Miscellaneous Antiques
This section allows you to explore a range of many more interesting antique decorative items, which we are adding to the website on an ongoing basis. Here you can find Antique Mirrors, Antique Lighting, Antique Bronzes, Silver, Screens and many other items.
A George IV Sampler in excellent condition.
A George IV Sampler in excellent condition, meticulously worked by Mary Steelfox in 1826 in cross stitch, using silk threads on a linen background.
A sampler by Julia Bird 1890.
Julia Bird stitched her Sampler in 1890 ‘To my Mother’ She used the popular sentiment ‘Home Sweet Home’ as her theme, and included motifs of - Mother standing at the door of the home, kettles, and pet dogs as well as a number of birds - as a reminder of her surname, perhaps.
A map sampler by E. Andrews.
An attractively presented Map sampler of the late 18th, or early 19th century, embroidered to a design in use from 1780’s by E. Andrews.
A sampler by Mary Ashton dated 1790
Incorporating an unusual design, meticulously embroidered by Mary Ashton at Louth 1790.
A sampler by Hannah Fielden C. 1837
Sewed when only 12 years old using some unusual features - such as her wider than normal border. A morality rhyme is positioned between floral motifs which are work to a more realistic design than the usual geometric flowers found on Samplers.
A sampler by Nellie Curnow
A sampler by Nellie Curnow. Nellie was the 6th child of James W Curmow and his wife Elizabeth. The family lived at Mawgan in Menage in Cornwall, where James worked as a cordwainer. Nellie was already attending school when the 1881 census was prepared, she was only 4 years old.
A very accomplished sampler by Jane Holton, dated 1796
Finely woven on cloth using coloured silks, mainly exquistely tiny cross stich, but with the addition of a saw tooth border & zigzag row of crosses in satin stich.
Temple of Solomon. A large complicated Sampler by Elizabeth Lawton C.late 1830
Worked with a mixture of geometric and realistic designs in fine coloured threads, almost entirely in cross stich.
Visit the Antiques Centre
Just 10 minutes from J12 & 13 of the M1, and approximately one hours drive from London, Oxford, Cambridge and Birmingham, why not come and explore the Antiques Centre.
Huge Range
We have a huge range of antique silver, jewellery, porcelain, rugs, bronzes, lighting, paintings, prints and furniture.
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Enjoy spending hours browsing through interesting and beautiful historic pieces.
What's On
In addition to 60 permanent exhibitors, the Antiques Centre holds regular specialist art and antiques events throughout the year.