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Dear Su-Anne
In Classical terms, an urn is a large decorative covered container of wood, metal, pottery, etc. In
furniture, it was a large wooden vase-like container which was usually set on a pedestal on either
side of a side table. This was the characteristic of Adam style designs and also of Hepplewhites
work. Urns were also used as decorative turnings at the cross points of stretchers in 16th and 17th
century furniture designs. The urn and the vase were often set on the central pedestal in a broken
or swans neck pediment.
Ask the Collector experts about your treasures or collecting discipline queries. All
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a footed pedestal. Knife urns placed on pedestals flanking a dining-room sideboard were an
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following decade, in favour of knife boxes that were placed on the sideboard.
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The essential Antiques & Art event of the year was once again a huge
success - world class goods for local collectors and decorators.
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The
International Antiques Are Green campaign promotes investing in the future and recycling the past and the 2010 NAADA Faire did
just that! From the magnificent decor stand designed by interior designer Stephen Falcke that met you as you entered the NAADA Faire and
which showed how to mix antique pieces with contemporary green and recycled furniture to the wealth of antiques on show the message
was clear: antiques are sustainable, re-usable and re-saleable. Antiques are without doubt the best way to take the green movement into
our homes by preserving antiques for generations to come you will be doing your part in helping to curb the use of precious resources,
recycling, preserving a little piece of history and ultimately perpetuating its green cycle.
Stephen Falcke
Die Ossewa
Ed Pascoe
Yesterdays Dreams
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RARE
WOLRAAD
WOLTEMADE CLOCK
SOLD AT NAADA 2010
The top piece of the NAADA fair in July was the 288 cm. high, handsome,
Amsterdam clock sold by Kunsthandel H.W.C.Dullaert.
The clock, in a very beautiful burr walnut case, must have been made shortly after 1773. In that
year a Dutch VOC merchant ship De Jonge Thomas built in Amsterdam in 1764, broke in two
pieces in Table Bay during a fierce storm. The Governor of Cape Town, Baron Plettenberg was
totally focused on the valuable content of De Jonge Thomas and ordered his servants to patrol the
beach on that horrible night of 1st of June 1773. Whoever was found guilty of looting the contents
of the ship would be executed immediately. Baron Plettenberg did not show any mercy for the crew
of 205 on the broken ship. Wolraad Woltemade (65 years old) who cared for the horses in the
Castle of Cape Town took his horse and commanded it into the waves. In seven rescue operations he brought 14 men safely back to the coast. His 8th attempt to rescue lives ended fatally
when six men jumped from the ship and grabbed the horse. Wolraad Woltemade, his horse
and the six men drowned. When the news reached Amsterdam, Wolraad Woltemade
became a national hero and Baron Plettenberg was sacked. A new ship called Held
Woltemade was built in Amsterdam. This rare Amsterdam clock, which Ricus
Dullaertfound in South Africa, has the Table Mountain and Table Bay
painted on the dial and the heroic deeds of Wolraad moving as
an automaton on the dial. It is very satisfying that this
clock found a new South African owner and
remains in South Africa.
KUNSTHANDEL H.W.C.DULLAERT
AMSTERDAM & JOHANNESBURG
After the successful NAADA fair from 22-25 July where Ricus Dullaert from Kunsthandel H.W.C. Dullaert
sold nearly all his best pieces, Ricus is now preparing for the SAADA fair in October. On the NAADA fair
in July Ricus found South African customers for an important Amsterdam automation longcase clock with an
automaton with the heroic rescue operation of Wolraad Woltemade on 1st of June 1773 in Table Bay. In this
stormy night Wolraad Woltemade saved 14 lives of crew members of the Dutch East Indies Company ship
De Jonge Thomas.
On the NAADA opening night on 22 July at Sandton Convention Centre there was massive interest for the late
18th century Wolraad Woltemade clock. It was sold within half an hour after the official opening. Ricus also found
a customer for a very fine 18th century inlaid Dutch mahogany show cabinet with marqueterie of flowers. A lovely
Dutch 18th century burr walnut armoire found a new owner as well.
