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Curation & Antiques5 min readJune 2024

Sourcing with Provenance

The quiet dialogue between centuries-old antiques and tailored contemporary lines

Victoria H. Vance

Principal Designer

An antique wooden console table holding brass candlesticks, botanical books, and historic pottery
“An antique piece carries a century of quiet secrets into a newly built room.”

A newly renovated room needs anchor points that counteract its fresh paint and pristine joinery. We frequently hunt antique markets across England and France for tables that show the knife marks and wear of decades.

When an eighteenth-century Swedish farm table is paired with minimalist upholstered chairs and recessed architectural lighting, the tension between old and new creates an enduring, timeless atmosphere.

Provenance cannot be manufactured. It must be discovered, respected, and woven gently into the fabric of daily life.

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