Innholdsfortegnelse for December 2017 i Homes & Antiques

How will you prepare your home for the festivities this year? The more of our readers we speak to, the more we realise how many of you bring out your most treasured possessions to enjoy at Christmas. Whether it’s the best silver, the crystal glasses or the vintage baubles, these are often handed down through generations and never fail to rekindle fond memories from childhood – but it can also be refreshing to use or display them in new ways. This issue, we’ve come up with some on-trend ideas for your antique and vintage favourites, allowing them to take centre stage in a contemporary scheme (p48). Elsewhere, we bring you a wealth of decorating inspiration, from five homes brimming with ideas (starting on p56), to wreaths and decorations that are…

WHITE AS SNOW We adore this Christmas dining room from Neptune, particularly the way in which the antique landscape painting just peeps through a sea of festive pleated paper fans. The moody wall colour and sprigs of natural evergreen really bring the look together. Prices for the ‘Balmoral’ rectangular dining table start from £3,105, and from £660 for the ‘William’ armchair. * 01793 427450; neptune.com STOCKING FILLERS ROCKIN’ ROBIN Inspired by the animals spotted in National Trust woodland, artist and designer Dee Hardwicke’s latest collection of ceramics, tea towels, aprons and stationery features hares, owls, robins and squirrels, and would make the perfect present for a budding naturalist. ‘Robin’ mug, £8, National Trust. * 0300 123 2025; shop.nationaltrust.org.uk SEASONAL STYLE BEST OF THE BUNCH Nothing finishes off your festive dining…

WHAT ‘We try not to put a label on what we do,’ explains Victoria Suffield, who founded The Hambledon in Winchester back in 1999. ‘We’re a kind of independent department/lifestyle/content store… but really we’re just selling things that we love!’ FIND The shop itself is a four-storey Georgian building overlooking Winchester Cathedral. In the basement is a luxurious menswear department, on the ground floor find an array of homewares, plus three mezzanine levels stocking home fragrance, bath, beauty, stationery and a unique ‘project space’. The first floor is then dedicated to a beautifully curated array of jewellery and womenswear. ‘We’re all about Christmas,’ explains Victoria, and every year the shop’s project space is transformed into a festive homewares grotto. ‘This year we’re going very dark and luxurious, with a generous…

RECORD BREAKER Estimate: £58,000–£62,000 Back in the September issue of H&A , we covered a Bonhams auction that was about to sell works by the cream of modern British silversmiths. We’re delighted to report that the lead piece, the sculptural centrepiece Animus – hand-raised and welded by Birmingham silversmith Kevin Grey – set a record-breaking price for British contemporary silver. You may have already seen this beautifully proportioned masterpiece in the flesh, as it was on display in the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Silver Galleries during 2016 and 2017. Grey is famous for designing and creating highly complex works through a mixture of traditional metalwork and new technology. According to the artist, this particular piece – crafted from intertwined strips of fused silver – was inspired by the process of…

If you are looking for a striking architectural feature for your home, ecclesiastical antiques could be the answer. When churches are deconsecrated, the fixtures and fittings often find their way onto the architectural salvage market, which is a rich hunting ground for collectors. This is a world of infinite variety, encompassing all manner of furniture and decorative pieces, from pews, lecterns and chapel chairs, to textiles, stained glass and candlesticks, all of which can be absorbed into a contemporary domestic setting to create practical furnishings and bold statements. Quality and individuality are the key attractions for buyers. ‘In Victorian times, when many of our churches were built, the most highly respected architects and designers of the day were involved in their construction. The craftsmen they employed would have been working…

THE OWNERS Peet (60) and Ruud (65) Schreuder live here with their dog Mos. Their children Piet (33), Liesje (31) and Grietje (30) grew up here but left home some years ago. Peet used to work as a creative therapist but gave up her job almost 10 years ago. Ruud is self-employed and works as a technician. They both run a B&B from their farmhouse (grauwehof.nl). THE PROPERTY A renovated farmhouse in the Dutch province of North Brabant, built in an L-shape with the main house at the short end and former stables on the long side. On the ground floor there is a large kitchen/dining area, large living room plus a smaller one at the front. The first floor has three bedrooms, a family bathroom and a sitting room…

