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!

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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!

'Any colour..., as long as it's black'

Prophetic words Mr Ford. Black-finished furniture was a popular aesthetic throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, and remains a stylish choice today.

 
These ebonised hardwood bookends were perhaps brought back from Africa as souvenirs in the 1950's. Beautifully carved, and accented with resin tusks, they look like they've arrived straight from the bookshelf of an Art Deco Manhattan apartment.

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This set of collector's drawers would have been a must for your discerning Victorian naturalist, and his collection of rocks, fossils, or butterflies. With eight gradated depth drawers, this is a very elegant and practical item of furniture. Would make a very chic filing cabinet...

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Dating from the 1950's, this large Herbert Terry anglepoise lamp is an essential component to the 'vintage office' look. Although originally produced in other colours, black always looks best as it contrasts so well with the chrome fittings.

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This turned oak table has been repainted to give it a new lease of life. We think that the change of colour has given it a more turn-of-the-century 'Aesthetic' look, even though the table itself dates from the 1930's.

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The 1920s was the era for a resurgence of the 'chinoiserie' style in interiors and furniture. This traditional-lacquered hardwood screen dates from around this period.

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As timelessly stylish and functional now as it was then, the seven narrow leaves of this Art Deco screen neatly fold up for efficient and neat storage when not in use.

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African adventures

We haven't quite ventured as far as Africa, but we have been getting some of our Belgian buys and other African-inspired delightful objects ready for sale.


We picked up these great African wood-carved masks during our trip to Brussels at the end of last year. These modern masks make striking sculptural pieces. We've mounted a few of them on steel stands to emphasise these qualities.






This quirky lamp dating from the 1930s, has an extra-useful bendy metal 'holder' alongside a carved elephant on a marble base. We've had our postcards filed in it for the past couple of weeks. It's a handy combination of letter rack/lamp!


Finally, this African animal hide drum is a surefire way to out-bongo all those park-dwelling bongo players this summer!