Directly after the fair Ricus went back to the Netherlands to buy new stock for the SAADA fair in October. He has
laid his hands on some magnificent 18th century pieces again. Ricus believes in quality and rather buys one good
17th or 18th century piece than a stand full of late 19th century or early 20th century furniture. The highlight of
the collection in October will be a very rich 18th century Amsterdam longcase clock in a richly carved mahogany
case. The dial is painted with the Christmas scene. Very unusual is that the moon faze indicator is part of the idyllic
scene of the birth of the Saviour in Bethlehem.
Ricus also found two splendid 18th century armoires in the Netherlands, one in burr walnut the other in mahogany.
A rarity in Ricuss collection for SAADA is a South German cabinet made to store guns for the hunt. The cabinet
is fully decorated with antlers of Bavarian deer and will bring every hunter in a hunting mood. A teakwood 18th
century so called compagnie kist with massive brass handles will surely charm the collectors of items that have
a connection with the famous Dutch East Indies Compagnie. Some lovely 18th century blue and white and family
Rose porcelain, a collection of 17th century Delft tiles and a rare 18th century so called luier cabinet (diaper
cabinet) will complete the collection. Ricus looks forward to meeting you at the SAADA fair 15-17 October 2010.
Contact Ricus on 073-152-9022 or email - ricusdullaert@gmx.net or visit www.dullaert.com
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ntiques
dieossewaantiques
Melville
Cnr 8th Avenue and Main Road
Tel: (011) 482-9785
Fax: (011) 482-7855
Warehouse
31 Village Road, Selby
Jhb
(Tel: (011) 836-1650
Shop Hours:
Monday Friday: 09:00 am 17:00pm
Saturday: 09:00 am 15:00pm
Sunday: 10:00 am 13:00pm
Warehouse Hours:
Monday Friday:
08:00am 16:00pm
Die Ossewa is situated in Melvilles Main Street at the corner of 8th Avenue. Inside the historic 1903 building, you will find an eclectic mix
of rare Africana furniture, 18th century French country styles, vintage industrial designs and bespoke tables crafted from re-cycled wood or
wrought iron. If you are looking for an eye-catching piece thats destined to be a talking point in your home then youre sure to find it at
Die Ossewa in Melville or at their massive warehouse and restoration workshop in central Johannesburg.
Christiaan and Sonia travel all over Europe and the Americas sourcing interesting and unusual pieces for Die Ossewa, a name that means
Ox Wagon. Nowadays their stock arrives by sea container, rather than on the back of a wagon, and after expert restoration they deliver their
international discoveries to satisfied customers all over Gauteng. They work with South Africas finest interior designers and decorators and
they exhibit annually at the National Antiques & Decorative Arts Faire in Sandton.
You may recognize Christiaans name as one of the rugby players who represented South Africa in the 1995 Rugby World Cup winning
squad. Sonia is no stranger to celebrity either having worked as a PRO at Sun City with legendary stars such as Michael Jackson and Tina
Turner.
With their combined passion for art and antiques, Christiaan and Sonia have built a thriving business supplying furniture for all styles of
interiors together with chic accessories, decorative objects and collectables. Paintings by South African artists, ceramic art from Ardmore in
KwaZulu-Natal, and vintage Moorcroft art pottery made in England in the early 1900s are just some of their specialities. Sonia also enjoys
finding beautiful jewellery for her discerning clients from estate sales all over South Africa.
Why not pay a visit to Die Ossewa, you never know what you will find today.
