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 ANTIQUES IN TETBURYStephen & Ines Muir, each with over thirty years experience in sourcing, buying and selling quality antiques, have had their major business based in London. We have been based in the well-known ANTIQUES TOWN of TETBURY in Gloucestershire for over eight years now, and have been in Brown and White Antiques Centre at 53 Long Street since it opened in October 2005. In addition, in May 2008, we have opened our own shop at 58 Long Street which continues and expands our theme of mixing good contemporary design with selected pieces from the 20th, and sometimes even, the 19th Century. Tetbury now has become known world-wide since The Prince of Wales has opened his HIGHGROVE shop in the town in April 2008. We specialise in more Modern Antiques, and normally,nothing older than Art Deco, but right up-to-date if the style and quality is good. Our major buying area is France, but we source in Belgium & Holland as well. We spend a minimum of ten days per month abroad buying Antiques for our Tetbury operation, visiting specialised antique markets, brocantes, and private sources of supply of the style and quality of articles which we like, and which our wide range of customers, both trade and private, love to buy. When we can find them, we will buy good pieces of furniture designed by, for example, Charlotte Perriand, Charles & Ray Eames, Mart Stam, any Bauhaus designer, Robin & Lucienne Day, Marcel Breuer or,in fact, anything now called Retro. We also have a love for such materials as Linen and Hemp(we always have a good selection of French sheets, some with hand-embroidered initials, in stock), Gilt-Bronze, Bakelite, Palm-Wood, Sheet Copper, Cast-Iron, Perspex or Lucite, mirro, chrome and nickel plate and of course, leather & suede. We are also attracted to such finishes as Faux-Marbre, Trompe L'Oeil, Crackle-Glaze, Grisaille or Limed wood.
 NEW STOCK for JUNE 2009. A set of six chrome and rubberised plastic stacking dining chairs by Spilimbergo Mobili. Italian and circa 1970. JUST SOLD.
 NEW STOCK for MAY 2009. A better view of one of the pair of Rosewood D-end Console Tables shown above. We have had the varnish stripped and the entire tables have been re-polished. The veining on the tops is very good and "tigerish", and the detailing of the edges and joints is very fine. Price £980 for the pair.
 NEW STOCK for JULY 2009. Pair of French Bergere-Style Armchair with pretty reeded arms and front feet. Upholstered in blue/green velvet. Very good condition and very comfortable. Price £645 for the pair.
 A very imposing African Buffalo Skull, the horns measuring 94cm across. The skull has obviously been displayed outside for many years, and now has a lovely weathered patina. Price £475.
 A pair of large terra cotta roof ornaments, converted into table lamps, measuring 87cm to the top of the (french) bulbholder. Price £535 for the pair.
 A very pretty little pine chest of drawers with original paintwork and original turned wooden knobs. Drawers and back all in good condition. Extremely pretty, practical & useful. Price £380.
 We are very pleased to have been able to buy a pair of these lovely, very comfortable, high-back Alpha Armchairs by Pieff of Worcester. They are upholstered in Dark Chocolate Brown Leather in very good condition with the usual age-related scuffs, and measure 37"(94cm) wide X 37"(94cm)deep X 36" (93cm)high. BOTH NOW SOLD, BUT MORE COMING SOON.
 NEW STOCK for JULY 2009. A set of four French dining chairs in original white paint with gold detailing, and upholstered in very french gold/white velvet brocade. Very good condition. PRICE £425 for the set of four.
 An unusually attractive early to mid 19th Century pine fire surround and trumeau very well marbled in black & grey. The Fire Surround measures 114cm wide overall with the mantel shelf measuring 32cm deep, and it is 101cm high. The Trumeau is also 114 wide and 105cm high, making the ensemble 206cm high, which, while very imposing, is still suitable to be fitted in the vast majority of rooms where the ceiling height might normally be restricted. Parts of the wood of both the surround and trumeau have suffered from damp, but the overall effect is stunning. Price £875.
 NEW STOCK for JULY 2009. A coffee table by Belarti with a chrome frame and legs with tiled top in very attractive yellow/white/brown palette and very 70s design. A couple of tiles have minor cracks, but otherwise in very good condition. It measures 118cm X 57cm X 38cm high. PRICE £325.
 A very attractive and useful overmantel mirror with carved flower crest. Original bevelled mirror with some damage to silvering. Recent Paint.94cm wide X 160cm to top of crest. Price £425.
 NEW STOCK for JUNE 2009. Now these are unusual! I'm not sure how much you know about pre-First World War Battleships, but here are paintings of two of them (hover the mouse over the first to see the second). I have not yet discovered the names, but they are of a type known as semi-dreadnoughts (I can explain if you are interested) and we commissioned into the French Navy around 1910. They are two of the very few warships internationally which were ever built with six funnels. Very well painted by an artist you obviously knew his warships, and even painted the signalling flags. Both oil on canvas, one is 63cm X 40cm, and the other 60cm X 41cm. Each priced at £225.
