Sunday 16 December 2012

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Santa has dropped off a whole pile of delightful objects at the Marc Kitchen-Smith Ltd Depot - all perfect for (almost) last-minute Christmas presents!


We have an eclectic range of prints available. These Victorian colour lithographs from an early 20th century children's book are framed up in tulip wood and ready for suitable wall space. These are being sold individually rather than as a set, so shoppers can just choose their favourites!



If you are into 1960's/70's psychedelia, then make sure you put these great fish plates on your Xmas list. They are great fun, and really deserve to be appreciated as pieces of wall art rather than being covered in a Mornay sauce!





We tend to buy old children's toys based primarily on their aesthetics, and so this rocking horse is certainly a good example. Made of beech wood, and dating from the 1950's, it has been constructed to create the most beautiful and graceful lines: minimalist and totally functional.


Traditionally-made, wooden children's toys are immensely popular. Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a BIG wooden toy train under it! Or is that just nostalgia? Anyway, it seems most of our customers buying them on a regular basis, are WELL beyond school age, and one particular celebrity chef is using them to decorate his restaurants!


The original owner of this beautiful home-crafted doll's house was a lucky lady indeed. Dating from the late 19th century, this is a simple and elegant piece of folk art. It oozes bags of character, from the scalloped shingle roof, to the carefully fret-worked staircase, making it totally unique and now elevated from toy to a lovely example of country folk art. We suggest it is adored for its decorative qualities, and played with sparingly!



This delightful object is for the 'collector' of all things fine and rare. An exquisitely made Victorian miniature doll's rickshaw. Dating from about 1895, and made of a painted hardwood, it is in superb condition and could well have originated from one of the British Colonies such as India or Hong Kong.


OK, who thinks of Rudolph when they see antlers at Christmas?  This splendid 14pt set of antlers, are ready mounted on an oak plaque, and ready to be hung above the mantlepiece above the stockings. They make the ideal home for your flashing Christmas lights and/or the odd bauble...

 

Browse our stock online or in real life at LASSCO Brunswick House in London or LASSCO Three Pigeons in Oxfordshire.

Merry Christmas!