THE THIRD ANNUAL LUXURY ANTIQUES WEEKEND AT LINDEN HALL IN NORTHUMBERLAND The Luxury Antiques Weekend at Linden Hall returns to the Macdonald Linden Hall in Longhorsley, near Morpeth in Northumberland from Friday 12 until Sunday 14 March 2010.
Sculpture, who are also bringing a captivatingly rotund ‘Friar Tuck’ bronze by Adelaide Pandiani, c.1877, priced at £4,195. The wickedly cheeky, smiling Tuck is seen clutching a chicken in one hand and a bag of comestibles in the other.
Furniture comes from Graham Smith Antiques from Jesmond, Church Street Antiques and TV antiques expert Mike Melody of Melody Antiques, both from Cheshire. On offer from Graham Smith Antiques are regency mahogany open book shelves in the style of Gillows of Lancaster, c1810, priced at £2,200. M&N Oriental Rugs has an attractively coloured Persian silk qum, selling for £2,500 and a Persian Asmylak camel decoration, c1920, priced at £1,200.
Opulent jewellery includes a magnificent Art Deco platinum and diamond triple line bracelet, c.1930, £14,500 from Hampshire based Trivette, while Plaza has a sapphire and diamond watch by Vulcain for £5,800. From Grays Antique Market in London, Shapiro & Co also sells jewellery, as well as Russian objets d’art and glass. They have an attractive Art Nouveau glass inkwell, c 1905, for £575. Amongst the amazing collection of carrying card cases and other boxes from Simply Antiques of Suffolk is a 1913 ten-peg silver butt marker for the shooting enthusiast, price £1,900.
Calvert Trust Kielder, a UK charity that enables people with disabilities, together with their families and friends, to achieve their potential through outdoor adventure activities in the countryside, is again the Luxury Antiques Weekend’s chosen charity.
Notes to Editors:
The fair is vetted with a dateline of 1970 for most disciplines.
Event: Luxury Antiques Weekend at Linden Hall
Venue: Macdonald Linden Hall Hotel, Longhorsley, near Morpeth, Northumberland NE65 8XF
Free parking