Among the most recognisable forms in Chinese decorative arts, the porcelain drum stool has endured for centuries as both a practical household object and a work of ceramic craftsmanship. One...
As one of the UK’s leading specialists in Chinese antique and oriental furniture we are often contacted by theatre groups and production teams to supply furniture or accessories for use as props in plays or films. The most recent occasion was just last week,...
The tenth annual Saltaire festival kicks off today, with a fantastic programme of events scheduled over the next ten days, culminating in the finale weekend on the 15th and 16th September. With tens of thousands of visitors to the village over the...
We’re just in the process of finalising another shipment of Chinese antiques from Beijing – due to leave in a few weeks from now. Most of the pieces have already been selected and the latest ones were added onto our website last...
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,...
Our latest container of ‘Classical’ Chinese furniture arrives next week. most of it already presold and including around 30 pieces that have been produced ‘to order’ according to specifications that we have agreed with customers. In most cases these tend to...
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...
I arrived in Beijing on Friday evening and woke up on Saturday to sunshine and beautiful blue skies. This time of year is a good time to visit as although there is still a chill in the air the smog...
First stop on my latest sourcing trip has been Shanghai, and it has been a good couple of days. I met up with Anita, our assitant from the workshop here, yesterday morning and headed off to a couple of the...
I will be flying out to China again in just over a week to visit the workshop in Shanghai and then to select more antiques for our next container to be shipped from Beijing. I will have just a few...