For more information, phone ChristiaanandSonia on Cell: 082-776-1585/Cell: 082-990-2409
Email: ossewa@iafrica.com or visit www.ossewaantiques.co.za
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Lorna Bailey
Lorna Baileys Dad writes to The Collector
am Lorna Baileys Dad and have been with her from the beginning of
her working life. Lorna left school in 1994 with 9 GCSE.s plus an A in
Art, she went straight into Burslem Art College which is famous for producing top ceramic designers like Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper, Mable
Leigh and Jessie Tate to name just a few. Her Mum Jennifer and I decided
that she would stay in Ceramics after leaving college because that was
where she wanted to be as a Ceramic Designer, so I gave up my Antique
business and started a small pottery in the Old Artone pottery in Burslem.
Lorna
Baile Fluted
Table Jug. Hand
Painted (30cm)
Tall
Staffordshire University gave her a honorary doctorate at the age of 28 years and now she can add D-Univ to her name . So in total she signs
her name Lorna Bailey D.Univ F.R.S.A. - nearly as many letters as in her name.
At the age of 21years Lorna won the Business Woman of the Year award and was accepted into the Royal Society of Arts so she could
have the letter of F.R.S.A. after her name. In 2002 she was given the honour of going to a garden party at Buckingham Palace with the
Queen and hundreds of other people (she enjoyed that!).
orna had many famous admirers of her designs including Eric Knowles, Paul Atterbury and Henry and John Sandon - all of Antiques
Roadshow fame, Julia Baird, John Lennons sister and Sheila Dibnah, Fred Dibnahs widow, and actors from the likes of Coronation Street,
Eastenders, The Bill and many other TV Programmes and actors from the world of films. Lorna married Timothy Procter and became Mrs
Lorna Procter and has two little girls called Izabella aged 5 years and Mya aged 19 months and Izabella is showing signs of creativity
just like her mum when she was little.
Finally Lorna named all her designs after streets in Porthill. Wolstanton and Maybank where she used to play as a child.
Her website is www.lorna-bailey.co.uk and if you do a search for Lorna Bailey there are lots of things to read about her including what other
people have said in the past.
As our local saying goes (speak to you again Duck!)
Ta Ta for now Duck
Lionel Bailey
Art Deco
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scene. Home is
where the heart
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With the Soccer World Cup everyones eye was momentarily off the ball but now that its
over and everything is getting back to normal collectors are back to doing what they
love best collecting!
What makes auctioneering so exciting is the unpredictability of what catches peoples fancy
when it comes to collecting. Whilst traditional antiques, such as the pair of hallmarked silver serving spoons that
sold for R3250.00, always create interest it is the more unusual collectables that often create more of a buzz.
One such item of interest that was sold on auction was a Thomas Edison Gem phonogram with 11 cylinder records.
This machine was produced in the 1850s and was one of the very first gramophone produced, and it was sold in perfect
working order for R7150.00 (incl commission). The other was an American Coca Cola vending machine, which fetched R11500.00
on auction.
We held our second Toy auction of the year in July, which once again was well attended and attracted serious buyers from all over. One of the star
attractions at that auction was a Murray (Ohio) yellow Dump pedal truck which fetched R4100 (incl commission), a Mobo Pony Express pedal cart
and pony (R2250.00), a Scout Tractor (R1750.00) and a Bally Space pinball machine (R8250.00). Other items that were sold at that particular
auction included a mid 20th century jointed Teddy Bear, a TAP Boeing 727 model aeroplane and a West German Demag crane.
There will be another Toy auction before the end of the year, in November/December, so please start bringing in your toys! .
Other items of interest that have been sold on our auctions include:
Watch the press for the further details regarding future auctions!
Sir William Cornwallis Harris: Portraits of the
Game & Wild Animals of Southern Africa (book)
R3000.00
R2700.00
R8750.00
R2500.00
R2800.00
For more information regarding our auctions or to go onto our mailing lists please contact
us on (011) 782-1896 or email info@dunnesafrica.co.za
Basement Level, Northcliff Corner Shopping Centre Corner Beyers Naude Drive & Milner Street, Northcliff
Tel: (011) 782-1896/8 Fax (011) 782-1897 Paul Brown Auctioneer 082-565-8899
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The Aquarium
The use of perspex developed during the 1930s which was considered the golden era of plastics.
