点评:It would be difficult to imagine a more appropriate setting for an arcade of antique dealers than the historic Pantiles in Royal Tunbridge Wells but, so often, antique galleries consist simply of a series of lock-up cages for individual traders created in a haphazard way. The Pantiles is by contrast a wonderful presentation of quality antiques through the ages spaciously displayed in its superb Georgian setting. This is a visually appealing venue for the serious collector where the proprietors are always ready to share their expertise and to advise their clients. Their programme of informative social events adds a social dimension with the opportunity of meeting fellow collectors.
To understand the range they cover, visit their website first (scottishantiques.com) and browse the categories in the menu, which gives informative details of current and past items for sale. Checking on the cost of items in your field will quickly enable you to establish the reasonableness of the pricing.
As any collector knows establishing a rapport with a specialist dealer is the best way of developing their own knowledge and expertise and the most certain way of being assured of value for money. I have been collecting antique glass for over fifty years and for some twenty years have bought glass from Scottish Antiques, who are the moving spirits behind the Pantiles Arcade. Initially this was via their website but the opening of The Pantiles Arcade has given the added benefit on my visits to Kent not only of visual inspection of their extensive stock of antique and art glass but also the opportunity of enjoying other aspects of the range of quality items on display with the benefit of their ever informative input.
翻译:很难想象还有比皇家坦布里奇韦尔斯历史悠久的潘蒂尔斯 (Pantiles) 更适合古董商拱廊的环境,但古董画廊通常只是由一系列以随意方式为个体商人上锁的笼子组成。相比之下,Pantiles 博物馆在其华丽的乔治亚风格环境中宽敞地展示了各个时代的优质古董。对于严肃的收藏家来说,这是一个极具视觉吸引力的场所,业主随时准备分享他们的专业知识并为客户提供建议。他们的信息丰富的社交活动计划增加了社交层面,并提供了与其他收藏家见面的机会。
要了解他们涵盖的范围,请首先访问他们的网站 (scottishantiques.com) 并浏览菜单中的类别,其中提供了当前和过去出售的商品的详细信息。检查您所在领域的物品成本将使您能够快速确定定价的合理性。
任何收藏家都知道,与专业经销商建立融洽的关系是发展自己的知识和专业知识的最佳方式,也是确保物有所值的最可靠方式。我收集古董玻璃已经有五十多年了,大约二十年来一直从苏格兰古董店购买玻璃,他们是潘蒂尔斯拱廊背后的动人灵魂。最初是通过他们的网站进行的,但 Pantiles Arcade 的开业为我访问肯特郡带来了额外的好处,不仅可以目视检查他们大量的古董和艺术玻璃库存,而且还有机会享受各种质量的其他方面展示的物品具有信息丰富的输入。