Pilgrims Antiques Centre West Street. Dorking: Monika's section



This is the view of Monika's section as you would see it walking up the steps into Room 3.





Stylish tables and chairs in Monika's section.



Fabulous pair of bronze greyhounds.



Huge polished bean pods. Percussion instruments from Africa - or maybe just superb decorative objects.

Tea or coffee pot in the arts and crafts style, made of metal.
Delightful tea for two set, probably 1930s.

Monika finds so many stylish and interesting things.
How about this set of drawer handles to adorn a Victorian chest of drawers?
On the right is a dear little door knocker, suitable for a child's room.

Monika normally has some jewellery, elegant and beautiful.
She loves studio pottery - seeking out potters who have become renowned for their style.

A beautiful 1930s art deco style wooden tray or bowl for fruit.
It sits on a fine burr walnut circular small table.

On top of the cabinets you can see lovely things that cannot fit inside.

Whitefriars Glass.
Whitefriars is very much on trend at the moment.



Monika collects together intersting pictures, suitable perhaps for the boudoir, this one.



Lovely wooden fretwork cutlery tray.

A look into Monika's section from the steps down from Room 4.

1950s style coffee table with magazine rack.

Monika loves to seek out the things that appeal to her - and her speciality is art nouveau and the arts and crafts era.
She is in the shop on Mondays and every other Saturday afternoon.
She also sells at local fairs - maybe you could catch her at Sandown or Epsom some time.

Pilgrims' Antiques West Street Dorking. Sue and Brian's section.

This week we can enjoy a brief look at the section in which Sue and Brian display their chosen stock.

Everything is beautifully polished and ready for your home, whether decorative or useful (or both).

The area is quite small and includes the big old fire place that was once in the back room of the old butcher's shop, which the shop was in a previous

incarnation.

I am thinking that we could sum up Sue and Brian's stock in three words - metals, woods and jewellery; but of course there is always more to be found.

Sue is normally in the shop on Fridays.

Sue and Brian have the know how and facilities to ensure that brass always looks superb.

Silver ware and glass.


More copper and brass.

Sue has a lot of jewellery; some is antique and some is quite modern and stylish.

It is possible to find items of modern jewellery that appeal, for oneself or as a gift, for under £20.

A stunning water set - or lemonade set.

The jug and glasses are superbly etched with a fern design.

There are many reproduction advertising signs to be found these days made of thin lightweight metal. This HMV sign is not modern, it is heavy and sturdy.

Pictures taken within Sue and Brian's section tend to show the child's high chair. I love it!

But I doubt that it will be in the shop for very long.

Please remember that anything you see within the various pages of this blog may well not be in the shop now.

Finally I must thank Sue for the lovely window displays that she creates.
Our Pilgrim's community really value the work she puts in.

And customers also comment very favourably.

Pilgrims Antiques Centre Dorking: Jonathan's Stock.

This week we take a look at one of Jonathan's areas.

This area is in Room 2, just up the three steps from the room by the entrance.

He tends to be searching for stock dating from Victorian times to the 1930s. It is normally decorative and useful. His area is crammed full of table ware and ornaments of a traditional style - lots of blue and white, flowers, ornaments and figurines.

Sometimes he has silver.

Jonathan is a very strong figure within our community, but is often busy selling at fairs.

He normally spends some time at the shop on Wednesdays. I suggest if you want to chat with him you should phone first to see if he will be in.

A general view of this area. Jonathan's stock can be found in both cabinets and open shelves.

Another general view.

Pretty china and ornaments in one of the cabinets.

A variety of things in the same cabinet - showing that glass can be found too. He particularly likes cranberry glass, but often has sets of drinking glasses.

Victorian Staffordshire dogs.

The ever popular Royal Albert Old Country Roses range of china.


Blue and white.

An ornate decorative centrepiece for the dinner table.

Miscellaneous china - a lovely vase.

Paperweight and chintz china.

Royal Winton Chintz has always been popular.

See the price ticket for the glass paperweight - Jonathan does not over charge for things.

I hope that none of us do.

An interesting selection of "Men at Work" figurines.

The china at the front could be Crown Derby - it is certainly their style.

Quirky bust amongst the white and gold china.

Elegant 1930's figurine and a figure from the Royal Doulton range.

More blue and white.

And just when you think you understand what sort of stock Jonathan has to sell, you can chance upon something completely different.

I think we are all like that - we have a leaning in one direction, but we don't rule out other interesting possibilities.

This is the famous mushroom cruet set by Carlton Ware - 1960s or 1970s.

We will see Jonathan's other area in a few weeks.

Next week I will delve amongst Sue and Brian's stock to share with you.

Next week the clock's go forward an hour and today has been brilliantly sunny in the south of England all day.

Maybe we really have turned away from Winter now - daffodils nod in the breeze everywhere.

The longer days and sunshine will encourage us in the shop to be out finding more for you and of course it will encourage many into the antiques shops of West Street too.

Pilgrims Antiques West Street Dorking Room 2 Julie and Gill

Welcome back to Pilgrim's Antiques Centre.

This week we will climb the three stairs to Room 2.

This small room is crammed full of such a wide variety of things that it would be hard to take it all in during one visit - except that our eyes are always drawn to study the things that really attract us and we only glance at the things that don't interest us.

This is what makes an antiques centre so worthwhile. Each person trading displays their differing interests, making separate parts of the shop attractive to the range of customers coming through the door.

This week we will look at the displays created by Julie and Gill who have cabinets and shelves alongside each other.

Julie has a wide variety of stock, from interesting small antique items, linen and lace to good value attractive bric a brac.

She comes into the shop regularly on Monday - from about half past ten until 3 o'clock.

Gill specialises in glass - named glass from various eras.

She is in the shop on some Saturday's - alternate Saturdays.

This is part of Julie's area showing the linen and lace, which she takes great pride in.

Sometimes she has beautiful cushions and sweet selling lavender bags that are hand sewn by her skilled French hands.

I am sure she has a sewing box at home.

Here is one for another sewing enthusiast.

A set of very reasonably priced Stewart crystal wine glasses from Gill.


Biscuit jar and vase.

Wonderful crystal small tumblers.

I really loved to get them out of the cabinet and handle them.


Julie has some small silver or silver plate items.


A pin cushion and a card case from Julie's cabinet.

In Julie's cabinet.

All sorts of bits and pieces in one of Julie's small cabinets.

Art nouveau tray - or just a wooden piece of art for the wall.

Looking back from below the steps into Room 3 to Gill's glass and Julie's all sorts.

There will be no Pilgrims Antiques blog next week.

I shall be in the shop on Monday; but I have other commitments for the rest of the week and will not be able to do things at the computer.

The following week we will begin to see what Jonathan has for you.