Perspex was an alternative for cheaper jewellery during the Great Depression. Warm to the touch and
lighter than glass, it proved to be a huge hit amongst the trend setters. Perspex proved to be easily
carved and its transparency meant that the designs could be seen from all angles.
Dunhill employed carvers who would carve out the design on the back of the panel and then they sent
the panels to London to be painted by hand. This led to each and every lighter being individual in
design.
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From her early days Beatrix Potter was a lady that stood out.
Her failure to conform to the norm of the times she lived in made her into the Icon she is today. She did
not want to get married before a certain age because society dictated it... she did not want to have to
wear dresses... and above all she wanted to work. In those days a lady did not work! Her life story was
history in the making and surely a magical one at that. The journey started as a young girl where she pictured all these magical characters
doing wonderful things. Later on she put all these images on paper and hence her stories began. Born into a privileged lifestyle, she was
educated by a governess and had little if no contact with other children. Family holidays were spent in the Lake District where she developed
her love of landscape, fauna and flora. Although her parents discouraged her intellectual growth it was her study and watercolours of fungi
that gained her respect in the field of mycology. As a child she also painted landscapes. As a young girl Beatrix and her brother Bertram kept
many pets. Beatrixs pets were her inspiration and were often the subject of her sketches and paintings and later on they inspired many of the
beloved characters in her books.
Bunnykins Plate
Her life was full of tragic love; she became engaged to Norman Warne, the publisher
of her book. Her secret love affair lead to a huge amount of social problems at the time as he was considered to be
below her social standing. Her parents disapproved and alas Warne died before the wedding could take place.
On one of her visits to the Lake District she noticed that Hill Top Farm was going to be auctioned off. She
approached her publisher to find out if she had enough money to by the farm. He responded how many would
you like to buy?. Beatrix Potter had become financially independent of her
parents. She continued to purchase more farms eventually owning 15 farms
and a total of over 4,000 acres of land in the area.
The life of Beatrix Potter was a story of great sadness and great success so
it came as no surprise when in 2006 the Hollywood film version of her life
was released. Beatrix remained unmarried until, at the age of 47, she married William Heelis, a solicitor in the Lake District. Love had finally found her and she lived out her life
dedicating herself to the ecology and preservation of the Lake District.
In her lifetime she and her imaginary friends gave us 23 published books that have enthralled kids in
many languages worldwide. Inspiring many films and animations as well as a ballet it seems that the
world is still enthralled by Beatrix and her tales.
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Beatrix Potter passed away on the 23 December 1943 leaving a substantial part of
her estate to the National Trust to be preserved as a green landscape. This area in the
Lake District is known to be one of the largest green belts in the UK. Truly a lady ahead
of the times, in 1903 she created the first patented soft toy, making Peter Rabbit the
oldest licensed soft toy.
The legend started with the publication of her first book over a hundred years ago
and in this time the popularity of her stories and characters has grown immeasurably.
A woman ahead of her time with great business sense left an astonishing legacy of art,
characters, stories and an unspoiled landscape to the world.
I could swear that Peter Rabbit just did his curtain call knowing full well that the world
will still be talking about his adventures a hundred years from now. Each and every
character did their bit tonight in telling me the tale of the lady who gave them life or was
it them that gave her life!
Collecting Beatrix
Potter Figures:
Royal Albert
Beswick
Beswick backstamps: gold, brown and black.
Collecting all of the figures can be rewarding. Many of the figures
are rare today and prices can vary from R300- R14 000.00.
Collecting interest: The Nelson Mandela Square Antique Fair
Clyde on 4th Melville.
