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

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 colour! 

Francis 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

"Where should one use perfume?" a young woman asked. "Wherever one wants to be kissed," I said. 

- CC

Sneak preview

A few photos of our new collection, beautiful 18ct gold pearl, ruby and diamond rings, vivid fire opal earrings and a gorgeous sterling silver locket with chain. 

Hope you like them!

Love VRAT xxx

Family trip time.

Milano, north of Italy

Ischgl, Austria

Montefalcione, south of Italy

Off again early tomorrow morning for our summer family holiday! 

We're hitting Milan, in the north of Italy, for a few days first (still trying to find some markets there.) Then driving (Well Dad is) up to the south of Austria into the picturesque Mountains for another few days. For the final part of the trip we will be driving to the south of Italy to a beautiful village called Montefalcione, where my Grandparents live, just outside of Naples. Haven't seen them since Christmas time! I'm taking my mini Diana, so hopefully my photographs will be more successful than the last time I used it - I must learn to read instructions...

Hope you're all having a lovely summer break,
Love
VRAT xx

Love a good rummage!

 A few photo's from the 'antiques fair' (flea market!) on the Calle Feria, Seville. There was a lot of odd bits and bobs but it was a great atmosphere, it was so busy at 8.30am!

Enjoy,

VRAT x