Antiques Make Beautiful Custom Lamps
July 22, 2010 by Kali Justus
Filed under Dealer Secrets, slider
It’s fun to personalize your home by making objects you love into lamps. For instance, we opened a fabulous bottle of 1984 Chateau Margaux that my son had, and I made that bottle into a lamp with a custom shade.
Here’s some custom lamps currently for sale at The Gables:
This old ship lantern would make a great beach lamp or could fit right in at a lake house. 21″ tall. $350.00
17th century Chinese incense burner. $2300.00
19th century Rose Medallion teapot lamp. $1990.00
A new use for a pair of old wood finials. 33″ tall. $1250.00 for the pair.
A French jar used to store mustard, probably from a restaurant. Made of good quality porcelain. $480.00
Italian anything has charm: this 19th c Italian fragment of a baluster has been reinvented into a lamp. 32″ tall $1750
This very unique French 19th c. brass fireman’s helmet is from a small town in Normandy, named Fougere. I can’t even imagine wearing anything that heavy, but they did. Now it is a stunning lamp. $1450.00
We also have plenty of other treasures here just begging to be turned into custom lamps such as this 19th century French majolica vase with frogs, butterfly, and salamander. It would be great for a garden room, guest bedroom, or even a powder room. $925.00.
To turn one of your finds into an antique lamp, we recommend contacting Sunlighting Lamp and Shade Center on Roswell Road in Atlanta. They specialize in custom lampstands and shades.
–Pat
Antiques Restoration & Repair: Our Exclusive Atlanta Resources
May 4, 2010 by eralls
Filed under Care for Antiques, Dealer Secrets
We are so fortunate that here in Atlanta there are a number of fine craftsman in our area to repair and restore our antiques. This is by no means a complete list but these are people The Gables Antiques have used for many years and have always been very pleased with their work so we thought we would share their names.
Furniture Repair & Restoration
Dovetail & Restoration – Bernard Spenle
2868 Franklin Street
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
404.389.0565
The Relic Refurbisher – John Brinkley
770.432.9491, cell 404.932.9171
Finishing Touch – Robert Schmidt
3790 Green Industrial Way
Atlanta, GA 30341
770.455.6425 x3790
Kham Caning
770.938.6713
Lamping & Wiring
Sunlighting (also custom shades)
4990 Roswell Road
Atlanta, GA 30342
404.257.0043
The Lamp Shoppe
800 Miami Circle, Suite 120
Atlanta, Ga 30324
404.233.2100
Porcelain Repair
Ralph Wyatt
770.934.6818
Metal Work
Buckhead Plating
Repairs, refinishing and plating
2065 Piedmont Road
Atlanta, Ga. 30324
404.249.9585
Stone and Marble Restoration
Owen Marble
Mark Owen
164 Oak Street
Avondale Estates, Ga. 30002
404.292.8588
Russell Reel
404.245.9009
Framing
House of Colors – Woody Woodward
690 Miami Circle Suite 700, Atlanta, Georgia
404.233.6738
Antonio Raimo
700 Miami Circle
Atlanta, Georgia 30324
404.841.9880
Glass
Newell Precision Glass
Unusual glass projects and old glass
678.230.4646
Binswanger Glass
Glass table tops and mirrors
404.873.1888
Clock Repair
Classic Clocks
Build and repair clocks
Bernie and Byron Tekippe
857 Collier Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30318
404.355.5141
Painting and Frame Restoration
William Rood
404.352.3986
Please tell the craftsmen that The Gables Antiques sent you, and pass along our list to your friends!
Mountain Living at The Gables
April 27, 2010 by eralls
Filed under Dealer Secrets
In the past month, we’ve brought you our ultimate finds for lakeside living and helped you gear up for summer by getting beach chic, and today The Gables Antiques heads for the hills to share our favorite finds for mountain living — and a few fabulous accessories for around $200!
The Perfect Accessories for a Mountain Home! Set of six old French clay pots in a wood tray, for indoor or outdoor use, perfect for the center of a table, $130. Miniature French armoire in Louis Philippe style; made entirely from bamboo, $250. Metal grain measure, circa 1890, 8″ tall, $175. Wood grain measure, circa 1890, 6 1/2″ tall, $125. 19th century painted container for grain or coffee, No. 1 painted on front, 11 1/2″ tall, $750.
Rustic Elegance. The pine chest has four drawers and is from Sweden, 47 x 22 x 41 inches tall and is $3,400.
19th-century vaisselier in ash from Brittany, 58″ x 23′ x 86″ tall, circa 1870, $5,990. Shown in the vaisselier are great accessories for around $200: 19th century French terracotta pitcher with lid, $230, and a French yellow confit pot, $125. French lamps are made from an old painted wooden balustrade, 36″ tall, $650 each.
The English chest is from the 19th century and has original paint and hardware. It is 44″ x 20″ x 40 1/2″ tall, $3,800.
The English Cricket table in pine is charming and rustic. It is 37 1/2″ diameter x 30″ tall, $1,250.
Check back next week for more accessories around $200, and even more of our marvelous mountain home finds!
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