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Millers Antiques Price Guide is the only full colour, fully illustrated antiques price guide in the world. This
book is the essential guide for anyone buying on-line, at auction or in an antiques store. Special features
explain why one piece is worth more than another and shows how to value an item and teach you to be
your own appraiser. Whether youre buying or selling this is the book you need every year. New larger size makes identification and
valuing easier. Appeals to all sectors of the market, from first time buyers, to dealers and auctioneers. 233 million registered Ebay users
need this book on their desk while they surf the net. The unique annual antiques reference book.
Table of contents:
Porcelain, Pottery, Oriental, Ceramics, Works of Art, Furniture, Boxes, Treen Glass. Silver and
metalwares Clocks, Barometers, Scientific instruments, Jewellery, Objets de Vertu, Textiles, Toys, Dolls, Models, Tribal Art.
Architectural Antiques Books, Sporting Antiques, Militaria & Decorative Arts, Glass, Lighting, Metalware,
Textiles & Modern Design Posters.
Biographical note: Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She has
since extended and reinforced her knowledge of antiques through international research, becoming one of the worlds leading experts in
the field. In 1979 she co-founded the international best-seller Millers Antiques Price Guide and has since written more than 100 books,
which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Judith Miller appears regularly on TV and radio. She is an expert on the BBCs
Antiques Roadshow and co-hosts the popular BBC series The House Detectives, ITVs Antiques Trail, and Discoverys Its Your Bid. She has
appeared on The Martha Stewart Show and CNN. She is a regular lecturer and contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines,
including Financial Times, BBC Homes & Antiques and House & Garden. She has lectured extensively, including at the V&A in London
and the Smithsonian in Washington.
Hardcover: 608 pages, Publisher: St. Martins Press; 1st edition (January 9, 2007) Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312369344 ISBN-13: 978-0312369347
Taken from the Inside Flap of the Book: Yet though she is a household name around the world, her personal life
and her other significant achievements remain largely unknown. This remarkable new biography is an exploration
of the life and times of an extraordinary woman.
Potters was, Linda Lear reveals, a life inspired and enriched by nature. Even as a child and a young woman,
growing up in a wealthy, conventional London family, her imagination and artistic talent were fed by visits to the
countryside. She found personal and financial freedom through nature, first as an artist and scientific illustrator, and
then as the creator of the overnight bestseller Peter Rabbit which also revealed her to a far-sighted marketer and
merchandiser. It was in the little books that led Beatrix to her first great love: her editor and publisher Norman
Warne, who died tragically just a month after he proposed to her.
But Beatrix Potter was one of those rare individuals who is given a second chance at happiness. Her purchase of Hill Top Farm in the Lake District just
after Warnes death led to her reinvention as a successful landowner and country farmer, and eventually to a happy marriage to William Heelis. She
became a conservationist in order to preserve the landscape that had inspired her art, and, through the lands she bequeathed to the National Trust
on her death, she saved whole areas of the Lake District for posterity.
At a time when plunder was more popular than preservation, she had brought nature back into the imagination. Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature reveals
a strong, humorous, and independent woman, whose art was timeless, and whose generosity left an indelible imprint on the countryside.
As an appreciation of a life well-lived and a talent almost accidentally nurtured, Beatrix Potter, tells an absorbing story well worth reading.
--Christian Science Monitor
The great achievement of this book is the way it knits together Potters lifelong activities in art and science and shows how they are all part of an
extraordinarily integrated life: how her feeling for plants and animals and her finely detailed observations of the natural world were the foundation
stones of her childrens books as well as her land management skills and environmental awareness. --The Australian
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Casa Labia
Built in 1929 to reflect the spirit of 18th century Venice, Casa Labia is the opulent former Muizenberg residence of Count and Countess
Natale Labia.This national monument has been lovingly restored by the family and has re-opened its antique doors to reveal an
exquisite multi-functional cultural centre and up-market venue; complete with modern art gallery and Africa Nova boutique and an
authentic Italian caf by Judy Badenhorst.
