The Bank Holiday weekend

Hello and welcome back to Harrogate Antique Centre's Blog. Today's post is a real quickie, just to show you what Phil did with his stand after his move and to give you our opening times for the Bank Holiday.

But before that, this was the picture we ended on last time. Phil had moved stands and was busy painting. Everything was really a bit chaotic, but now it looks really quite different.

He has filled all the extra space with interesting stuff. 

Lots of pictures and pottery, furniture and lamps.

And some more extraordinary pieces, like this large statue of a young boy with a goose.

Its very striking and not something you find everyday. The stand looks really good and is on the left as you come into the centre. Phil always has something worth looking at and now that he has more space there is far more to ponder over so why not come along and have a look for yourself? 

Harrogate Antique Centre is open daily, from 9.30 to 5.30 on Mondays to Saturdays 

and 10 to 4 on Sundays. 

We are easy to find on the main A61 Leeds Road at Pannal just outside Harrogate town centre. 

We have lots of free parking and a great Cafe/Bistro.

Next time I will give you a more detailed look at what new stock our dealers have brought in.

There is some lovely stuff, this chair is just a taster.

Pretty isn't it? It's Edwardian, hand painted and waxed and re-upholstered in a lovely Laura Ashley print with double piping and a great price!

Have a lovely Bank Holiday and hopefully we'll see you soon.

Oh and don't forget that the BBC will be filming their Antique Road Trip programme here at Harrogate Antique Centre this Thursday, 30th May. 

What's new, meeting Maria and some changes

Good evening all. I hope you have had a nice day. Today's post is a look at what is new in this week. As always the stock keeps changing and lots of new things come in. And also today we have a few little changes taking place so there's a quick look at those too.

But firstly I would like to introduce you to one of our dealers, Maria Pyke.

Do you remember this picture from the end of the last post? This was a quick taster of what Maria sells here at Harrogate Antique Centre. Maria specialises in vintage clothing and accessories with a particular emphasis on the couture and designer end of the market. Her stock includes labels like Hobbs, Mulberry, Channel, Burberry, Dior and Liberty. But the really nice thing about Maria's stock is that it is current, it suits today's market. This is because she takes care to buy items that are easily mixed with what is already in our wardrobes and because, although most of her stock dates from the 50's to 80's, Maria has also sourced some good later designer items where the 'look' and quality are there.

The way Maria buys can be seen with the lovely Jaeger jacket below which is c 2000,
and is teamed up perfectly with a navy 60's dress.

This is Maria below, standing next to one of her stylish vintage furs.

This is another fur, very striking this one with its zig zags.

As you can see there is a good variety to choose from

She has hats

and bags

and shoes.

There are some very nice shoes, like these green and white 60's ones

and these slightly later fabulous orange ones.

And there is this lovely crocheted cardigan, which I quite fancy for myself.

Maria also has a good selection of men's stuff including some lovely Tweed jackets, 

like this one modelled perfectly by her dad!

Maria is here quite often, bringing in new items and changing her displays and is happy to tell you about her stock if you want to know more. And there is a lot more to see than I can tell you about in this small space so come along and have a look for yourself. There is costume jewellery and perfume bottles and gloves and lots more I haven't quite fit in so she is well worth a look. 

But onto other things....

We have had a bit of a change around and I have moved stands, taking this lovely dresser with me.

You can get loads of stuff in this. It is French, with big cupboards and good shelves behind lovely glazed doors. It is a very useful piece of furniture.

And new in this week and something a bit different is this clock table,

hand painted, it is very clever and quirky.

Also new in is this double brass bedstead, complete with side irons. 

And then completely new to the centre altogether is the Chair man - Chairs of Harrogate

There are some beautiful chairs in here.

 I especially like the Tweed buttoned arm chair in the corner below, it looks warm and welcoming.

But that's it for today I'm afraid. Not that this is all we have that is new in, 

just that this is all I have room to show you this time. 

Except for this...

As I said earlier, we have been having a bit of a swap round here. I have moved, Kate has moved and Phil is moving into the big stand on the left as you come into the centre. 

At the moment it looks a bit chaotic, but by the weekend it will be a completely different picture and he has been out buying stock to fill it up. 

Come along and have a look at what he has bought!

Harrogate Antique Centre is open every day.

Open weekdays & Saturdays from 9.30 am til 5.30 pm and Sunday from 10am to 4pm. 

Woody's Bistro is always open whenever we are for lovely snacks, meals or drinks 

and we have plenty of FREE parking. 

Find us on the A61 Leeds Road at Pannal just outside Harrogate town centre. 

We are easy to find opposite the Mercedes dealership and just before Pannal Golf Club.

Take care and we hope to see you soon.

Something to do over the Bank Holiday...

Good evening. This is just a quick post to show you what we have in new for the Bank Holiday so there's not much chatter, just a few pictures. But next time I hope to be able to introduce you to one of our dealers and tell you more about her stock of fabulous vintage clothing. Vintage is something we have embraced here at Harrogate Antique Centre and along side our traditional antiques and antique furniture we have a number of dealers who specialise in vintage and retro stock. But I will tell you more next time.

Today I have started for the men (reverse sexism) with this smoking cabinet and collection of pipes. The cabinet is really nice with glazed doors, drawers for all the bits and bobs that pipe smokers seem to need and tobacco jar in the centre. As you've probably guessed I'm not a smoker but I still like this, its well made and has all its bits. And for the girls amongst us its even pretty!

But, staying with the boys for now, we have cars.

And more cars.

Although these cars are sharing space with some Whimseys and other collectables,
so not just for the boys.

Further around there's this fabulous enamel sign, just one of a few we have to choose from this week. 

This one would look fabulous in my dream kitchen.

Sitting quite close to the sign is this guitar. It is sitting on a saddle would you believe?
And the saddle is on a 30's armchair - all tastes catered for here!

Also in here is this roomy Press. Loads of storage all in one place.

Inside it has the original slides and at the bottom there are plenty of drawers.

I know its probably sacrilege to many of you but I'd love to paint this, a nice sludgy green I think.

A bit sludgier than these painted chairs a bit further round.

I think it would look nice the colour of that table peeking out on the right of this picture - you can just see two legs and a bit of the top. Its a lovely colour.
The chairs are good too with blue Toille seats. 

And I love the Owl cushion.

For the traditionalists amongst us there is this very pretty sofa.

And this child's American rocker.

And for me there is this lovely lovely Peony fabric.
Actually its a pair of really nice quality lined curtains, but isn't it pretty?

We also have a huge collection of costume jewellery

There's lots of gems to choose from in the centre as we have a number of dealers who stock costume jewellery. It is always popular and lovely to rummage through!

And then finally for today we have this...

...a taster of what is to come next time.

So that's it for today. 

We are open all the Bank Holiday weekend so why not come along and have a look?

We are easy to find on the A61 Leeds Road, just outside Harrogate at Pannal, opposite the Mercedes dealership and just before Pannal Golf Club. 

We have FREE parking and a great Cafe/Bistro on site so we make a lovely day out!
Open Saturday 9.30 to 5.30, Sunday 10 to 4 and Bank Holiday Monday 9.30 to 5.30.

Normal hours are 9.30 to 5.30 Monday to Saturday and 10 to 4 Sunday.

We hope to see you soon, have a great weekend.