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A short Stay in Pakistan
My family along with others like us who are lucky enough to have travelled beyond the confines of the school ski trip, the summer seaside...
Kevin Muncey
Dec 12, 202417 min read
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In Turkmenistan
Another North Korea without the potential firepower? Turkmenistan feels more like an Eritrea, a depopulated dictatorship whose people...
Kevin Muncey
Dec 12, 202417 min read
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Antoni Sulek: Panorama of a Stately Home
Oil on paper, signed and indistinctly dated, glazed in silvered frame, 119 x 43cm in frame PLEASE LOOK AT THE PICTURE ON THE WEBSITE. ...
pluperfectpresents
Nov 23, 20241 min read
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Neil Simone: Transitional Shadow 1987
The below biography is taken from Neil Simone’s website https://neilsimone.com His remarkable paintings sell for considerably more at...
pluperfectpresents
Nov 20, 20241 min read
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Ralph Cowan: a Northern Landscape
Oil on board, signed lower left and dates 1975, title inscribed verso, 69 x 89cm Ralph Cowan was born in Glasgow in 1904 and died just...
pluperfectpresents
Nov 16, 20241 min read
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Slumberland
BARBARA M CAMPBELL (CAM) fl.c.1940-1960, "Slumber-time", illustration pen, ink and watercolour, 6 1/2 x 10 3/4in Believed to be an...
pluperfectpresents
Nov 12, 20242 min read
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An Officer in the Northamptonshire Regiment
Portraits of unknown soldiers are not something we would expect to acquire, or much like, but this one, small as it is, is beautifully...
pluperfectpresents
Nov 8, 20241 min read
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A Large Indian Pichwai Painting
Identified as a 20th century Nathdwara School pichwai from Udaipur, Rajasthan, by Dr Giles Tillotson, Consultant Director Maharaja Man...
pluperfectpresents
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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A QAJAR DANCING BOY ON CANVAS 70 X 99cm Framed
In his recent book 'The House Divided', Barnaby Rogerson writes words to the effect that nothing of any beauty came out of the Qajar...
pluperfectpresents
Nov 2, 20241 min read
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A SPECTACULAR COCO DE MER
A half coco de mer nut (lodoicea maldivica), being of polished form and raised upon a stepped marble plinth, coco de mer length 33cm,...
pluperfectpresents
Oct 29, 20241 min read
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HENRY MOORE AND HIS WORK
Henry Moore, at work in his studio, and at work, and another of 'King & Queen', period photographic prints, laid on card, 50 x 39cm ...
pluperfectpresents
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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MRS BEETON’S BOOK OF HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT
1910 EDITION. What can we say? Everyone knows it and we think everyone should have a copy in the house - we actually do use the one we...
pluperfectpresents
Oct 22, 20241 min read
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FOUR 1933 EVERYMAN LIBRARY VOLUMES
Everyman's Library, 4 volumes, 1933 A Literary and Historical Atlas of Asia, A Literary and Historical Atlas of Europe, Atlas of Ancient...
pluperfectpresents
Oct 18, 20241 min read
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A NAPOLEON DEATH MEDAILLION
A bronze relief medallion by Depaulis depicting Napoleon lying dead at Saint Helena to one side and the return of his body to France on...
pluperfectpresents
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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THOMAS ROWLANDSON ENGRAVING ON SCREEN
After Thomas Rowlandson, Dr Syntax, a set of twenty four coloured engravings, mounted within an early 20th century two fold wooden...
pluperfectpresents
Oct 11, 20241 min read
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Silver Ring set with Smoky Topaz
An extremely elegant and clean cut heavy silver ring set with a faceted smoky topaz. Unusually, it is very well balanced and doesn’t...
pluperfectpresents
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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An Indian Diamond and Enamel Ring
A stunning Indian diamond and enamel ring set with a flat cut diamond in a border of red and white enamel, accented by further rose cut...
pluperfectpresents
Oct 4, 20241 min read
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A Stunning Coco de Mer
A half coco de mer nut (lodoicea maldivica), being of polished form and raised upon a stepped marble plinth, coco de mer length 33cm,...
pluperfectpresents
Oct 1, 20241 min read
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THE ULTIMATE ART DECO COCKTAIL CABINET
An Art Deco burr walnut cocktail cabinet, circa 1930, with cut glass glasses and silver plated cocktail shaker. Do you need it, probably...
pluperfectpresents
Sep 7, 20241 min read
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STUNNING ART DECO DISPLAY CABINET
Height126 Width100 Depth.32cm. Furniture is a bit of a departure for us but we love this - if you need a display cabinet, this has to...
pluperfectpresents
Sep 5, 20241 min read
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