Sunday 28 August 2011

New website!

 


A few screenshots from our brand new website. It is a completely fresh look for us, a bit more up to date - we love it, hope you do to.

Love VRAT x

Saturday 27 August 2011

Scottish Sale 2011

So every August Bonhams, Edinburgh hold their annual Scottish Sale. It's usually one huge sale where all the departments have auctions within it however this year, it is different. 
Love the wall colourFrancis CB Cadel, Blue studio interior.

Bonhams held the Scottish Sale Part I last week (16th - 18th August) where Jewellery, Silver, Furniture, Whisky and Ceramics had their sales and it was a great success! The Scottish Sale Part II however is set to be one heck of an event. 

A personal favourite - Francis Campbell Boileau Cadel, The Joke.
The Pictures department signed a fantastic collection of Scottish Colourists names being
Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell
, Samuel John Peploe, George Leslie Hunter and John Duncan Fergusson. The majority of them originated from an Important Private American Collection in California. It is the most beautiful collection of pictures and it has been such a privilege to work during this sale. All four galleries are covered in magnificent paintings and cabinets of miniatures, it's a wonderful surround. Bonhams have not has such an amazing quantity of quality pictures ever, so this sale will go down in history!

You can view the sale in the Edinburgh Bonhams from Sunday 28th (1pm - 4pm) - Wednesday 31st August, from 10am-4pm.

The sale takes place next Wednesday 31st August at 6pm, entry into the sale is by paddle registration only as it is predicted to be a very busy sale. 

Fingers crossed it is successful,
Love VRAT xxx

PS, These photographs of the paintings do not do them justice at all. 


(All images taken from http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/WService=wslive_pub/pubweb/publicSite.r)

Saturday night snooping.

So I've spent all day re-launching Vintage Rings and Things new website and new collection, exciting stuff! 

Anyway, I decided to settle down to watch Sex and the City on Channel 4, and 'Bag Borrow or Steal' was mentioned, my ears pricked up and Googled it immediately! 

They have some beaut bags that you can hire but also some great great jewellery. They have vintage jewellery, fine jewellery and fashion jewellery, they cater for all! There is no doubt that this is going to be my new free time browsing site - what I could hire if I lived in NYC/had plenty of $$$!

Enjoy your weekend!
Love VRAT xx

A few that caught my eye:



A.B.S. by Allen Schwartz Bow 'All You Can Jet' Cuff

$10 per week


 

Chanel Flower Stackable rings

$29



 

Alexis Bittar Clear Crumpled Lucite Ring

$10 per week



Hermes Set of 2 Millefiori Silver Bangles

$46 per week


Kenneth Jay Lane Carved Jade Deco Cuff

$10 per week