Are you looking for that ultimate accessory to complete your nursery?

Whether your nursery is in a traditional, high status Georgian or Victorian residence, or a modern day town house, our handsome, dapple grey rocking horse is the perfect addition.

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English clockmaker, William Clement, is credited with the development of the Longcase, or Grandfather, clock.  These were tall, free-standing, weight-driven pendulum clocks with their long pendulums encased in beautiful wooden towers – they were, and still are, the perfect clock to add elegance and grandeur to any room, especially on a miniature scale! (more…)

Considered by many to be the Golden Age of English history, the Elizabethan era was one of exploration, overseas expansion, and relative stability.  It was also the age of the English Renaissance which saw significant changes and developments in architecture and the fine arts.  The theatre also flourished during this period – William Shakespeare anyone?

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The summer holidays are looming and although the promise of plenty of sunshine hopefully means the kids will be outside in the garden digging up worms or eating mud, what happens when the rain inevitably falls?  Why not bring the sunshine inside and transport your cowboys and ‘gals’ to the wild, wild West?

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The piano is widely considered to be one of the most popular musical instruments in the world.  Its origins can be traced back to the Middle Ages, but the invention of the modern piano is credited to Bartolomeo Cristofino (1655 – 1731) of Padua, Italy, who was employed by the Medici family as their Keeper of the Instruments.  The exact date of Cristofino’s invention is not known, but the three Cristofino pianos that survive today date back to the 1720’s.

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