Tim Bowen Antiques, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Picton Castle Antiques Fair

Tim — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:45:20 +0000

We will be at Picton Castle on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of June, for the Pembrokeshire Antiques Fair. The gallery here at Tim Bowen Antiques will be closed on Saturday the 1st June. Do come and see us at Picton Castle – admission is £4 which includes the castle and garden.

Hens at home

Tim — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:02:41 +0000

The new girls have now been in situ for a fortnight and are very much at home. Infact they venture in the house if the door is left open and as you can see they gatecrashed our daughters 6th birthday party earlier this week.

Ty bach twt

Tim — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:42:23 +0000

We have a new addition to our garden painted in a slightly too bright plum colour (the inside is pink) – ty bach twt (small little house). We are waiting for the hens to move in! Blue gingham curtains made from ripped duvet cover by Mrs B and bunting supplied by Godmother Mary. Visitors are expected to wipe their feet before entering.

Sampler Exhibition

Tim — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:17:22 +0000

Narberth Museum in Pembrokeshire is holding an exhibition of samplers from Saturday 8th June to Sunday 23rd June. This wonderful museum has an excellent bookshop and cafe also.

New girls

Tim — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:30:30 +0000

Our new hens are due to arrive tomorrow. There are lots of things to be done, most of which have been. Seperate hen house for the new girls, until they get used to our three old girls (aged 7, 2 x 6yr olds). The new girls are coming via the British Hen Welfare Trust and are ex battery hens. I have never kept them before but I am looking forward to them joining our happy menagerie and hopefully they will enjoy our very untidy but slug luscious garden. I am slightly worried that the hellebores won’t stand too much scratching…must add chicken wire plant protection to my list of things to do!.

Spring Exhibition 2013

Tim — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:09:04 +0000

Our Spring Exhibition ran from 19th April – 21st April. We are open for three days from 10am – 5pm. There are many interesting small objects, including a horn beaker depicting a bizarre story of a lioness attacking a mail coach. The larger pieces of furniture include a small Welsh oak cupboard with wonderful colour. Our contemporary piece is a folky example of the iconic Welsh stick chair made by Chris Williams of Carmarthenshire.

Tim Bowen Antiques on S4C

Tim — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:30:50 +0000

Anyone wanting to learn welsh and or have a peak inside our Gallery, could see this clip (start after around 16 mins) of Betsan speaking in Welsh about the Welsh Dresser at the launch of Chris Stephens book on 22nd March. The episode of Heno was shown on S4C on Wednesday 10th April.

The Welsh Dresser – Chris Stephens & Eleri Davies

Tim — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:11:57 +0000

A bilingual book tracing the history of the Welsh dresser. The striking form and character of Welsh dressers are unmistakeable. The dresser has lent status to kitchens, living rooms and front parlours. The dresser and its contents were an important element of marriage arrangements, and it was seen even in humbler homes in later years, thereby becoming a part of social history.

Tim Bowen Antiques were pleased to supply the majority of the images for this new book and also host the book launch on Friday 22nd March

Telegraph Magazine

Tim — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:15:07 +0000

We were thrilled to be mentioned on David Nicholls Home and Design Page in The Telegraph Magazine on Saturday 23rd February 2013. Lovely Sally Bailey of Baileys Home Store (the favoured shop of Mr & Mrs Bowen for all things well designed and beautiful…oh and the place for tea and cake at the Tabernacle tea room) of Ross on Wye mentioned us in her interview The Insiders. Thank you to Sally

Hilton Marlton

Tim — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:01:09 +0000

Hilton Marlton is a very clever man who makes the most wonderful tables, carries out restoration projects and undertakes design work on properties and gardens. His own house at Llanfynydd in deepest Carmarthenshire is very beautiful and furnished with a mixture of lovely Welsh antiques and his own creations. Not only that but he can sing beautifully too!