American Vintage Sideboard: from Les Trois Garçons

American Vintage Sideboard: from Les Trois Garçons

Shown here, an intricately and skilfully crafted American Vintage sideboard; this specific piece was designed by Lane USA circa 1960.

This piece can be used in the place of a drawer as well as perhaps having more of a showcasing role in its owner’s home. This is due to the fact that it has 9 drawers which open at the front; these could store anything from clothes, to shoes or could even be, with some slight modification, converted into some type of extravagant and lavish wine rack. Effective showcasing can be achieved, simply by taking advantage of the lacquered finish on the top of the sideboard; onlookers will be enticed by the exquisite design features which adorn the front of sideboard itself only to find even more gorgeous items featured.
This piece is made from oak and therefore bears with it some advantages. For example, oak is a very durable wood and so will last longer and stand up to more rigorous usage than some other pieces of furniture crafted from softer woods, such as cedar or pine. Oak is a traditional type of wood often found in antique pieces of furniture and so will offer a great rustic look and make an excellent and eye-catching addition to any room with this such aesthetic. The wood also takes very well to lacquer; the top of the sideboard has been subject to such treatment and so expresses the sheer charm of the wood’s grain.  

The wood aside; the piece itself has many advantages to offer, mainly the frontal decor. On the forward facing side of the sideboard, we can observe a truly marvellous design; in a sense, it exemplifies the characteristics of the wood from which it was crafted, for example, the rigidity presented by the straight lines, express the sturdy quality of the oak. However, the variation of the line lengths, the breaks provided via the incorporation of a few differing shapes, and just the fact that it is such a stunning piece of wood work, reflect the wood’s natural allure.

To conclude, this piece is offered at a price of £4,800.00, due to its breathtaking design, the well maintained condition of this antique and the quality of the oak used. It would find itself a welcome and flattering addition to any collector’s home in any range of purposes.

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A Rosewood Bookcase Cabinet

A Rosewood Bookcase Cabinet: from Marchand Antiques

This piece is a bookcase cabinet constructed by Robert Heritage and Archie Shine for Heals of London circa 1959. It is entirely crafted from Rosewood and features five cupboard sections with removable shelves in the top tier, a large cupboard in the middle tier as well as four small draws and a cocktail cabinet, and finally on the lower tier are two large drawers and a smaller one.

This piece is highly utilitarian, the five cupboard sections could be used for any desired purpose but ultimately provide ample space for any storage type role and the large cupboard located in the middle portion of the bookcase cabinet can easily accommodate a flat-screen TV for example or anything with similar dimensions (for this specific application the sliding door is very useful as it offers protection for the contents of the cupboard in the middle tier). Of course this piece has more to offer, right of the cupboard in the middle tier are four small drawers which again can be used for any storage type role; right of these drawers one will find a fall front cocktail cabinet featuring a mirrored rear face and glass shelf. Continuing with this idea of utility, on the lower tier we find two large drawers capable of housing shoes, clothing, a cigar box perhaps, or whatever else its owner deems fit. Finally, on the right of these we find a final smaller drawer. This vast amount of storage space makes this piece a practical addition to any home, perhaps most well suited to a living room for the reasons previously outlined. 

Onto the more aesthetic side of this piece, the first thing to mention is the wood from which it was crafted, that being rosewood.  Rosewood is a hardwood commonly used in furniture, musical instruments, mathematical tools and various other applications; this is due to the fact that it offers not only rugged durability and relatively good shock resistance (making it ideal as a wood to use for practical a purpose as it doesn't wear easily) but also bears a truly stunning natural grain which we can see tastefully adorning the forward face of the bookcase cabinet. The dark brown tone of the wood, coupled with the cocktail cabinet and the wood’s grain provide a lavish rustic looking quality to an otherwise totally utilitarian piece and give it a more vibrant characteristic.
 


This piece is offered at £2,650.00, a great price for such a practical and beautiful piece and it doesn't go without saying that though it may have been designed half a century ago it wouldn't feel out of place and would in fact make a perfect addition to any modern home.   

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Tintin Collectables: Your Go-To Place for Vintage Fashion and Luggage

Tin Tin Collectables

 For over 20 years, Tin Tin Collectables has been trading in Alfies Antique Market in Marylebone’s Church Street, specialising in finely restored vintage luggage, travel goods, and sporting antiques.

Tin Tin is primarily known for it's extensive selection of trunks and suitcases; These large, and sometimes cumbersome, pieces belonged to a long-gone era of luxury travel involving stream trains and ocean liners - the notion that these could be presented to today's budget airlines is, frankly, laughable!

Back in the heyday of sailing back and forth across the Atlantic or travelling by the Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul, these pieces would  have formed an indispensable part of a first class travellers entourage - packed, carried, maintained and unpacked by your staff,  this luggage would have been expected to last a lifetime. No one knew that the invention of air travel would render these beautiful pieces purposeless! Manufacturers and august retailers soon realised that in order to survive in a rapidly changing market, they needed to evolve and produce the lighter and more manageable luggage popular today.

For many decades, these magnificent reminders, of an era long lost, sat gathering dust in the attics of the great and the good until someone realised that they could be re-purposed as excellent usable storage solutions in today's smaller apartments  - whether as coffee, side, or occasional tables, end of bed storage, window seats, or smart console under mirrors.

Some find their way into the interiors of smart shops from London's Bond Street, to New Yorks 5th Avenue.

Vintage luggage from Tin Tin Collectables is fully restored and re-polished and comes in a wide variety of sizes and colours, and we stock many of the great brands including, Moynat, Fichet of Paris, Brookes, Moritz Madler & Bon Marche to name a few.

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Tin Tin Collectables

Alfies Antique Market

18-25 Church Street

London NW8 8DT

t: 0207 258 1305

Email: leslie@tintincollectables.net

Website: www.tintincollectables.net

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