What makes this such an inviting room Castle Howard is one of the few great 18th-century stately homes still in private hands. Designed by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor for Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, it suffered a catastrophic fire in 1940. Subsequent restoration was given additional impetus when the TV series Brideshead Revisited was filmed here in 1980–81. In 1982, the Library underwent extensive renovation. The project was led by the architect Julian Bicknell and was designed to house a unique collection of books on art, architecture, and topography, some of which date back to when Castle Howard was first built. 1 CLASSICAL-STYLE BOOKCASES It’s fitting that the most impressive of the many fine architectural fixtures and furnishings in the Library are the bookcases. Designed by Julian…

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Has there ever been a more haunting book cover than this? F Scott Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age tale of decadence, glamour and emotional heartache was the author’s third novel, following This Side of Paradise and The Beautiful and Damned. The first edition was published in April 1925 by Charles Scribner’s Sons of New York and featured an evocative dust-jacket design by artist Francis Cugat, now held to be one of the greatest dust-jacket designs in the history of 20th-century American literature. Within the surreal image of disembodied eyes and mouth over a Coney Island scene, two reclining naked women are reflected in the irises. Though over 18,000 copies of this book were printed in the first edition, finding one still paired with its dust jacket is rare. Hence the incredible price…

BUYING TIPS CONDITION This is very important when you’re buying vintage or antique books for investment, so buy the best quality you can afford. Watch out for tears, rubs on bindings, cracks to inner hinges, bleaching and damage to spines, and spotting of pages due to storage in a damp atmosphere. All of these will affect value. DUST JACKETS If you’re interested in collecting modern first editions in hardback form, don’t be beguiled by books without their covers. The dust jacket and its design are the holy grail for serious collectors, and a jacketless book will be nowhere near as valuable as one with a wrapper. INSCRIPTIONS Written messages by authors inside copies of their own creations will at least double a book’s value. So next time there’s an author…

Audrey Hepburn first met Hubert de Givenchy in 1953 when she came knocking at the door of his recently opened Paris studio. She was preparing for Sabrina, her second starring role, and was looking for a designer to provide the wardrobe. They were both in their mid 20s. Givenchy’s separates and mix-and-match pieces had an elegance and modernity that perfectly fitted with Hepburn’s style. The encounter was the beginning of a life-long collaboration and friendship, with him dressing her for many films, including Funny Face, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and How to Steal a Million. ‘It was a match made in heaven,’ says Katherine Higgins. ‘It was a pivotal point in fashion, that key period post war where people were looking for something different. They were both a similar age: two…

NORTH & SCOTLAND 1st–3rd Crafty Vintage at Brockholes Nature Reserve, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0AG. 11am–6pm (11am–4pm Sunday). £2.50.craftyvintage.com 2nd Saltaire Vintage Home & Fashion Fair, Victoria Hall, Victoria Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, BD18 3JS. 9.30am–4pm. £3. 07985 181120; roseandbrownvintage.co.uk 2nd Antique, Vintage & Collectors Fair, Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, Stirling, FK8 2QL. 10am–4pm. £2. 01764 654555; scotfairs.co.uk 2nd AdVintageous Vintage Fair, Leeds City Market, 28–34 George Street, Leeds, LS2 7HY. 10am–4pm. Free. advintageous.co.uk 3rd Fancy That? Vintage Bazaar, Inglis Hall, High Street, Edzell, Angus, DD9 7TF. 11am–4pm. Free. 01356 648732; wefancythat.co.uk 10th The Vintage Village, Stockport Covered Market Hall, Market Place, Stockport, SK1 1EU. 10am–4pm. £2.thevintagevillage.co.uk 10th Sheffield Antiques Quarter Vintage Market – Christmas, Abbeydale Picture House, 387 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 1FS. 11am–5pm. £2.sheffieldantiquesquarter.co.uk WEST…

