It has been a long time since our last blog post, over 2 years in fact!
Since that time point, we have all been through a pandemic and we have personally established ourselves in our new location at 40 Horsemarket, Barnard Castle. We would like to send a huge thanks to all who have welcomed us to the top end of town with open arms! We would also like to thank all the antiques dealers on ‘The Bank’ in Barnard Castle for their continued support and we hope we have now increased the antiques area in this great small town!
Within our great passion of the Arts and Crafts movement, in the past few years, there has been much change as so many people have begun sharing knowledge, learning and collecting many impressive items. As a result of this, with low interest rates at the bank (not the one mentioned earlier), prices have sharply risen and so has interest in pieces by Yorkshire craftsman, such as Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson. For example, if you simply google ‘Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson, you may be swamped by antiques media outlets and auction houses commenting on the high prices items have reached at auction recenty,
Interest in ‘Mouseman’ items has certainly increased and collectors seem to be aspiring to purchase high quality pieces to add to their collections. That said, this post is about a pair of animal carvings that are so good, that Charlie thought it was appropriate to say a few words about them! So, hopefully attached are a few images of the items in question; A pair of rare carved oak carvings from the Mouseman workshops of a Sparrow hawk and Tawny Owl both carved by the same craftsman.
While both are in super conditions with a rich natural patina, they are currently still for sale (at 3.20pm on Tuesday 17th August). They may be for sale for only a short while, but just look at the detail and the quality of said carvings! The detail to the back feathers of the Sparrow hawk is certainly impressive and at around 33cm each, both animals are certainly not small in size!
We certainly are proud of the items that we buy + sell and we really enjoy meeting so many great people while we do so. But, people often ask… “Do you enjoy what you do?” – How could you not enjoy specialising in an area like this, with so many fantastic pieces to buy and sell!?
Please take a look at these carvings, before they fly away! (terrible pun).
Thanks for reading! For more information on these items, please visit the ‘collectables’ section of this website.
Charlie
