The Art of Sourcing: What Makes This Shipment Special

For many years sourcing antique pieces for my clients meant extended travel. It meant long hours on the road, walking through markets at daybreak, exploring private homes and warehouses late into...

Embracing Structure and Setting

Casa Arbolada, Montecito We often speak about antiques in terms of age and patina, but we speak less about the setting that surrounds them. A home has its own character long before any object is pl...

The Age of Beauty

There is no argument that antiques add a level of experience, knowledge, and sophistication to our homes. They bring a layer of history, culture, and character into our spaces that we may never o...

The Hand and the Age

After decades of buying in Europe, I find myself returning to the same thought. Time matters, but the hand behind the work often matters more. It is what gives an object its calm weight and helps i...

A HEATED RETREAT

A modern Muskoka cottage defined by restraint, material clarity, and quiet architecture. Natural wood, stone, and considered forms shape a space where objects live easily within the structure rathe...

Italian Tradition

Looking back on my early buying trips to Italy, it’s clear how much those days shaped the way I see and collect. The architecture, antiques, and art were unforgettable—but so were the people an...

A Warm Return

Brown brings depth, warmth, and a sense of steadiness to a home. Through patinated wood, leather, and layered materials, this reflection explores how brown anchors a space, gently balancing cooler ...

The Silent Storytellers of the English Manor House

Old English portraits are more than decoration. They are quiet witnesses to family life, memory, and continuity. Objects that carry warmth, presence, and the spirit of the homes they once belonged to.

L'Art D'Assembler

There is a certain intelligence in objects that were never meant to belong together, yet somehow do. In the Paris showroom of brocanteur Antoine Billore, stools, columns, tables, a...

The Price of Provenance

As shifting tariffs and post-Brexit trade changes reshape the path of European antiques, their rarity and value have only deepened. In this reflection, Lee explores how these challenges highlight t...

Parisian Revierie

A reimagined 17th-century Paris home blends Art Deco elegance with timeless restraint. Explore how sculptural forms, warm woods, and collected treasures create a dialogue between modern design and ...

Leather, light, and a place to meet.

A Collected Console

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