Christmas Opening Times 2011
We will be closed from Friday 23rd December and will re open on Wednesday 4th January but we will be available via email at info@driscollsantiques.co.uk during this time.
We may be able to open via appointment during this time so if you would like to email your telephone number, day and time you wish to view and someone will contact you.
I want to take this opportunity to wish you a merry Christmas and happy New Year.
The £12 million garden antique statue
A four and a half foot marble antique statue in the depiction of Leda and the Swan had been in a family of the for more than 200 years and at one stage was used as a garden ornament. They had no idea of its value but when an antiquities specialist spotted the piece, he discovered it was from the second century Imperial Rome, and estimated its value at over £1million. It was taken to an antiques sale room in New York and it ended up selling for more than £12 million. Not bad for a garden ornament. I am sure it will now be placed on a fine piece of antique furniture where it belongs and will be lovingly looked after.
Latest email scam aimed at antiques dealers
Here are several emails sent to ourselves and also over 100 antique dealers, so please be aware, these are scam emails.
Email sent from: micheal.lawrence69@yahoo.com
Good day i like to know if your item is still available for sale Regards
Reply
Also from
Email sent from: jonnycole60@yahoo.com
"Hello, I”m Jonny and i came accross your contact details through web directory concerning the item you have for sale and im highly interested in purchasing it . I will like to know all the details about the item before proceeding with the payment….. 1. How long have you owned it? 2. Why are you selling it? 3. Last Price? So your swift response to these required information would be highly entertained before proceeding to the next stage, the method of payment is Cheque. Kindly email back, if it”s still forsale. Hope to hear from you Asap. Regards Jonny"
Also from
Email sent from: marrycollins123@yahoo.com
"Hello , My name is marry .Am here to tell you that I saw your advertised and am interested in buying the item, Please let me know if it is still available for sale and perhaps in good condition. I am waiting your response to my mail and I will also proceed with purchase if it is still for sale and also in good condition as I have requested earlier on and also the price of the item Thanks so much and I will be waiting for your response asap God bless."
They then reply with
Good day
Thank you for your response
the asking price is fine with me
I want to go to your place to display the item, but not right now because of the nature of my work
I viewed the item online very good and I am so happy with what I’ve seen so far and I am ready to make payments with certified checks and waits until the check clears in your bank accounts and sending my agents come to pick up the item as soon as you have confirmed that the check has been cleared as 100% of your bank accounts
Please complete the following information to complete the check
check. NAME ……………
Address Postal Code ……….
STATE …….
CITY "in the country ……….
TEL NUMBER ……..
LAST OFFER ……….
I will ensure that you receive the payment of at least four working days. As for sending as soon as you confirm to me that the box is cleared in your account, I will inform my shipper to come for the pick up immediately gently remove the item from which you advertise on the Internet because I am ready to make payment for it and consider it sold to make me come back to me as soon as possible
sincerely
These are scam emails and please do not respond to then, simply delete them as this is a scam to steal your antiques and antique furniture.
Is this a real mermaid from the 19th century?
A bizarre stuffed animal made to look like a mermaid that was brought to Britain from the Far East in the 19th century has emerged in an antiques auction recently.
It has been made from fish and monkey parts, very cleverly stuck together and gave the impression it was once a genuine mermaid.
The mermaid is placed on a wooden plinth in a swimming pose with its arms and hands outstretched, its large eyes staring ahead and a smile on its face. It has a tail fin, dorsal fin and a human looking face and thin arms leading to hands and even some hair on its head.
They were originally made to fool people into thinking they were real animals and displayed in curiosity shops.
It would be a very unusual piece to have on for antique furniture and definitely a good talking point!
Only limited space available on our last delivery run!
As Christmas draws closer our delivery runs start to fill up quite fast and we now only have one delivery run available before Christmas. The last delivery run will be on weekend 17th / 18th December and we are already starting to get fully booked. If you are wanting to buy some antique furniture from us and you need it before Christmas please let us know fast and we can reserve you a place on the last run.
Don’t forget to order your tables and chairs for Christmas lunch and also as an alternative present, this year why not consider buying a piece of antique furniture as this will be a present you never forget as it will stay with you for life.
Below are some additional images of the Victorian Burr Walnut Antique Credenza as it is of such good quality and has so many nice features but we can not display all of them on our website so we have shown them on our antiques blog.
Antique Credenza is a very nice classical piece of antique furniture to have in your home and you will struggle to find a better example than this. please see our antiques website for full details and price.