ou may, like
me,
when
you are in the
Mother City and youre driving through Muizenberg,
go past the Natale Labia
museum. I did so for many
years. Recently on hearing
of renovations being done
to this historical site, I decid-
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eari n g
of her
restoration I had to go and see
what had taken place and
after a year and a half of
restoration I was honestly
astonished. The gardens
have been transformed to
as contemporary works by
South African artists such as
Irma Stern, Gerard Sekoto
and John Muafangejo.
ith many
K i n g s
a n d
Queens
having been entertained
here, once you have entered
her doors, you feel like you
are waiting for royalty to
arrive. Recently the Queen
of Spain visited during the
World Cup adding to the
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n a clear
Cape Town
day my visit
to
Natale
Labia could not even be
trumped by the panoramic
views of False Bay as I sat
and admired the bay from
the Casa Labia Cafe and
Address:
Casa Labia,
192 Main Road,
Muizenberg,
South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)21-788-6068
Fax: +27 (0)21-788-6067
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Off Beyers Naude Drive,
Northcliff, JHB
Tel: (011) 782-9988
Cell: 082-484--2673
MUST VISIT
Trading Hours:
Monday - Friday 11 - 5pm
Saturday 10 - 2pm
www.antiques.mahoonas.co.za
email: moonstruckexperience@gmail.com
Alexandro Pianon
1931 -1984
Pulcini Bird Murano
1962 designed for
Vistosi Glass works.
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Silver
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Porcelain
Light Fittings
Fine Art
Time Pieces
Restoration Kitchenalia
Glass
Art Deco
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Books
Antiques on Milner
Memories
Cell: 083-305-5154
Cell: 082-320-1712
Tel: (011)672-2744
E-mail: tomjane@vodamail.co.za
www.toolsandlights@mahoonas.co.za
Cornelius Lehr
Contact: Cornelius Lehr
Antiquarian Horologist
1977 World Champion Watchmaker
Tel: (011) 726-6420
Cell: 083-377-9076
E-mail: info@corneliuslehr.com
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The Cottage
Largest collection of Genuine Africana. Also stockists
of Victorian, Edwardian & Georgian Furniture.
Address: 42 Main Road, cnr 10th Ave, Melville
Melvilles oldest Antique shop
Tel: (011) 726-7506/1705
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Fine Art
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Ant i q u e S ho ps C o u nt r y Areas
Re s t o re r s
Ernest Bellingan Scott
Paper and Painting Restoration
De Kraal
Contact: Kerneels Laubscher
BY APPOINTMENT
Vereeniging
Tel: (016) 556-3729
Cell: 073-691-7134
E-mail: scottbelling@gmail.com
Cell: 082-781-5606
E-mail: jrmetals@netactive.co.za
Tonys Antiques
Founded in 1954, possibly SAs Oldest Antique Shop.
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Huntersrest Antiques
Country Collectables
& Collectables Toys
180 Long Road, Newlands Tel: (011) 477-2328 Email: kitsadk@mweb.co.za
Cell: Deon - 083-311-7000 Cell: Kitsa - 083-311-7117
Cell: Mavis - 083-336-6044
Have you ever strolled into an antiques shop that takes your
breath away and leaves you with the feeling that you have to
take a piece of history away with you?
Well, thats what collectors exper ence as they enter the doors
of Huntersrest Antiques. The combination of the aroma of
lavender that greets you, the friendly staff and the array of
gorgeous country antiques is captivating and irresistible.
Their selection of collectable dolls, absolutely fabulous gifts
ranging from bath salts to pretty umbrellas and their wide
selection of dinky cars and other toys will appeal to everyone
in the family and where necessary every care has been taken
to restore pieces to their former glory.
Owners Deon and Kitsa personally select the finest pieces of
furniture and collectables from all over the country and the
world to bring shoppers a truly unique and memorable shopping experience. Huntersrest Antiques is one of Joburgs
best antique shops be sure to pop in and feast your eyes on
their spectacular array of treasures from the past.
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