SEASONAL STYLE How to turn a plain green wreath into a spectacular statement piece, by using vintage brooches AUCTION FOCUS Vintage books, like this rare copy of Casino Royale, are a sound investment making great presents OPEN HOUSE Castle Howard features a 200ft-long corridor lined with the 4th Earl of Carlisle’s classical sculptures AFTER THE AUCTION Why this dish found in a humble Derbyshire kitchen fetched £230,000 at Hansons Auctioneers SALE STORY This 1955 portrait of Audrey Hepburn by Antony Beauchamp smashed its estimate at auction Follow us... FOLLOW THE H&A TEAM… … on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for regular updates and to find out which fairs we’ll be visiting…

The long-awaited John Lewis Christmas advert has become as integral to our festive celebrations as roast turkey and crackers. Telling the story of a bear who hibernates through winter and misses Christmas, 2013’s ‘The Bear and the Hare’ has become a firm favourite. Two original concept sketches are due to be sold at Trevanion & Dean’s Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables auction on 16th December. Estimated at £200–£300, they would be a sound investment (and a great Christmas present). * 01948 800202; trevanionanddean.com…

PIECE OF CAKE GAIL’s bakery advent calendar. 020 7625 0060; gailsbread.co.uk £30 MAKE OVER Liberty beauty advent calendar. 020 7734 1234; libertylondon.com £175 SWEET TOOTH Prestat chocolate advent calendar. 020 8961 8555; prestat.co.uk £22.50 TIME FOR TEA ‘House of Newby’ advent calendar.newbyteas.co.uk £55 HEAVEN SCENT Jo Malone advent calendar. 020 7730 1234; harrods.com £300…

When it comes to festive antiquing, look no further than the Bath Vintage & Antiques Christmas Market, which serves up two generous helpings of merriment on 26th November and 3rd December. Aside from foodie treats on offer, browse glassware, wreaths, rocking horses and bunches of holly, while soaking up the stylish and cosy atmosphere of Green Park Station. * Green Park Station, Green Park Road, Bath, BA1 1JB. 8am–4pm. Free. 07711 900095; vintageandantiques.co.uk…

Shopping GIFTS FOR HOME LOVERS HOME LOVERS – SPEND HOME LOVERS - SAVE Shopping GIFTS FOR TRAVELLERS TRAVELLERS – SPEND TRAVELLERS - SAVE GIFTS FOR ART LOVERS ART LOVERS – SPEND ART LOVERS – SAVE Shopping GIFTS FOR FOODIES Delectable presents to help gourmands and perfect hosts get the party season off with a bang FOODIES – SPEND FOODIES – SAVE Shopping GIFTS FOR ROMANTICS ROMANTICS – SPEND ROMANTICS - SAVE…

Josephine traces her fondness for rustic, country furniture to a childhood spent surrounded by the antiques that filled her parents’ home Antiques dealer Josephine Ryan is happy to describe herself as somewhat controlling when it comes to decorating her house at Christmas. She has no time for artificial trees, fake garlands or silk flowers, she says, no matter how realistic. She is as adamant in her hatred of such things as she is passionate about heading out to gather fresh mistletoe and seasonal foliage foraged from local – albeit inner-city – hedgerows. Extra greenery comes from the trimmings Josephine takes from the Christmas tree; these she arranges along shelves and mantelpieces to create a lush backdrop for her silverware and other ornaments. The emphasis is on ease and simplicity, which…

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FESTIVE FORAGING Discover how to make your own wreaths and other fresh decorations using materials from your garden AUDREY HEPBURN From fashion to film – we look at the Christie’s sale of this Hollywood icon’s treasured possessions CHRISTMAS MARKETS Fancy a winter break? See our round-up of 10 of Europe’s best seasonal shopping locations BESIDE THE FIRE Get cosy this Christmas with our essential guide to fires and stoves – it’s packed with expert advice…

