BACK

Inspiration

Midsummer chimneypiece

My friend George Saumarez Smith (who I did the RIBA drawings with – see the posting in May) sent me this photograph of his fireplace at home in Winchester saying ‘a shame I don’t have a blog, to post this photo’.

Look at the soft light, the rose from the garden, a couple of wedgwood mugs and a pair of pressed glass candlesticks (i wonder where the candles came from?).  Most importantly, note the refracted reflection of Quinlan Terry’s remarkable linocut of Frog Meadow Dedham, in the mirror.

Our friend William wrote back saying, ‘I wouldn’t worry about not having a blog, I think they’re a bit naff”. Well, yes of course they are – but Will, I guess you are reading this… and secretly enjoying it…

photo

My friend George Saumarez Smith (who I did the RIBA drawings with – see the posting in May) sent me this photograph of his fireplace at home in Winchester saying ‘a shame I don’t have a blog, to post this photo’.

Look at the soft light, the rose from the garden, a couple of wedgwood mugs and a pair of pressed glass candlesticks (i wonder where the candles came from?).  Most importantly, note the refracted reflection of Quinlan Terry’s remarkable linocut of Frog Meadow Dedham, in the mirror.

Our friend William wrote back saying, ‘I wouldn’t worry about not having a blog, I think they’re a bit naff”. Well, yes of course they are – but Will, I guess you are reading this… and secretly enjoying it…

photo

Best Sellers

  • Place Cards - Pack of 12

    Vendor:
    Pentreath & Hall
    Regular price £ 7.50
    Regular price Sale price £ 7.50
  • Tissue Box Regency Caning - Jasper Red

    Vendor:
    Pentreath & Hall
    Regular price £ 35.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 35.00
  • 12” Malachite Lampshade

    Vendor:
    Pentreath & Hall
    Regular price £ 125.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 125.00
  • Pebble Beach Dinner Candle - pack of 12

    Vendor:
    True Grace
    Regular price £ 45.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 45.00

Latest Arrivals

  • The Book Of Garden Flowers

    Vendor:
    Christopher Stocks & Angie Lewin
    Regular price £ 16.99
    Regular price Sale price £ 16.99
  • Hand Painted Indian Eggs by the 1/2 Dozen

    Vendor:
    Rebecca Christie-Miller
    Regular price £ 95.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 95.00
  • A 19th Century Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl

    Vendor:
    Rebecca Christie-Miller
    Regular price £ 850.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 850.00
  • A Hand Painted Kashmiri Lamp

    Vendor:
    Rebecca Christie-Miller
    Regular price £ 650.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 650.00
    Sold out
1 of 2
1 of 4


Best Sellers

  • Place Cards - Pack of 12

    Vendor:
    Pentreath & Hall
    Regular price £ 7.50
    Regular price Sale price £ 7.50
  • Tissue Box Regency Caning - Jasper Red

    Vendor:
    Pentreath & Hall
    Regular price £ 35.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 35.00
  • 12” Malachite Lampshade

    Vendor:
    Pentreath & Hall
    Regular price £ 125.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 125.00
  • Pebble Beach Dinner Candle - pack of 12

    Vendor:
    True Grace
    Regular price £ 45.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 45.00
  • P&H Long Luxury Matches

    Vendor:
    Pentreath & Hall
    Regular price £ 10.50
    Regular price Sale price £ 10.50
  • The Bible of British Taste: Issue no. 3

    Vendor:
    The Bible of British Taste
    Regular price £ 20.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 20.00
  • Village Green Magazine

    Vendor:
    Jake Waller
    Regular price £ 10.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 10.00
  • 10” 'French Shell' Marbled Lampshade

    Vendor:
    Pentreath & Hall
    Regular price £ 110.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 110.00
  • Tissue Box - Mauve Trellis Work

    Vendor:
    Pentreath & Hall
    Regular price £ 35.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 35.00
  • Bloomsbury Tray - Large

    Vendor:
    The Lacquer Company
    Regular price £ 375.00
    Regular price £ 0.00 Sale price £ 375.00
  • Yellow & Yellow Borders Rug

    Vendor:
    Shame Studios
    Regular price £ 350.00
    Regular price Sale price £ 350.00
  • How to Make a Rainbow - Greeting Card

    Vendor:
    The Pattern Book
    Regular price £ 3.95
    Regular price Sale price £ 3.95