No mountain is too high, no valley too low, no river too wide and no ocean too deep in Timothy Langston‘s search for new pieces… The glorious Empire period features highly in recent additions to items in the gallery. A recent trip took Timothy to France where, amongst his finds, he discovered a fine Empire Period Walnut Console Table. […]
Read ArticleWhen asked to think of Swedish furniture for some of us this might conjure up images of couples in relationship limbo (she: with tape measure in hand and a purposeful stride, he: with suggestions of how to better spend a Saturday morning), long aisles of flat-packed sofas, shelves and tables with little blue and yellow plastic […]
Read ArticleAs a furniture dealer, the story of wood fascinates me. In cabinet making terms it begins in the medieval period when oak, an indigenous timber throughout northern Europe, was the favoured material for making furniture. This was the case 17th century when walnut suddenly became fashionable. This is the case throughout Europe until the end […]
Read ArticleThis July, when gazing out of your window at night, you will find Venus looking right back at you! The brightest planet and third brightest object in the sky (right after the sun and moon) is actually most luminous at this time of year, making the summer of 2015 even more magical. Sharing some features in […]
Read ArticleAlthough, stylistically speaking, the British Regency Period only refers to a timeframe of a decade either side of 1810, it churned out an impressive number of extraordinarily impactful furniture, embodying the flavour of the age in the Kingdom. The invigorating spirit that followed the Age of Enlightenment was almost palpable and the Regency Period witnessed […]
Read ArticleThe European fascination with Japanese “Imari” porcelain really began in the late 17th century and items of varying size, shape or form quickly became as much a focal point of grand Western homes as their Chinese counterparts. Imari works are customarily decorated in red and blue glazes, highlighted with gilded outlines, over a white, almost […]
Read ArticleFinally…one more sleep only! Tomorrow Timothy Langston and Andrew Sinclair will be opening the long anticipated exhibition: Film is Art (at 20A Pimlico Road in London). For one whole week, Langston’s otherwise primarily Antiques and Fine Arts Gallery is hosting the Contemporary Box-Art of the artist Andrew Sinclair. Having created an unusual and inspiring stage-like setting, the magical world of […]
Read ArticleAndrew Sinclair’s art seeks not only to frame the heavens and, in fact, the millennium, but to “capture infinity in a grain of sand”. No matter the subject, time and space is of the essence. Taking inspiration form Joseph Cornell‘s box art as well as Max Ernst‘s collages, Sinclair’s subject matter often seems to revolve around […]
Read ArticleSeeing Red? Then it is entirely possible that you are looking at a beautifully carved cinnabar lacquer artwork. And if you are of the opinion that art and craftsmanship go hand-in-hand, then you might just consider these works the peak of artistic expression, for they takes weeks to complete. The technique of carving this material consists […]
Read ArticleIn Timothy Langston’s own words: “I was introduced to Andrew Sinclair and his boxes by a friend at a party last year and immediately fell in love with the fantasy of his creations. Each box tells a story and as a collection they allow us to journey through the 20th century. As I studied each […]
Read ArticleIf in the bathroom, the hallway, the living room or the kitchen, people add mirrors to their homes wherever possible. To check your lipstick, add character to an otherwise dull space or to lend the illusion of depth to a room of any size, hardly any modern-day place does not incorporate at least one example… The birth of […]
Read ArticleAndrew Sinclair’s love for and understanding of early cinema, his passion for the magical and surreal German and French filmmakers as well as legendary (and by now) cult stories are played out in his wonderfully imaginative box art. From the gothic horror figure Nosferatu over the futuristic drama of Metropolis to the dream like world of Hans Christian […]
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