We asked Susanna Winters which book she wishes she’d bought at auction, money no object. She chose a first edition of Daphne du Maurier’s best-selling fifth novel, Rebecca, ‘a study in jealousy’ according to the author, which sold for £1,400 at the auction house last July (est £800–£1,200). ‘I was enthralled by this book from the first time I read it as a teenager, with its brilliant opening line, “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again”,’ says Susanna. ‘It was my mother’s favourite, too, and this year, when holidaying in Cornwall, we walked in Du Maurier’s footsteps at Polridmouth Cove below Menabilly, where she lived for many years, and which is believed to be the inspiration for the beach that features in Rebecca. The book is a classic…

The market for modern first editions – that’s any book published from the early 20th century onwards – is thriving, and includes the highly speculative category known as ‘ultra moderns’ or recently published books, reports Clive Moss, specialist at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury. Among the most sought-after first editions that have proven currency at auction are those by TS Eliot, Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, Harper Lee, CS Lewis, AA Milne, George Orwell, JRR Tolkien, PG Wodehouse, Evelyn Waugh and John Wyndham and good copies can fetch hundreds, even thousands of pounds for a rarity. ‘Picking who will be the collectable authors of the future among the ultra moderns is much more difficult because they have no track record. At this stage it is a purely speculative buy, and an area that…

MOSS AND BERRY HANGING Two tiers of moss rings are the ideal base for twining and tucking in berries and fresh flowers. Black bryony ( Tamus communis ) grows in hedgerows. (Please be aware that its berries are poisonous) MATERIALS Wire frames: one x 25.5cm and one x 33cm diameter Garden string and ribbon: four lengths, each 100cm long Moss, berries and fresh flower heads – these are Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’ but use any attractive small fresh flowers that you can find TO MAKE • Wrap the wire frames in thin soft wire. Tie four x 1m lengths of brown string onto the outer edge of the bottom ring • Leaving a gap of 16cm, tie the strings onto the top ring. Knot and loop the remaining string 16cm above…

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‘With Christmas in sight and the long winter nights drawing in, for rooms starved of light, embrace the darkness by painting your walls in dark-toned blues, teamed with natural ‘fresh from the forest’ foliage. For a modern-day twist and to introduce colour over the festive period, use a bold red on the walls and keep decorations to the bare minimum, using natural greens and simple whites to create a perfectly harmonious look.’ Joa Studholme, international colour consultant for Farrow & Ball. 01202 876141; farrow-ball.com ‘As an alternative to Christmas crackers, I make individual secret hollow books filled with mini toys or sweet treats. Pick up second-hand hardback vintage books (ones that are damaged or have a few pages missing are perfect) and glue the pages together with a 50/50 PVA…

A PASSION FOR CHINA You might spot Molly Hatch’s playful pottery designs when browsing Anthropologie, or while scrolling through your Instagram feed. In A Passion for China , Molly explores the treasured ceramics that shaped her childhood, in particular the patterned tableware that she inherited from her mother and grandmother. * £14.99, September Publishing HOUSEHOLD TIPS & TRICKS Not only the doyenne of baking, Mary Berry is an all-round national treasure. Here she offers her top tips for keeping your home pristine and organised (especially handy when you have a house full of guests!) Hints include how to set the perfect formal dining table and how to keep silverware spick and span. * £20, Penguin Books Ltd MAKING WINTER Blogger Emma Mitchell encourages you to embrace the season with her…

• 1st–15th Prints & Multiples Online, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1S 2RT. 020 7293 5000; sothebys.com • 2nd Jewellery, Watches & Silver, Tennants, Harmby Road, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 5SG. 01969 623780; tennants.co.uk • 2nd The Christmas Sale – Silver, Coins & Jewellery, Fieldings, Mill Race Lane, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 1JN. 01384 444140; fieldingsauctioneers.co.uk • 5th Jewellery & Watches, Roseberys, 70–76 Knights Hill, West Norwood, London, SE27 0JD. 020 8761 2522; roseberys.co.uk • 5th The Winter Country House Sale, Sworders, Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8GE. 01279 817778; sworder.co.uk • 5th Fine Art & Antiques, Special Auction Services (SAS), 81 Greenham Business Park, Newbury, Berkshire, RG19 6HW. 01635 580595; specialauctionservices.com • 5th & 6th Home & Interiors, Bonhams, Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 1HH. 020 7393…

