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From 2013, Larkin & Gallow have been giving new life to elegant, beautiful and 'well loved' antiques, saving items of British hallmarked silver from being scrapped through sensitive restoration, renewal and regeneration.

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vanities

Vanities

vintage

Vintage

treen

Treen

mirrors

Mirrors

metalware

Metalware

various antiques

Various Antiques

boxes

Boxes

objets de vertu & antiques

Objets de Vertu & Antiques

needlework and sewing

Needlework and Sewing

glassware

Glassware

silver

Silver

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Our expertise remains focused on British Silver, Silver Plate, and the occasional continental piece that deserves saving for its beauty or utility. Our key skills are in fabric renewal, consolidating the tired and re-purposing the redundant and obsolete. More recently we have been approached to appraise and accept commissions from individual clients; for partial or full regeneration of their valued items. So please feel free to contact us if you have something that you would like to save. Equally, if you are looking for an unusual or special gift and cannot find what you want, please give us a call as we are often working on something out of the ordinary, but not yet listed.

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<h2>DELIVERIES</h2> Postage is included for purchases being delivered in the UK. Larkin &amp; Gallow go to great lengths to ensure that items sold are carefully hand packed to a high standard. Our policy is to use next day delivery wherever possible within mainland UK to guarantee delivery, tracking and provide full insurance. If the item is too large, heavy or fragile for the Royal Mail Service in the UK then an alternative fully insured carrier will be used, this may take longer than 24 hours to arrive. Shipping costs will be calculated for items requiring overseas delivery on a case-by-case basis. We respectfully suggest you work with us prior to purchase to make suitable delivery arrangements prior to item(s) being purchased for delivery outside of the UK. <h2>ONLINE SALES RETURNS POLICY</h2> 1: Online, mail and phone sales: UK Customers purchasing from Larkin &amp; Gallow online or by telephone have the legal right (within 14 days of receiving the goods), to cancel an order even if the goods aren’t faulty. On receipt of written notice that the customer wishes to cancel, (the cancellation date) Larkin &amp; Gallow will acknowledge the request, and confirm the address to where the return is to be dispatched. It is the customers responsibility to arrange and pay for the return of the item if it is not faulty. If the item is faulty, Larkin &amp; Gallow will reimburse postal costs. Please note the item must be returned by the original insured delivery method. Larkin &amp; Gallow will refund the customer within 14 days of receiving the goods back in the condition they were purchased. Any refund will be processed using the customers original payment method. Customers will need to check with their appropriate authorities to see if any customs and/or import taxes are applicable. All applicable/payable additional customs and tax payments are the sole responsibility of the customer. Larkin &amp; Gallow are not responsible for delays due to; customs, strike action or other exceptional circumstances beyond their control. Other countries may vary. 2: Repairs and replacements: Some antique or even vintage items sold by Larkin &amp; Gallow may have dinks and marks etc which is part of their charm. They may also be delicate and attempting a repair may cause more damage than remedying an issue. Therefore, we would like to work with customers to find satisfactory solutions should problems occur. If a customer accepts an item, but later discovers a material fault not identified in the original description, Larkin &amp; Gallow may offer to replace it with an alternative. The customer may still reject any alternative offered. 3: Items returned by someone other than the buyer: Larkin &amp; Gallow only accept returns from the person who bought the item. <h2>GENERAL:</h2> Larkin &amp; Gallow work hard to meet customer expectations and comply with the Distance Selling Regulations and/or the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

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James Deakin & Sons

Material

Glass

Silk

Origin

British

English

Wood

Chester Assay Office (closed 1962)

Velvet

This delightful Silver Easel Photo Frame is finished in turquoise velvet & a heart shaped window. It was assayed in Chester in 1899 and was made by the respected silversmiths James Deakin & Sons.

As with many of our antiques this one was 'rescued' in a parlous state at a regional sale and has been lovingly restored and awaits another home for the next hundred years.

It has been re-clothed in an uplifting and colourful turquoise velvet  and complimentary pure (slub) silk.

In order to maintain the Assay, the silver remains totally original and as a consequence there are high-points where a hundred years of over zealous polishing has meant some small holes exist. 

Personally, we believe this doesn't detract from either the function or aesthetic of the frame, yet it does bear witness to its long life and the love that was given to it.

For those new to our shop, please be aware we often 'save' items of silver from being consigned to the scrap heap or worse...sent to the smelter.

One of our aims is to save items of beauty and worth; restore, repair or repurpose and find a new home for them. 

So please, if you can re-home one of our saved gems; give us a try or if you have an item you'd like us to save, please contact us and we will work with you to help save more 'gems in the rough!

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Late Victorian Silver

Antique Silver Photo Frame with Heart Shaped Window