As we have had Whit Sunday we are now, by tradition, in to the first holiday of the Summer when much merrymaking does occur. Some of these strange rural, nay pagan, amusements have remained – the traditional Morris dance being one. Incredibly Will Kemp, a Shakespearean actor, Morris danced all the way from London to […]
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On the wall above where I write is a fine engraving of a tragic politician whom I’m reminded about today, for on this day 208 years ago the first and only British Prime Minister to date was murdered in the House of Commons. Poor Spencer Perceval had been minding his own business and making his […]
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Today and over the weekend many will be commemorating VE Day – May 8th 1945 being the day that hostilities in Europe ceased and people were insanely happy to be rid of war – well mostly, though there was the matter of the continuing hostilities with Japan which would be resolved three months later. However, […]
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Chelsea town house interior design It was a great privilege to work on a wonderful town house project in Chelsea where I was sourcing decorative items and antiques. The end result was an eclectic and thoughtful collection which looked as if it could have been assembled over many decades. Bringing nature and London into the […]
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In 1944, Mark Rothko said of one of his works that it dealt ‘not with the particular anecdote, but rather with the Spirit of Myth, which is generic to all myths at all times… It involves a pantheism in which man, bird, beast and tree – the Known as well as the Knowable – merge…’ […]
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The Pimlico Road Design District is celebrating its first year as part of London Design Festival (16 – 24 September) and a series of events has been organised. The area, home to our own iconic store, has long been known as one of London’s most important and well-established areas for interior design, art, antiques and fine furniture. As […]
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So here it is, Ten of the Top Best Antique Shops to visit in London. I’m often asked by decorators and antique enthusiasts to provide a list of shops in London I’d recommend to include in your search for new discoveries and so we’ve put together this mini guide to the 10 best places to […]
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Timothy Langston Fine Art & Antiques already ships around the world, but today we are delighted to announce that, from this week, we will have a presence in the newly launched Wolf Hall Antique Collective in Dallas, Texas. Situated in The Design District as part of the Wolf Hall Antique Collective you will be able […]
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Taking a closer look at four portraits available to view at Timothy Langston Fine Art & Antiques featuring women in history: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, the Marquise de Maintenon, Louise de Bourbon and a Portrait of a Lady. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was a social icon, author and political activist. She was as famous for […]
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“It’s funny how the beauty of art has so much more to do with the frame than the artwork itself.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Choke Frames: the subordinate assistants to the art they support? When reflecting on some of the greatest paintings in public collections today there would be few people who could describe, in detail, […]
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‘I should paint my own places best,’ wrote John Constable; ‘painting is but another word for feeling.’ Based six miles downstream from Salisbury – one of Constable’s ‘places’ – Rupert Muldoon has followed the same line of thought, haunting stretches of the Avon near his home and studio at Trafalgar Park. The name ‘Avon’ is […]
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The 5 best places to shop in central London must be the following: Portobello Market – drink in the atmosphere of the bohemian district of Notting Hill whilst strolling down Portobello. While fruit, vegetables, trinkets and vintage clothing are offered Saturdays, the real treat is to sample some ethnic food from one of the stalls and embark on a treasure hunt in […]
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