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Tim Bowen Antiques

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Specialists in old Welsh furniture & folk art. BADA member. Authors of ‘The Welsh Stick Chair’ & @ft_weekend Cult Shop. Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. https://timbowenantiques.co.uk/

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Nov 15

The Welsh Stick Chair – A Visual Record by Tim and Betsan Bowen offers a useful resource for collectors, designers and makers of the stick chair and those interested in Welsh cultural heritage and folk art.

Available from Tim Bowen Antiques

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The Welsh Stick Chair

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Bore Da…just

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Postbox shelter in Pembrokeshire

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Small carved 17th century oak box
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#harvest

Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Sep 20

Same here.

Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Sep 18

A carved Welsh slate model bureau
North Wales circa 1880
Similar pieces of folk art were carved by quarrymen of North Wales and most date from the late 19th century. Many were probably made to decorate their own homes and were given as gifts or entered into competition at local eisteddfodau.

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Sep 12

A small 19th century Mocha type pottery mug with wavy line decoration.
#antiquepottery

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Sep 9

Victorian sycamore butter stamp.
#antiquefolkart

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Sep 6

The old & the new - an 18th century Welsh stick chair with a tapestry cushion by Melin Tregwynt. #welshinteriors

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Aug 26

#internationaldogday

Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Aug 17

Lime-washing

#cottage #bwthyn

Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Aug 14

18th C Welsh ash stick chair.

#welshstickchair

Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Aug 10

Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Aug 8

Early 19th century Welsh oak Cricket table in the cottage.

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Aug 8

Georgian Welsh oak chair at timbowenantiques.co.uk

Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Aug 8

Can’t wait. We saw the GJ exhibition in Bath last year, which was great - but so looking forward to seeing the small drawings & sketches.

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Aug 2

The Welsh Stick Chair
#llyfr #book

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Jul 27

A small hand carved traditional Welsh sycamore ladle (lletwad) and cawl spoon.
West Wales late 19th/early 20th century.
#treen

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Jul 23

Bwthyn bach Cymreig /
Little Welsh cottage
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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Jul 19

The Welsh Stick Chair /
Y Gadair Gefn Ffyn Gymreig
#llyfr #book

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Jul 18

‘Our Daily Bread’ -
A very well used and rare Welsh earthenware breadcrock lid with yellow slip decoration inscribed “Our Daily Bread”.
Ewenny pottery, South Wales,
Late 19th century.
#slipware #crochenwaith #bara

Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Jul 15

A set of six Welsh oak farmhouse chairs, the central back splat has a design of an arrow in between two C-scrolls.
Carmarthenshire circa 1820
#chairs #cadeiriau

Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Buckley pottery Mutton slipware dish – Tim Bowen Antiques, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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