Current stock

All available to view at Preston Antiques Centre – plus much much more. New stock added to our sales area daily – open 7 days – all enquiries pls phone us on 077.562.11 1.20

Let’s welcome Spring ! – so much great stock arriving – there’s an eclectic mix full of warmth and flavour on display – happy hunting

Dig in! 1st floor Preston Antiques Centre
Interesting Interiors
Find your vibe
Superb LP – ffss Decca super stereo – cutting edge for the 50’s – sounds fantastic- just listed on eBay
Nice rare Northern Soul single – The Carstairs – just listed on eBay £75 starting price
Tadeusz Was
Tadeusz Was 1912 – 2005
1946 oil on canvas £399

Early Life and Training: Born in Zerków, Poland, he studied at the Polish Institute of Fine Art in Krakow, graduating in 1939 just as World War II began.
Wartime Experience: He was conscripted into the Polish Army and, after escaping a POW camp, served with the Middle East Land Forces in North Africa and Italy. He sketched his wartime experiences, including the fierce Battle of Monte Cassino. In 1946, he won the Silver Medal at the International Art Show in Rome.
Post-War Life in the UK: Unwilling to return to Soviet-controlled Poland, he was demobilized in Glasgow in 1947 and eventually settled in a displaced persons’ camp near Nantwich, Cheshire. He later taught part-time at Crewe College of Art and was a founding member of “Group Five,” a coalition of artists in the UK’s North West who exhibited their work together.
Artistic Style: Was developed a highly original figurative abstract expressionist style. His paintings are noted for their heavy texture, often built up with a thick emulsion and finished with oil to give the appearance of baked enamel, using vivid color and black outlines similar to stained glass.
Recognition: He remained relatively secluded as an artist for many years, only gaining wider recognition later in life. He had several successful solo exhibitions in the UK, including “Lost in Crewe” at the Warrington Museum & Art Gallery in 1991.
Death: Tadeusz Was died in April 2005, at the age of 92, shortly before a major solo exhibition was held in his honor at the Portico Gallery in Manchester. 
Heavy robust freestanding kitchen stand £150 tremendous value –

Fabulous original painting on board 

The Mothers Hope 1981 

Such a great painting – reminds me of a pub sign in style but it’s the theme of the painting that captures me the most. 

Fantastic piece of British art that captures the essence of Punk. Little girls grow up – the caged bird metaphor – empowering women and acts of rebellion. 

H 95cm 
W 64.5 

I know nothing about the artist. 

Just a fantastic and original artwork. This is not some soulless “wall art” mass produced reproduction. It’s unique and original so that’s reflected in the price. But what a brilliant piece. £300
Waiting room bench – been in use for over 80 years in a local auction house that has now sadly closed its doors – 6ft long £399 – absolutely stunning
Some truly biblical stock !
Large original abstract on canvas -Black&White number 2,
View at Preston Antiques Centre – sail cloth canvas – professionally framed and ready for a new home – reduced to £599
1970 G Plan rattan back dining chairs x 4 £149
2m sq – needs to be seen – will look amazing on a large indoor space – was £999 now £600
Nice solid Victorian chaise with white lotus cotton repeat pattern fabric £199 now £149
Cast iron Britannia bar table – distressed street fighting paint £120 – now £90
Moorcroft sunflower table lamp now £125
Part of a 2m square quad Trout Spots #2
Circa 1948 Meccano – Eiffel Tower
Part of a 2m square quad – Trout Spots #2
Hall stand – with added shoe cupboard- functional period piece – cheap £119 now £70
Louis Drimmer lamp – bronze finish with gilt
Lovely sunburst flourish
Stunning rare mid century lamp by Louis Drimmer £129
Scar Tissue – mixed media on canvas by James Gilbraith
94 x 64cm £399
Easel £35
All now available to view at Preston Antiques- Lost & Found
Details on the art page
Antiques, vintage , art, lighting – visit us at Preston Antiques Centre or buy direct from me
Fourth of July
Original painting – 4th of July – mixed media on canvas by James Gilbraith SOLD
American Fever Dream
Acrylic on board – cut up from Anarchy Pie – random thoughts – assassination, gun laws, the incitement to riot, convicted felons, belligerent bullies – American Fever Dream

Watercolour

Fantastic vintage unsigned abstract mixed media on board £250
We are Robots

Doomed to scroll ! Doomed to subscribe 

Graffiti style mixed media on a professionally stretched canvas. Framed 

On display at Preston Antique Centre 

James Gilbraith is an author and artist based in Clitheroe. My artwork and writing are both inspired by most elements in my environment, energy transference,music, movement and nature. 

This production of this painting was a primal scream of how I was feeling at the time. Glued to our phones, failing to be present. The alternate universe of the internet vs the world without it. People gawping at their phones engaging with a generated world based on data gathered about them while actual in the company of others. Recording every image, every feeling, every non event completely addicted. 

We are the Robots 

I used this image for my most recent book – Anarchy Pie –
Recumbent Man ( inspired by the landscape of Pendle Hill and the Ribble Valley) – £250 – framed acrylic on canvas – by James Gilbraith
Always in stock – split cane game rods, vintage flys, landing nets and fishing ephemera