Scrapbook

A casual page, sketching a little news, some views and the odd recommendations.

In the course of our travels we tend to visit and discover exhibitions, galleries, hotels, restaurants, craftspeople, specialist shops or services, produce growers, wines and the occasional play or concert. It is our intention to share our experiences of some of these, and to identify the qualities that we feel make them enjoyable, noteworthy or inspirational.
Alongside these, we will add some notes about recent acquisitions, our forthcoming catalogues and fairs and 'antiques market news'.

New York Winter Antiques Show, January 2008

Simply British: A Private Collection of Naive English Paintings, Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair, Olympia, 12-18th November 2007

Please refer to our Press Page for an Article on this Exhibition, published in BBC Homes & Antiques Magazine.

San Francisco Fall Antiques Show - October 2007

We exhibited at The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show from 25-28th October. A slideshow of the The Catalogue that accompanies the Show can now be viewed in our Online Gallery.

The Summer Fair Olympia - June 2007

Robert Young Antiques exhibited at The Summer Fair Olympia in June 2007

Wall Canvas design conceived by Josyane Young and designed in collaboration with Dkt, as an addition to the ongoing 'Stayned Cloth' Collection.

Eighth Annual Exhibition of Antique Folk Art

Private Preview Thursday 10th May 2007
Exhibition open from Friday 11th May to Saturday 19th May 2007

We showed a wide and intriguing variety of pieces from the Country Vernacular and Folk Art Traditions of Europe. We carefully select individual pieces for their form, surface, rarity and charm. The exhibition included engaging naive paintings; including a rare Townscape of Henley in Arden, a magnificent boat portrait by De Clerck, and a massive Belgian landscape of The Mother House in Champion. Furniture included a seventeenth century chest decorated with two naive chickens and Windsor stick and plank constructed chairs.One of the highlights was a massive enamelled clock face from France.

John Sideli : 'Beneath The Surface'

March 2007

Robert and Josyane Young exhibited American Artist John Sideli at the FORM Modern & Contemporary Art & Design Fair at Olympia from 1-4th March 2007,under their 'Rivière' (design and contemporary) Label

John Sideli combines, merges and juxtaposes selected disparate found objects, old fragments and salvaged materials to create compelling and poignant artworks and has exhibited at many prestigious galleries in The United States. Robert & Josyane Young will be exhibiting his work in their Battersea Gallery from March 8-24th 2007. ( Please refer to our Rivière web pages for further details and images)

The Summer Fair Olympia - June 2006

Robert Young Antiques exhibited at The Summer Fair Olympia in June 2006 and was awarded The Prize for 'Best Standard Build Stand'.

Wall Canvas design conceived by Josyane Young and designed in collaboration with Dkt, as an addition to the ongoing 'Stayned Cloth' Collection.

Photography by Damian Comans of Creative Cattle