http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Sam+Scribbler Travel Sam Scribbler Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=524911&ca=Travel A few weeks ago a very important Asian antique was purchased at the Sunbury Antiques Market, Kempton Park. Held on the second and last Tuesday of each month at Kempton Park Racecourse since 1979, Sunbury Antique Market has become one of the UK's best and most popular antiques venues. Up to seven hun... Arts and Crafts Sam Scribbler Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=513793&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Vintage Jewelry made from non-precious metals and glass or from plastics, sometimes called costume jewelry, if it's stylish, is expensive. It doesn't matter what material is used in it's manufacture, if it's cool it's going to cost money. Plastic vintage and retro jewelry used to be cheap and could... Short Stories Sam Scribbler Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=497383&ca=Short+Stories Findhorn is the end of the world. At low tide, a mixed colony of grey and common seals bask and sing on the sands of the north shore. Atop a small rise, amongst the dunes and marram grass, stands The Old Shack, windowless and silent. Abandoned, lonely, a brooding sentinel it has become a reassuring... Arts and Crafts Sam Scribbler Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=500471&ca=Arts+and+Crafts Although I write regularly about the world famous Portobello Road vintage and antique market in Notting Hill, West London, it certainly isn't the only hunting ground in London for all things vintage. One of the best market for antiques and vintage; vintage clothes, vintage accessories, vintage texti... Womens Interest Sam Scribbler Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=498860&ca=Womens+Interest I was walking in Notting Hill, West London about four years ago when I was stopped by one of those extraordinarily trendy Japanese women who seem to look good, no matter how ridiculous their outfits. I thought she was going to ask for directions, but, in charmingly Japanese accented English, she ask... Food and Drinks Sam Scribbler Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=261169&ca=Food+and+Drinks In 1975 a friend asked me if I wanted to become involved in the marketing of a new whisky, from India. A few days later he arrived with a brown bottle in the shape of an eagle and poured me a glass of amber liquid, which looked like any other whisky I had ever seen. It smelled like whisky too. But i... Womens Interest Sam Scribbler Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=498217&ca=Womens+Interest Lace is a fascinating fabric, beautiful, intricate, delicate yet deceptively strong and sexy too. When I'm out hunting for vintage I am always delighted to find an interesting piece of vintage lace or a vintage lace garment. When I was young, I enjoyed some of my summer holidays in the country, wher... Arts and Crafts Sam Scribbler Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=264063&ca=Arts+and+Crafts The International Art and Antiques Fair is held each year at the Olympia Exhibition Hall, Kensington, west London. I attended, as I do every year, excited, hoping to find some small treasure. My interest is Chinese art and antiques, which I have bought and sold, and collected for more than thirty ye... Culture Sam Scribbler Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=484360&ca=Culture There are very few places in the UK better for hunting out vintage treasures than the world famous Portobello Road, West London. Fifteen minutes walk north from Notting Hill Gate underground station, or five minutes east from Ladbroke Grove station, under a giant tent beside the M40 flyover, Portobe... Arts and Crafts Sam Scribbler Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=265735&ca=Arts+and+Crafts I am a treasure hunter. I don't mean that I leave the house each morning armed with a pick and a shovel and an old map marked with an X. No. My tools are the Antique Trade Gazette's auction guide, my old motor and forty-years accumulated knowledge of art and antiques. I travel the world looking for...