 Very fine and attractive overmantel mirror with original bevelled glass. The Frame is of gilded oak leaves, and it measures 155cm high X 110cm wide, and is priced at £645.
 An attractive overmantel mirror in carved walnut and with its original bevelled mirror.French and from the 1920's. 84cm wide X 150cm high to top of crest. Price £320.
 A very fine pair of leather chairs, with separate buttoned leather cushions, by Centrum Mobler of Denmark. The legs are in brushed stainless steel, and the leather is in "milky coffee" beige/brown. Very comfortable, very attractive, and very stylish. Price £1,150 for the pair.
 An extremely neat, comfortable and practical sofa in Rosewood and Leather by the Danish manufacturer N. Eilersen, and which dates from the 1970s. Extremely well designed and made, and in very good condition. Dimensions are 130cm wide X 70cm deep X 75cm high. JUST SOLD.
 A very nicely-detailed armchair in carved oak,French, late 19C, and upholstered in the original tapestry. Price £665.
 An oil on canvas of an Art School Model. 1960s (from style of clothing) No signature, but very appealing. 92cm high X 71cm wide. Price £215.
.jpg/$file/ASIQE2SofaFront(2).jpg) Very well designed three-seat sofa in chrome oval-section tube and dark brown leather. We do not recognise the Designer, but he has done a very good job, as it is very comfortable, and very well-made, even having leather on the back of the seat squab, as you can see in the second photo (hover the cursor over this picture) Originally supplied to the Queen Elisabeth the Second Conference Centre in Westminster(label still intact). JUST SOLD. |
NEW STOCK for JUNE 2009. A set of six chrome and rubberised plastic stacking dining chairs by Spilimbergo Mobili. Italian and circa 1970. JUST SOLD.
NEW STOCK for JULY 2009. Pair of French Bergere-Style Armchair with pretty reeded arms and front feet. Upholstered in blue/green velvet. Very good condition and very comfortable. Price £645 for the pair.
A very imposing African Buffalo Skull, the horns measuring 94cm across. The skull has obviously been displayed outside for many years, and now has a lovely weathered patina. Price £475.
A pair of large terra cotta roof ornaments, converted into table lamps, measuring 87cm to the top of the (french) bulbholder. Price £535 for the pair.
A very pretty little pine chest of drawers with original paintwork and original turned wooden knobs. Drawers and back all in good condition. Extremely pretty, practical & useful. Price £380..jpg)
We are very pleased to have been able to buy a pair of these lovely, very comfortable, high-back Alpha Armchairs by Pieff of Worcester. They are upholstered in Dark Chocolate Brown Leather in very good condition with the usual age-related scuffs, and measure 37"(94cm) wide X 37"(94cm)deep X 36" (93cm)high. BOTH NOW SOLD, BUT MORE COMING SOON.
An unusually attractive early to mid 19th Century pine fire surround and trumeau very well marbled in black & grey. The Fire Surround measures 114cm wide overall with the mantel shelf measuring 32cm deep, and it is 101cm high. The Trumeau is also 114 wide and 105cm high, making the ensemble 206cm high, which, while very imposing, is still suitable to be fitted in the vast majority of rooms where the ceiling height might normally be restricted. Parts of the wood of both the surround and trumeau have suffered from damp, but the overall effect is stunning. Price £875.
A very attractive and useful overmantel mirror with carved flower crest. Original bevelled mirror with some damage to silvering. Recent Paint.94cm wide X 160cm to top of crest. Price £425.
NEW STOCK for JUNE 2009. Now these are unusual! I'm not sure how much you know about pre-First World War Battleships, but here are paintings of two of them (hover the mouse over the first to see the second). I have not yet discovered the names, but they are of a type known as semi-dreadnoughts (I can explain if you are interested) and we commissioned into the French Navy around 1910. They are two of the very few warships internationally which were ever built with six funnels. Very well painted by an artist you obviously knew his warships, and even painted the signalling flags. Both oil on canvas, one is 63cm X 40cm, and the other 60cm X 41cm. Each priced at £225.
A very fine pair of leather chairs, with separate buttoned leather cushions, by Centrum Mobler of Denmark. The legs are in brushed stainless steel, and the leather is in "milky coffee" beige/brown. Very comfortable, very attractive, and very stylish. Price £1,150 for the pair.
An extremely neat, comfortable and practical sofa in Rosewood and Leather by the Danish manufacturer N. Eilersen, and which dates from the 1970s. Extremely well designed and made, and in very good condition. Dimensions are 130cm wide X 70cm deep X 75cm high. JUST SOLD.
A very nicely-detailed armchair in carved oak,French, late 19C, and upholstered in the original tapestry. Price £665. 
Very well designed three-seat sofa in chrome oval-section tube and dark brown leather. We do not recognise the Designer, but he has done a very good job, as it is very comfortable, and very well-made, even having leather on the back of the seat squab, as you can see in the second photo (hover the cursor over this picture) Originally supplied to the Queen Elisabeth the Second Conference Centre in Westminster(label still intact). JUST SOLD.