Does anyone feel agitated by the onslaught and distractions of the internet? I can't even read a book anymore without resorting to my iPhone at least four times every 20 minutes. I know neuro scientists are having a field day researching how all of our brains are rotting away via information overload and the pressures of 'constantly on' technology. I for one have the concentration of a pot smoking gnat..
This might be a funny opening paragraph in a digital email you are probably reading via mobile phone or PC. What I am trying to get across is that all our products hark back to the pre-internet golden age. Products made to centuries old traditions. The halcyon pre-internet age. A bookcase to store real books in. A desk to write real letters at. A fountain to hear the trickling of real water from. So get real amongst the dust and wood smells of our large North London antiques warehouse and touch and feel these hand crafted products for yourself. Although you might need your iPhone to find us via Google Maps, we are quite remote..
It's always a difficult editorial decision to decide what to highlight in our newsletter. Think of our warehouse packed to the rafters with all manner of assorted electica - come and see for yourself, we're open to the public - as best represented in a single web page via a piddly email newsletter?
Hence I'm pointing you to our Latest Acquisitions page - French antique desks, oak Jacobean chairs, Chinese porcelain Buddha, Empire centre table, etc etc.. I could go on... of course you can always email us if it's something specific you are after, or use the search button on our website....
At over four feet tall there's a good size to this dramatic pair helped by vivid colour scheme and hand painted red Dragons. Ming it up...
Elegant and refined, perfect for modern contemporary interiors.. hand painted Sheraton motifs and designs a hark back to classical antiquity...
Despite most of us migrating to Kindles and other electronic reading devices, I like to think there are a few aesthetes left who require a beautiful hand crafted product such as this..
One of our most tasteful finds on a recent buying trip to Les Puces flea market in Paris. No - we're not telling you from which dealer! Great antique French desk perfect for a hip home office set up..
In French interior design, Vernis Martin is a type of imitation lacquer named after the French brothers Guillaume and Etienne-Simon Martine. These chests are a fine example of that old technique...
It wouldn't be a Canonbury Antiques email without one art deco product - so here it is. Lovely console table with oggee curves perfect for the original OG...
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Previous Issues
Tibetan Buddha, Sienna Marble, Malachite Table, Tuscan Landscape and Italian Fountains
Bronze Elephant, Cherub Horn Cornucopia, Henry Dasson, Bronze Cranes, Samuel Hawkins Table
Regency Tables, Grand Tour Oil Painting, Burmese Table and Flemish Antique Still Life
Boxing Hares, Campaign Chest, Regency Lacquer, William IV Desk and Thomas Hope
Wellington Chest, Period Deco Tables, Indian Dowry Chest, Pair Chinese Jingdezhen Vases