Privet House Revisited

With a big shopping trip planned to the South of France and Italy at the end of June, Suzanne and Richard decided that it was time to make some room at Privet House for all the fabulous things that will start arriving from Europe in a few weeks - hence the Backyard Sale this weekend. But in the meantime, I thought I would share some of my favourite corners and items in the shop, as it has been a while since I blogged about PH.

We sold one early in the year and now have two more vintage Piaggio Vespas for sale, the black one is 1962 and the white is 1965. They have been fully restored and are ready to go on the road!

This is one of my favourite parts of the shop - vintage books in superb condition, on fashion, design, art and royalty, some of them first editions and hard to find.

How about this elephant skull?!

I love Santa Maria Novella products - my most favourite is without a doubt the handcream - you have to try it to know what I'm talking about!

People spend hours looking at all items in our curiosities cabinet - there is always something new everytime you look!

I have to admit I am very partial to all our linens, which are either French or Belgian - and I love this display that Suzanne did of our teatowels!

Something else we get from France are these uniquely scented candles and the cameo candles - the company, Cire Trudon, has been around since the 1600's and they were the official candlemakers to the court of Versailles. It still belongs to the Trudon family.

Impressive, no? A lot of our antlers date to early last century and come from Bavaria.

This is truly one of my most favourite parts of the shop - our collection of brushes. They are all handmade, most in Germany but also Belgium and South Africa. There is one for every use, from nail brushes, to pot brushes, to cupboard brushes.

Garden tools is one of our most popular sections. I don't garden (so un-anglophile of me, I know!) but I admit, I am tempted - with the landscape work that still needs to be done in our front yard...

Last and foremost, the Lambertson Truex canvas totes, designed by Richard (and John). I have a large and a small, what can I say, I am a fan! This may also be the last opportunity to get one, as LT was just recently purchased by Tiffany's so these will soon become collector's items.

So come visit! And if you're in the area this weekend, do not miss the sale - we will have about eight dealers under one tent, a few antiques dealers from NYC, a few interior designers, Privet House and Vol.1 Antiques.