My last few days in Beijing were spent selecting more Chinese antique furniture to be included on our next container, to be shipped in a month or so from now. I visited a couple of other suppliers that we regularly buy from,...
Each time I go to China to source antiques I find that furniture from particular regions and certain styles are becoming less and less prevalent, and the price of the these pieces is going up and up as they become...
The weather is getting colder and the skies are becoming dull. Winter is the time to cocoon and nest, and at this time of year, our thoughts turn to creating a cosy interior. Perhaps it’s just me, but when the...
I spent Thursday to Saturday here in Beijing visiting various furniture warehouses to select antique pieces for our next container. Over the three days I met up with another four or five suppliers, each one with a varying selection of...
I just have time to update the blog while enjoying a couple of ‘mooncakes’ given to me by the lady how owns one of the antique warehouses I visited earlier. Today is the mid-Autumn festival in China, a public holiday (though thankfully...
Did you know that, as well as ordering from the wide range of Chinese antique furniture that we stock here in the UK, you can also now view and choose from hundreds of cabinets, sideboards, tables, chairs, chests and accessories that...
I met my main contact here in Beijng on Sunday morning and headed straight off to Panjiayuan – the large weekend antique market near the centre of the city. The market is made up of hundreds of little stalls and shops offering...
We’ve been busy over the past few weeks editing and adding onto the website all the latest pieces for our Chinese antique furniture collection. These are the pieces that I selected on my last visit to Beijing a couple of months ago,...
My last couple of days here in Beijing have been spent visiting a few more Chinese antique suppliers, selecting the final pieces that we will ship in a month or so from now. These were all fairly small outfits, but while the...
