Pictures Portraiture

Searching for Old Masters…

In the field of British Portraiture the ranks of artists working, particularly after the Restoration [...]

Pictures Personal Reflections

Rembrandt at Sotheby’s

Rembrandt sold for a hammer price of £12.6 million [...]

Personal Reflections Places to Visit

A country get away

Marvellous Mapperton, home to the Earl and Countess of Sandwich, is a glorious Jacobean sandstone [...]

Personal Reflections Pictures

Is it…or isn’t it?

Further to my blog post last week it’s come to my attention that a fantastic [...]

Modern Design Pictures

Rupert Muldoon

Rupert studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Bartlett School of Architecture. [...]

Hepplewhite Interiors: Featuring a George III French Hepplewhite Armchair

In comparison to other craftsmen of his type, little is known about George Hepplewhite (1727 – [...]

Stand at the decorative antiques & textiles fair, battersea park

The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair, Battersea Park, 19-24 January 2016

Nothing starts the New Year quite like the resolution to beautify one’s home and what [...]

A pair of 20th century red tole hall lanterns

Hallway Furniture: from Doorstops and Stick Stands to Lanterns, Consoles and Mirrors

The Hallway is defined as a slender, elongated, walled and roofed structure towards the entrance [...]

An early 20th century edwardian period rocking horse

More Than Just a Toy: An Edwardian Rocking Horse

For centuries the magical fantasy of rocking horses has sent many a growing person into squeals, stirring [...]

Guest post: What makes a lighting piece Art Deco?

The Art Deco period is the first period of mass-produced electrical lighting in history. It [...]

Antique Seating: Featuring A Pair of Bergere Armchairs, A Set of French Hepplewhite Chairs, A Set of 18th Century Dutch Dining Chairs and A Pair of 18th Century Louis XV Period Child’s Chairs

A selection of antique seating from our collection. What better way to rejuvenate in style than [...]

A Winter Feast: Featuring Steel Fire Irons, A Sheffield Plate Coaster, A George III Mahogany Dumb Waiter, A Japanese Lacquer Picnic Box, 19th Century Champagne Flutes

As the American author John Steinbeck said “What good is the warmth of summer without [...]

Chinese Ceramics (part II): A Pair of Canton Vases, A Famille Verte Vase, A Pair of Famille Rose Chargers, A Blue and White Tea Canister

As mentioned earlier, there are various sub-categories of Chinese ceramics. While the ones discussed in [...]

Chinese Ceramics (part I): A Sang de Boeuf Vase, A Black Glazed Pottery Bottle, A Sancai Amphora Vase, A Teadust Glaze Bottle Vase

Chinese ceramics are considered to be the most significant and popular art-form to have been [...]

Van Bloemen – Classical Italian Landscapes: A 17th Century Capriccio

Perhaps it is the fact that “Bloemen” means “flowers” in Dutch, but the mention of van Bloemen conjures up images [...]

A digital electric coffee table with circuitry components, flashing lights, a plasma ball.

This contemporary piece of furniture is both useful, but also immensely entertaining. The extraordinary digital coffee table, [...]

Viva l’Italia!

We love all things Italian at Timothy Langston. To celebration our Italian connection we thought it [...]