Newsletter: December 2009 Our purpose built restoration workshops have been very busy and have undertaken important commissions throughout the year. We are able to offer clients the skills of our three highly experienced craftsmen in the restoration and conservation of furniture of all types. We have an invaluable resource of old timber, essential to restore the best antique furniture, and copy old handles, locks and metal mounts. Our services also include the restoration and conservation of papier mache, brass inlay and marquetry. Finally we are proud to announce that partner Rebecca Scott was commissioned by Shire Publications to write their new larger and more comprehensive edition of Samplers. Samplers have been worked in Britain since the sixteenth century, and provide a valuable social record as well as being works of art. Originally collections of patterns gathered together for reference by needle and lace workers, they came to encompass works of piety, of love, of education, and commemoration. Young ladies would stitch the alphabet, multiplication tables and religious extracts not only for decoration, but to keep them from being idle, and to impress the relevant lessons deep into their consciousness. They are among the few antiques that record precisely when they were made, and by whom, which makes the changing fashions in stitches and decoration all the easier to trace. Samplers, written by one of Britain’s leading experts on the subject, Rebecca Scott, and illustrated with superb photographs of a great range of samplers from Britain and the United States provides an ideal introduction to these amazing embroideries for collectors and those interested in social history and the history of art. Published by Shire Books Paperback; December 2009; 128 pages; ISBN: 9780747807063 . - o O o - Showroom Visits A visit to the Cotswolds, an area of outstanding beauty, is always a memorable experience. We would love to see you in Witney and show you around our showrooms where you will be sure to receive a warm welcome, and for those who have never visited us a very pleasant surprise.

Witney Antiques is a member of The British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA), The Cotswold Antique Dealers' Association (CADA) and The London & Provincial Antique Dealers' Association (LAPADA).
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