I discovered a wonderful antique shop in Longford this week. OK the honest truth is I've known about it for years and I also know the owners, Robert Henley and renowned Tasmanian artist Michael McWilliams well. In fact the shop, facing onto Longford's pretty village green, has been in the McWilliams family for many, many years. And this treasure trove is appropriately named - wait for it - Longford Antiques.
It's filled with covetable antiques all beautifully displayed and is a lovely place to spend an hour browsing or drooling. Tasmania has long been a magnet for antique dealers and collectors and visitors to Tasmania make up a large proportion of their clientele.
Robert told me they are well used to carefully packing and dispatching valuable purchases to distant places.
As for me, I found an absolutely stunning 17th century English oak cupboard that I would cheerfully kill for.
Such a shame I've given up having important birthdays!
Lovely blog Pixie. I imagine many of the roses have a story to them. I'd love to hear them :)
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