New Premises .... New Look Blog..... New Items....

Things have been hectic in the new Premises and 

Blogging certainly hasn't been on my radar of late!

We have had many compliments on the new shop

and only a few have preferred the other location.

We are welcoming new clients in on a daily basis who

live in town and who hadn't seen the other shop.

Its amazing what being on the other corner

 means for business!

Anyhow here are some of our newer items in store now!

TAA Wedgwood dish, teaspoon and bottle opener.

A fixture in store - our straw filled rocking horse 

with the Walnut Tilt-top Dining Table

as backdrop.

A pair of Art Nouveau Copper Vases with an assortment of

Glass Insulators - there is an amazing array

of information on the web about Insulators.... who would have known

they are so collectable!

A lovely Apprentice Table - created by an apprentice to a master

craftsman - lovely patina and age to this piece.

A Hand Painted Blue Venetian Glass Decanter Set.

Mackenzie's idea for how you could use these blue porcelain

Insulators..... great Tim Tam holder!

Large Retro Orange Vase - particularly attractive.

Honey colored glass Epergne and bowl set

SylvaC Owl Jug in great condition

He is rather handsome.

Shabby Chic Kitchen Dresser - much nicer in real life!

Anyhow would love some feedback on the new look!

We are in!!!

After a huge effort by all concerned we are finally in our new premises!!

We started with this

And after a lot of elbow grease and hard work cracking the whip.....

You wouldn't recognise the place!

And by night it looks gorgeous....

Anyhow we still have lots and lots to sort through (and get rid of)

but it has been worth it and it is amazing the people who are coming in

who didn't even know we were across the road! Damn!

So if you get a chance pop in and have a look and say hello!

20% OFF Moving across the road SALE!!

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Moving Across

 the Road 

SALE!!

ON NOW!!

Some new items..... and some New Shop photos!!!

Life is so busy at the moment....

Soccer is starting (thank goodness)

and we have started getting the new Shop premises 

ready for the BIG move!

This is what it looks like with the BLUE paint off the windows

and the signs off the small glass windows

(who'd have know they were there?)

You can see the broken ones that needed to be replaced.

And there is a hint of the new colour on the pillars.

This is a lovely large Beswick Basket.

Art Deco style Beswick Candle Holder

And to complete the set a large Beswick Jug and 

a Beswick Posy Vase.

The shop painted!! Yeay - doesn't it look different??

Lovely Art Glass Paper Weights

Spode Trinket Box and Staffordshire Tray

Gorgeous Gem Razor  and Lillicrap's Uranium Glass Hone 

Isn't it great - with it's original box!

And today this is how the shop looks!!

Windows fixed.... its all happening!!

Don't you just love it - it is getting so exciting!!

I can't wait for the big sign to be done.....

Its Official - we are moving..... across the road!

We have been in our current location 167 York St since 

November 2009

however the owners decided to sell the building so when this

 came up we figured this was a great alternative.....

And it is 167A York St!!

So we really shouldn't miss out on any existing trade

and our advertising in the Tasmanian Antique Brochure

 wont be a waste!!

This is how it looks now......

And this is how it is going to look once Ashley Hoare,

 Signwriter, finishes with it.

Anyhow I will take photos as we go and let you see the changes.

Have a great week!

Pipes, Pipes and MORE Smoking Pipes!!

Well February is nearly gone and life seems

 to be passing by very quickly!

For all the Pipe collectors I have some rather nice and 

unusual pipes in store now.

This is a collection gathered by a relatively young man who enthusiastically

 sought out the pipes and the right books to guide him along the way.

There is approximately 50 Pipes and some great

 Pipe Books on offer - well worth a visit!

Pipe Smoking Bearded Man Meerschaum Pipe

Pirate Meerschaum Pipe

Another lovely Meerschaum Pipe

Corn Cob Meerschaum Pipe - the largest in the collection!

Various Briar Pipes

Some of the unusual - check out the hand carved Buffalo!

Boxed Butz-Choquin Pipe

Antique Pipes by Benjamin Rapaport

Carl Weber's 

The Pleasure of Pipe Smoking 

Pipe Smoking a 21st Century Guide

by Richard Carleton Hacker

Lovely Oak Pipe Stand

Collection of 12 different pipes

The Pipe Book by

Alfred Dunhill

The Ultimate Pipe Book by Richard Carleton Hacker

Weber's Guide to Pipes and Pipe Smoking

Boxed Savinelli Pipe - Pisa

This is a gorgeous Savinelli Pipe

Three different Comoys Pipes - quite the set!

Another collection of Briar Pipes

Boxed Stanwell Pipe

Peterson Boxed Pipe

Anyhow I hope you have a great week!

Frantic February !!!

Things are rather hectic in our household at the moment.....

might be something to do with Mackenzie starting high school

or the fact that Soccer Season is nearly upon us....

Anyhow I have some new interesting bits in store now....

Lovely Iron House Sign - Roslyn 

the numbers can be removed in need....

Enid Gilchrist is somewhat of a legend in the 50's 

for producing pattern books for boys and girls.....

I have five to choose from with fantastic styles

 for that avid sewer.....

This is a special edition of the Illustrated London News

for the Exhibition - dated May 12, 1951.

Lovely Australian made Rocking Horse or Bouncer

c1950's great for age!

Hope you all have a great week.....