Tat London Journal

Here is the more expensive cousin to the Under £500 piece. Some of these will define a room. They have such heft and beauty that you need do little or no decorating around them. Hence the price. That said, I have still kept an eye on cost and there are one or two I think are real bargains. The main thing here is interest and beauty. Two of Tat’s guiding lights.

Those eagle eyed among you will notice we have split this into two halves. The partner to this piece lives on a separate page, where you will find antiques priced from £500. It felt sensible to divide them. If we only showed dream antiques, many would be left out of the conversation. Even £500 can be a stretch, though it is a little more within reach.

Dear reader, I have been meaning to say this for some time. The subject is a delicate one and I have been nervous. This declaration may send parts of the interiors industry into meltdown in one fell swoop. My moral compass, however, insists I put pen to paper and rally a few followers to a noble cause. The matter is, of course, the scallop.