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Shopping for one-of-a-kind antiques and accessories at James & Jeffrey just got easier, courtesy of our enhanced website. Of course, we would love to meet you at our brick-and-mortar stores in West Palm Beach, known as The Pavilion and The Showroom. But you now will have an opportunity to shop before our items reach our showroom floor or such online resources as 1stdibs, The Highboy, On Antique Row, Decaso or Art Design Carta. And that will give you a leg up on other discriminating shoppers as you seek out that perfect piece. You also can follow our blog for events at our shops and along West Palm Beach's fabled Antique Row. Yes, you'll want to visit James & Jeffrey, as well as our neighbors, at this luxury shopping destination — it has a reputation for quality that is continuing to grow on an international scale. Shopping from afar? We can offer prequoted shipping prices on most items. Our new website also offers easy-to-use browse and search features, plus a sophisticated advanced search functionality that allows you to search by size — all the better to determine scale of signature furnishings and lighting. Sign up for our newsletter and be among the first to know about new merchandise, special sales and other events. Now, find something wonderful!

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Accessories have the power to add personality and character to a room. Consider this "powerful" pair of oversize, foliate-carved, giltwood fragments, mounted on custom acrylic bases. See them online here https://goo.gl/zdixaQ or in person at  James & Jeffrey Antiques

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The weaving of tapestries, as we think of them today, began in Europe in the early 14th century. Over time, the industry took root in northern France and the southern Netherlands. 

Originally used to  decorate palaces, churches, and castles throughout Europe, smaller versions were produced into the 15th and 16th centuries as the tapestry became a recognized art form. 

 Verdue, meaning "green," tapestries were first woven in the 16th century and were characterized by their green tones, complex foliage and flower motifs.  In today's decorating, a tapestry can change a room by creating a striking and impressive focal point, something which cannot be matched by a wall mirror or hanging wallpaper. 

This early 19th century verdue tapestry depicts a beautiful country scene, featuring a hound on the bank of a river, with an imposing chateau in the background, within a foliate border. See it online here, https://goo.gl/sZNvVs or in person at James & Jeffrey Antiques.

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Mounted porcelain pieces were first made in the 16th and 17th centuries when trade was opened with China. In order to make the objects more appealing to Western collectors, ormolu mounts were sometimes added.

The popularity of this technique led to its control by luxury dealers in Paris, known as the "marchands-merciers," who had a monopoly on the import and decoration of these wares from the East. 

Known as the "tastemakers" of their day, the marchands-merciers created ingenious designs to ornament the otherwise simple porcelains, transforming them into the latest fashions. 

This ormolu mounted Famille rose bowl is a fine representation of the art form. See it online herehttps://goo.gl/4LTSTj or in person, at James & Jeffrey Antiques.

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The magic of reverse painted glass, known as églomisé, has been used since the third century, though it didn't get its name until Jean-Baptist Glomy, a French 18th Century frame maker to Louis XVI, repopularlized the technique when decorating mirrors for Marie-Antoinette. 

This pair of Italian mirrored commodes are decorated by reverse-painted floral sprays framed in a crosshatched border, from the glamorous decor of the 1940s. 

See the online here https://goo.gl/hjSdG2  or in person at James & Jeffrey Antiques.

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Interior designer Ruby Ross Wood wrote in 1917, that Italian painted furniture was “the salvation of many a too-dark room.”  We couldn't agree more, and present this hand painted 18th Century Venetian cabinet as the saving grace to the dark space in your home. See it on our website here: https://goo.gl/ASXQjE or in person at #jamesandjeffrey #antiques #interiordesign #venetian #paintedfurniture #18thcentury #jamesandjeffreyantiques #palmbeach #antiquerow