top:2px;padding-right:5px;font-family:times;”>Like many of you, I get a lot of junk email, spam, and unsolicited random requests. I’ve signed up on a million mailing lists and that just adds to the problem, so once a week I click quickly through my spam folder to see if anything of interest got tucked away accidentally before empting them into the trash bin. Typically, it’s all deletable, but recently an advertising email from an antique shop caught my attention.
I’m not sure how I got on their list but I suspect in researching potential antique shopping tours for clients visiting the UK I might have subscribed at some point. Rather than deleting this one advertising email as I usually do, I found myself intrigued by Windsor House Antique Centre in the beautiful Cotswold’s, about 2 hours from London in Moreton in Marsh. This beautiful country market town contains about 30 other antique dealers and a plethora of unlimited free parking, with the Windsor House Antique Center sitting amongst honey-colored stone buildings and astride the ancient Roman Fosse Way. Just thinking about it makes me want to strap on my wellies and go striding through the nearby lush river valleys and rolling green hills!
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George 3rd Mahogany chest
Mahogany chest on stand of rare smaller proportions. Wonderful condition.
Circa 1780 with original handles
40″ wide x 21″ deep x 69″ high.
£2750.00
(email vendor for delivery costs and options)
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Wedgewood Jug, circa 1830
Pretty ewer with relief molding. Chinoiserie print. Small chip.
9″ high x 8″ high
£180.00
(+ postage of £8.00)
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Wonderful Toleware Tray
Beautiful Toleware tray with wonderful flowered decoration. Victorian.
31 3/4″ x 26 1/4″
£695.00
(+ postage of £12.00)
Normally, if I haven’t visited an antique shop or know someone who has, I don’t like to recommend it – however, I have suspicion that this shop has serious potential and just because I don’t have time at the present to check them out in person, I didn’t want my dear Diva Readers to miss out on an opportunity!!! Plus, as an added benefit for those arm-chair travelling Diva Readers, Windsor House has in interesting online inventory and ships internationally!
I’ll most certainly set aside time to visit Windsor House Antiques Centre on my next trip to the UK. In the meantime, if you make it there before I do, please tell Jane & the gang at Windsor House Antiques that The Antiques Diva™ sent you – and even more importantly, please report back to me with your findings! I’d love to live vicariously through your shopping experience!
Cheerio Mate!
The Antiques Diva™
(seen at right with La Reine and The English Rose)
Pamela & Terry Edwards,
Just checked out your blog and feel the same way! Will be returning again and again and again!
Donna Baker,
You'd have a ball in the Cotswolds!!! I can just imagine the items you'd stumble upon and give your own unique spin on presenting!
Isa/Blue Muse,
Cotswolds is a dream – I could have closed my eyes and pointed the camera in any direction and come home with a perfectly enchanting picture! You must add this to your life to do list!
Carolyn/Draffin Bears,
And now thanks to you I've got a craving for those scones!!! I'm going to whip up a batch this afternoon!
Victorian Cobweb,
Indeed you're right, I can't say "Windsor" with putting on a British voice and wondering what hat to wear!
La Reine,
Indeed we had a ball in the UK! Can't wait until our next adventure!
Lovely, lovely blog. I am here via Ronda at All The best and I just know I shall be a frequent visitor!
I wish I was there. Beautiful photos.
OooOOoo the places you have been. It's really amazing.
I love that wedgewood jug – dreamy – and your photos of the cotswolds – divine.
xo Isa
Thank you for the lovely post ~ the mahogany chest is wonderful.
Also liked the information about the Cotswolds.
That is somewhere I would love to visit one day.
The tea, scones with the clotted cream and strawberry jam made me feel like I wanted to go and bake a batch. Many thanks for sharing your lovely photos.
Happy weekend
Hugs
Carolyn
There has got to be something to the name Windsor! It just evokes romance! The Wedgewood Jug is gorgeous!
Thanks for this post…what a great reminder of our visit to the Cotswolds! And the scones and clotted cream… je leche la laptop!
je me souviens…
la Reine