CHRISTMAS PAST AT OSBORNE HOUSE With old-fashioned games and a traditional carousel, experience a Victorian Christmas at Osborne House. 2nd–3rd December. 01983 200022; english-heritage.org.uk OH DICKENS! IT’S CHRISTMAS AT CHATSWORTH HOUSE Actors playing Dickens’ most famous characters descend on Chatsworth this season. 11th Nov–7th Jan 2018. 01246 565300; chatsworth.org VERY VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS AT TYNTESFIELD Step back in time 100 years, and explore the Tyntesfield estate in full festive swing. From 25th November. 01275 461900; nationaltrust.org.uk…

HOME OF THE MONTH IT MAY HAVE taken the best part of 35 years to complete the renovation of their farmhouse in the Netherlands, but Peet and Ruud aren’t complaining. Looking at the house today, with its original box beds and characterful stone floors, it’s hard to believe the project was completed on a tiny budget with only the help of family and friends PAGE 84…

Christmas is a particularly special time of year for Peet and Ruud Schreuder, who host a regular festive family gathering at their farmhouse in North Brabant in the Netherlands. ‘We both come from large families, with nine siblings each,’ Peet explains, ‘and they all helped us throughout the renovation of our home.’ Every year she decorates the house with handmade garlands and wreaths, which she creates from natural materials gathered from their garden or in the local woods (learn how to make similar decorations on page 131). ‘We don’t do much during these festive days, just lots of eating, talking, laughing and enjoying each other’s company. Our children and grandchildren join in too, so you can imagine the crowd.’ Fortunately, there’s plenty of room for all three generations in their…

STATEMENT OF STYLE Whatever the season, whether the fire is lit or not, the hearth is always the focal point and a fireplace that is sympathetic to its surroundings will make the room look and feel comfortable. If you are restoring a house that has lost its original features, neighbouring properties of a similar period can be a valuable guide to the style of fireplace you should choose. Where there is no easy reference, be guided by the proportions and style of the room itself and any surviving architectural details. When you’re buying a fireplace, the choice lies between an antique or vintage piece, a ready-made modern or reproduction design or a bespoke surround. Some period styles can seem over-elaborate or too imposing for current tastes but unless you’re aiming…

LOVING THE ‘LITTLE BOOKS’ The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1901 Over a century after Beatrix Potter wrote her series of ‘little books’, their popularity remains undimmed. Several publishers rejected her earliest story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, so the author decided to self-publish, commissioning an edition of 250 copies in December 1901 from the printers Strangeways to give to family, friends and associates. The book had a colour frontispiece and 41 full-page line drawings. Its immediate success – Potter organised another small print run in February 1902 – encouraged Frederick Warne & Co to republish the book in October 1902, but with the author’s colour illustrations throughout. Back in 2013, a copy of the 1901 first edition sold for £24,800 at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury, but three years later another example…

orn in 1865 in Mumbai to an artistic family, Rudyard Kipling was one of the most celebrated poets and authors of his time and won the Nobel prize for literature in 1907. Good copies of our favourite Kipling story books can fetch mighty prices, as illustrated by the sale of two first editions of The Jungle Book, 1894, and The Second Jungle Book, 1895, sold at Sotheby’s in December 2016 for £5,625, the pair. For novice collectors, Kipling’s books can be found at a much more affordable level too – this first edition of the Just So Stories, published some seven years later, sold for £120 at book specialists, Forum Auctions. The book was described as ‘an excellent example overall’, although there was some light spotting on the pages and…