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The Incredible Power of Art
Art has been intertwined with the human sense of awareness and story telling since the beginning of time. Cave drawings from prehistoric...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Jun 23, 20241 min read
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A taste for Art!
Local Oxfordshire Artists will be showcasing their talents here at GBR - 1 Bromsgrove, Faringdon, South Oxfordshire -11th - 27th May...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Mar 23, 20241 min read
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Antiques in the Physical World
No1 Bromsgrove, Faringdon, Oxfordshire is a Victorian gem, originally developed as a Drapers store the premises still boast extensive...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Mar 23, 20241 min read
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New Retail HQ for GBR
Exciting times for Antique Dealers GBR! Extensive work is currently underway to prepare retail premises in the historic market town of...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Nov 19, 20232 min read
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Home Working 21st Century Revolution
According to U.K. Government statistics, in April 2020 46% of people in employment worked from home for at least part of the month. For...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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Life in the saddle
A few decades before the explosion of today’s Lycra clad ‘Tour de France’ inspired road cyclists a new wave of cyclist was blazing trails...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
May 1, 20201 min read
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But can you deliver?
Probably the most frequent questions we receive are can we ship Internationally, and do we deliver in the U.K. We pride ourselves in...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Jan 12, 20201 min read
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2019... a Vintage Year!
One of the great attractions of working in the world of Antiques and Decorative Salvage is the huge variety of nostalgic and historical...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Jan 1, 20201 min read
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A sprinkling of magic!
The most successful Retail and Hospitality Interiors cleverly employ varying degrees of visual theatre. Good design physically and...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Dec 22, 20191 min read
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Art, Design & Architecture for interiors
There is something reassuring and reenergising about encounters with great design that is familiar to us. Whether it’s world class...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Dec 10, 20191 min read
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Keeping the Faith
Through a period of incredible political and industrial strife in the late 60’s and throughout the 1970’s, emerged an unlikely and...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Jul 26, 20191 min read
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The real Chitty Bang Bang.
Childhood memories are vivid of Dick Van Dyke (Caractacus Potts), Sally Ann Howes (Truly Scrumptious), Lionel Jeffries (grandad), Robert...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Jun 16, 20192 min read
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Maritime hero
First glance of this wonderful furniture creation simply took our breath away. Respected commentators on design often quote that...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Jun 10, 20191 min read
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A Truly Grand Building
Very occasionally we get the opportunity to promote our business at events held in venues that echo the past decades and centuries of our...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Feb 18, 20192 min read
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The Comic
Contrary to public opinion, satire and irreverent satirical humour wasn’t invented in the 1980’s. We have the creator and contributors of...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Dec 21, 20181 min read
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Lest we forget
“The War to end all Wars”....that famous quote by H.G.Wells reflected an idealists view, based on the unprecedented scale of human loss...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Nov 6, 20181 min read
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Britain proudly leads the world....
We have much to thank our inventive and industrious Victorian relatives for. One thing in particular is the advancement in glass design...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Aug 11, 20181 min read
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Everyday heroes.......
We couldn’t let the RAF100 centenary year pass without paying tribute to the thousands of distinguished Airmen and Women who have...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Jul 20, 20181 min read
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Where the love of old begins...
Throughout our lives certain people, places and things provoke a deep life long fondness. We were reminded of this very recently whilst...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Jun 20, 20181 min read
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Bring a positive twist to your life!
Barley Twist - Thought to be of Baroque, Spanish-Moorish origin arriving in England from Portugal with Katherine of Braganza in 1661 when...
Peter - GBR Expedition Leader
Mar 12, 20181 min read
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