Ukuthenga eLondon
Ukuthenga ama-antiques kungaba yinto yokuzijabulisa ejabulisayo ukuthi uhlela ukuthenga namuhla noma ukuphequlula nje. Awusoze wazi ukuthi yini okuthakazelisayo kuyobamba iso lakho.
01 ka-06
Market Market Portobello
© Laura Porter Imakethe yePortobello Road e- Notting Hill ingenye yezimakethe ezidume kakhulu emgwaqweni emhlabeni. Izitolo zivulekile izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto kanti imakethe ye-antique iMgqibelo nezinye izinsuku zemakethe phakathi nesonto. I-arcades ifanele ukuchitha isikhathi kodwa zama ukuletha isikhwama esikhulu nawe njengoba singakwazi ukuqhuma kakhulu ngaphakathi nangaphandle emgwaqweni. Akusilo ngempela indawo ezayo yokuxoxisana kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi ngeke uthole into oyithandayo ngentengo ongayithola.
02 ka 06
I-Alfie's Antique Market
© Laura Porter U-Alfies, enyakatho uMarylebone, unabathengisi abangaphezu kuka-100 be-antitique abahlala esitolo sangaphambili esiphenduke umnyango nge-facade yase-Egypt yobuciko be-art deco kanye ne-cafe rooftop. Ukuphazamiseka sekukhona iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30 futhi kukhonjelwa kubathandi bezimpahla ze-Retro yekhulu lama-20 kanye nabathelisi abakhulu nabathengisi. Kuyinto engumcebo weqiniso futhi kufanele uhlolisise ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Kukhona izinto ezinkulu nezincane futhi kulula ukulahlekelwa nazo zonke izinto eziguqukayo nokujika kanye namazinga ahlukene. Abathengisi bamasheya banobungane ngakho-ke kufanelekile ukuba nengxoxo uma ubona into oyithandayo ukuthi iyisifanekiso sase-Afrika noma i-Rupert the Bear ngonyaka. Indawo enhle yokuthenga izipho ezingavamile neze-off.
03 ka 06
I-London Silver Vaults
Ngaphezu kweDolobha laseLondon, iLondon Silver Vaults ifihliwe ngaphandle komhlaba iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-50. Kunezitolo ezingaba ngu-30 ezansi lapho ezikhethekile ezinhlobonhlobo ze-silverware ezivela ku-cufflinks namasongo ezitsheni ezinkulu kanye nama-urns. Kuneziliva zesimanje, zanamuhla nezicucu ezinamakhulu eminyaka ubudala.
Isitolo ngasinye empeleni sisendlini kodwa iminyango ivulekile lapho abathengisi bekhona futhi kuyindawo ekhangayo yokuvakashela. Amanani aqala ngaphakathi kwezinga lamanani wabantu kodwa angenele kuma £ 100,000 angaphezulu kwabathelisi abakhulu.
04 ka 06
Grays Antiques
© Laura Porter I-Grays Antiques isendaweni ezimbili eMefair ngezinyawo ezimbili kulowo nalowo okwenza le nkinga ukuba ihlole njalo. Abadayisi be-Grays banikeza ama-antique amahle, ubucwebe, imfashini ye-vintage, amathoyizi nokuningi okuningi. Iqoqo elikhulu kakhulu e-West End yaseLondon.
Esinye isizathu sokuvakashela ukubona imifula efihliwe yaseLondon. Umfula iTyburn watholakala esakhiweni lapho kuqubuzela abathengisi beplumber yangaphambili. UBennie Grey wasindisa isakhiwo seMayfair ngo-1977 futhi wenza isici seMfuleni iTyburn, umfula waseThames. Kuphakathi kwesakhiwo esingaphansi kwesakhiwo se-The Mews futhi manje sihlanzekile kukhona ukubhukuda kwe-fishfish kuwo.
05 ka 06
LASSCO
Inkampani yaseLondon Architectural Salvage inesitolo esihle kakhulu ngaseVauxhall ngezinto ezinkulu ezitholwa njengezimoto zomlilo, izitimela zensimbi, amasango, izithombe ezinamatheksthi kanye nezibonakaliso zasemgwaqweni zigcinwe ngaphandle, kanye nokukhethwa okukhulu kwezinto ezenziwe ngamapulangwe nezindwangu. Ngaphakathi ngaphakathi ngefenisha, izibuko, ama-radiators asezingeni elimangalisayo kanye nenqwaba yezinto zangaphakathi zokugqoka.
Izinto zokukhanyisa zihlala zithakazelisa futhi zikhona ngisho nesigaba sokunwabelana uma uthanda ukuba nensimbi yomkhumbi noma isondo lokuqondisa odongeni. Kunezinto ezincane ezincane futhi ngakho-ke ungakhetha nje inombolo yendawo yokufaka esikhundleni noma i-hook yangasese. Futhi ngenkathi ucabanga ukuthi yini ongayithenga, kukhona i-cafe enhle futhi ekhonza itiye elifanele le-leaf leaf.
06 ka-06
I-Pendulum ka-Mayfair
Uma uhlolisisa ikhanda le-horology ku-Pendulum ka-Mayfair Ltd, isitolo se-antitique clocks esasungulwe iminyaka engu-20 enkabeni yeLondon.