall with these striking armorial crests, oak aneroid barometer and stylishly simplistic chairs. The Coalport urn is hand-painted by Norman Lear (St. Paul's Cathedral).
A feathery feast, for the eyes only!! Courtesy of Archibald Thorburn. Just prints, but exquisite quality.
Let the classic book review commence!
Relaxing with Alexander Austen, King Charles I and a little bit of burr.
Time for a graceful twist with oil paintings by Juliet Knowles and Hendrik Hulk and, of course, a sculpture of The Three Graces. In the foreground is a delightful marquetry, inlaid, card table.
Peaceful contemplation with a fine blend cup of tea and this attractive Anne Cotterill print of Lily of the Valley flowers.
Sensational Springtime. I wandered lonely as a Cloud That floats on high o'er Vales and Hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden Daffodils; Beside the Lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Timeless Victorian and Edwardian beauty. Well crafted quality, still shining through after more than 100 years!
A little bit of Venetian dreaming with this highly decorative three dimensional panel.
Sail away, sail away, sail away! With a print of 'The Betty Darling' from a painting by W.M. Webb and print of 'The James Nicol Fleming' from a painting by W.B. Spencer.
A simple rustic retreat with Joseph Thors' "On the River Bank at Dusk", an Edwardian occasional table, a "Scottish Game Birds" decanter and a late 19th century single chair.
inging in the New Year with a striking abstract print by Viola Lee, contrasting well above a fine William IV rosewood card table. Happy New Year to one and all!
This very attractive prie-dieu is the perfect perch to sing all your Christmas carols. 🎵 Good King Wenceslas looked out... 🎵
Tea and crackers!
Give your desk a room with a view, with this captivating limited edition print of yachts signed by John Steven Dews (one of the most acclaimed living maritime artists in the world).
Victory is in sight!
Time for some quiet canine contemplation!
Consider kingwood and marquetry style if you want to make a striking feature.
Some Edwardian charm to keep us smiling!
Create a welcoming vintage hallway atmosphere with this substantial bentwood hat and coat stand.
Almost time for elevenses. Where did that extra hour go?!!
Pull up your lucky stool and let's get this game won!
Cozy and warm Autumn evenings (inspired by Homes & Antiques 'Ode to Autumn'). The addition of a sunkissed watercolour can still help us to dream of hotter climes!
Add a touch of medieval decorative dining with this Globbys wall tapestry plus a Chinese altar-style, Italian-made console table, and some early 20th century English stoneware plates and serving dishes.
Writing matters. Find a quiet corner and get motivated to write it all down, with the help of this magnificent amboyna writing slope.
Bureau bookcases do not have to be boring. Look at this early 20th century beauty; not only does it have a double arched top, but it is also walnut! Such a fine, functional fellow!
Nelly's Anemones. This Victorian watercolour is by Worcester born, multitasking artist, Nelly Hartnell Yeats. It just oozes exciting, vibrant detail, and would liven up even the dullest wall space.
Juliet With Her Romeo/Rosewood Footstool
Simple elegance. This early 20th century, serpentine fronted, two-drawer side table, with sweeping reeded legs, is complimented by a good quality, bevelled glass, overmantle mirror.
Getting ready for the recital. This three-seat conversation sofa has a walnut frame and dates back to the Victorian era, circa 1875.
An original French coloured silk panel by Reine Mazoyer alongside a very well crafted Edwardian mahogany occasional table and two fine quality Edwardian chairs.
Mix old with new and easily create scenes of simple elegance around your home.
🎵 We're on the road to nowhere... 🎵 But who could be lurking past that next bush?!?! Showing here is a fabulous mid-19th century (1850) watercolour by John Frederick Lewis, who was a British artist and liked, amongst other things, to paint oriental scenes.
It's a family affair! This watercolour, circa 1900, is of Rouen. The artist is C.J. Keats, the gifted son of John Keats, the romantic poet. Perhaps John was thinking of this watercolour when he said: 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness;'
Wonderful walnut - what is not to love?! Forget Midas, bring on the walnut makers and cherish every piece ever made!! The Victorian walnut table (circa. 1860) in this scene was once part of a @harrods shop window display in the mid-20th century.
A little bit of Shakespearean booty, featuring two Beswick wall plates, 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'As You Like It'. Three cheers for the RSC!!! Looking forward to seeing you back soon.
What the Dickens?! Charles says, 'God bless the humble Davenport!'. The craftsmanship and its compact size makes it a versatile, aesthetically pleasing and useful piece of furniture.
Delightful Stark with Wonderful Walnut
Not Quite Monte-Carlo!
Working From Home
Teddy's Picnic in Isolation
All About Maude
Medieval Encounter
Some Classical Inspiration
Preparing to Pen the Novel
Cotman's Corner
Surround yourself with objects of beauty, feed your mind poetic prose and discover inner tranquility... failing that, make a cup of tea!
Teatime with Hendrik Hulk, Clarice's crocuses and a superb Edwardian figured mahogany sutherland table. What, no cake?! - How bizarre!!
Bard Inspired Study
Victorian Montage of gilt framed 19th century oils. A glorious window on the past courtesy of: Joseph Thors, Sir Alfred East, Hendrik Hulk, Frederick George Cotman, Thomas James Soper, Henry Schafer, Charles Morris, Juliet Knowles and James Stark.
Doves and Dinner
Reflective Mood
Looking towards the East. The East being a 19th century oil on canvas signed by Sir Alfred East. There is also an Edwardian fiddleback mahogany and marquetry writing desk, a William and Mary style wing armchair and a Victorian walnut armchair. Not forgetting a splendid quartetto nest of tables.
And Then There Were Three!
VE Day
Juliet with her Romeo/rosewood footstool - very compatible/complimentary. Two Victorian oil paintings by Juliet Knowles and a William IV rosewood footstool.
Delightful Stark with wonderful walnut. Showing a 19th Century gilt-framed oil on canvas, signed by James Stark, a Victorian carved walnut open elbow armchair and an Edwardian serpentine-fronted walnut chest of two drawers.
Not Quite Monte-Carlo! With a Victorian burr walnut games and sewing table, Regency mahogany cellaret, four chairs with waved Catherine wheel splats, a Victorian walnut card table and a Dutch mahogany games table.
Medieval Encounter! Highlighting a Globyls wall tapestry with an oak window or hall seat and a distressed spindle back chair.
Working from home. Pictured here is a large mahogany twin pedestal desk with leather skiver, stylish standish and walnut whatnot canterbury.
All About Maude. Showing a Victorian framed, glazed and mounted watercolour of 'Sweet Peas in a Vase', signed by Maude Ashley West. Lovely detail.
Teddy may be having a picnic in isolation, but he can still dream of the woods! Featuring a collection of oils by Thors, Soper and Charles Morris.
In normal times, we would be enjoying #awinterstale at @thersc today - but in the meantime, here’s some classical inspiration! Some of the items highlighted are a Venetian ceiling panel, mahogany easel, a Schafer oil on canvas and the dying Gaul.
I would like to share this scene today, it's called, 'Preparing to Pen the Novel'. It is showing, amongst other things, a magnificant Edwardian desk, Victorian davenport and Whatnot canterbury. Also featured are a spiderweb-back chair and a Joseph Thors oil on canvas.
Having got some spare time on my hands, I’ve been creating some furniture scenes. This one is called, ‘Cotman’s Corner’. It features an oil on canvas by G.F. Cotman, a Victorian chest, window seat and fire screen. Also, an Edwardian quartetto and a William and Mary style chair, with footstool.
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