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In Vogue - literally!

We never thought we'd have the pleasure of being in the world's most famous magazine. Ever!

"Hotspots in Berlin, your own vegetables harvesting in a hotel in South Africa, special pools and exciting vintage. Darlings of Vogue's address - book, old and new."

"Sarah and Troy Archer roam the world in search of beautiful things. The facebook store is a success with vintage lovers and since the end of March there is also a real store at 8 James Street Burleigh Heads. The best thing about the discovery of The Archers is all stuff that comes with a story. Similarly, Troy's last discovery: an original poster by Helen Dryden in 1922 made for CondeNast. Dryden has spent 13 years at Conde Nast / Vogue and was the highest paid female designer of her time."

So cool hey!

Toys Of The Tide

Recently, and as per usual, we were out looking for cool things in our hood, looking in all the regular spots and finding some great stuff. When, without expectation I stumbled upon an old drawer full of mud-caked toys and general crap.

Hmmm, I thought, what is this that presents itself to me? This is interesting, I thought. So in the car it went and 4 days later I started to pull it apart to see what was there.

Well, to my surprise there was nothing really in there apart from a mess of mud and more mud.

Sometimes though, you CAN polish a turd, or least I thought I had when I picked the best things out and photographed them. Obviously this is the result of the dreaded high water, taking no prisoners in its merciless path and for that reason i'm calling this "Toys of the Tide".

I hope you enjoy the photos.



Mustang stack.




Turned over Trans Am.



Muddy Cop Car.



Rally Porsche.



Mud Van.



Ghost Buster.



Homer Muddy Simspon.



Toy Soldiers.



Commonwealth Bank Coin Deposit.



Muddy Silver Rocking Horse Money Bank.


Wooden Birdy Walker.

 

Muddy Lady Beetle.

 

Bambi's seen better days.

Float

There is something about simplicity that floats our boats.

The Sea is a nice place to float a boat.

Stay well.

The Archers. x

Sir Edmund Hillary

If you're perpetually looking for things, you're bound to come across some really special stuff.

Believe me when I say that the most treasured things you'll get will probably be acquired by accident. Be intrigued enough to look among the papers, behind the frame, or research the makers mark, it's worth it when you realise you have something amazing that you didn't know you had.

It's worth mentioning that amazing things don't always have monetary value, but value comes in varied forms. Sometimes, just knowing you saved the signature of the first man to reach the summit of Mt Everest from being thrown away is value enough!

The Steps: 1 through 3.

Step 1: Be Inspired.

Step 2: Do something with it.

Step 3: Repeat Step 1 & Step 2...

Step 1 starts here:

Sometimes artwork looks best piled up on the floor leaning against the wall. Picasso was famous for it, as is Charles Saatchi. When you've been bitten by the art bug sometimes you don't have enough walls to house the pieces you gather and they just end up that way through necessity. Lucky it looks awesome.

Your clever use of space is paramount, especially when you've got some amazing timber pieces to feature.

The low hanging pendant and the mismatching chairs, all juxtaposed against the white background, beautiful.

Love that little white hatchback. Just kidding, it's the awe-inspiring timber facade that gives us shivers!

Almost everything about the two photos above has us excited. The rug, the custom built pipe hanging system, the various storage box's and the little side table. Epic.

An oak skeleton and a concrete top {with built in sink}, holy shit, insanely nice!

Look at that right there, that's some beautiful use of relatively simple materials.

Stripes and Bamboo {we think?} - unique and awesome.

Yes please! Very nice indeed.

And Eames Rocker, a simplistic Mid Century drawer unit and a heavy weave basket make this space an amazing one. The animal skin we can probably leave, it looks great but it had a life once and that's just a bit weird.

Some beautiful stitch work from MaricorMaricar that has us craving some colour and texture. Very nice indeed.

Yes, it'll be in our dreams for the next little while, thanks MaricorMaricar.

Oh my, I just pee'd my pants again. Yes i'd like to touch that Volkswagon gently and with love.

Wood everywhere, sometimes that's just the way it should be!

Unique and shockingly intriguing, furniture can do that.

This home was once a garage, don't be afraid to think outside the box next time you get the chance.

There's something very today about the floral patterns of yesterday.

The wonderful use of timber, leather, simplicity and objective make this laptop house from Rainer Spehl something to want!

Plum, grey, brown and brown again, framed in white, juxtaposed with concrete, yes please.

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Here are the larger pictures of the things we have for sale this week on Archer & Archer.

Click on the detail above each image to go directly to the items for sale and click on the image for a nice big clear slideshow!

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$80

Unbelievably nice double mounted image of a medieval cargo or passenger ship. The condition of the print and frame is really good and the image is so amazing. If you like pirate ships, tall ships, anchors, rope or anything else nautical this thing needs to take the central point of focus at your place! Amazing.

Size is 900mm high x 750mm wide.

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$35
I know a few people that will jump with excitement over these vintage cat books. If you’re a cat person these would be a great addition to your living space. 3 in total, each from a different publisher and writers, all illustrated beautifully and full of character.
1. Cats – by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald (Penguin Handbooks) – some pages are damaged including the published date page, assuming date to be approx. 1970. 264pages.
2. Sherley’s Famous Cat Book – Published by The Sherley Division of Ash Laboratories. 1974. Full of great advertising and imagery of the time. 165 pages.
3. Cats Cats Cats Cats by John Gilbert – Published by Paul Hamlyn London. Everything to do with cats and a heap of great imagery. 152 pages.

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$30
Vintage Boxwood style timber and brass folding ruler. Measuring in inches only, with 36” it’s maximum, this piece would look great leaning up against the wall from your desk, off a shelf or standing in a stationary hold. Super nice, heaps of character, tough to find!

Size is 36 inches or 91.5cm in length.

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$20
This is a large painted timber duck. I’m not sure why, but we seam to find duck things regularly. Luckily we like them. This one is made in the Philippines, is hand-painted and most likely hand shaped. Ducks live pretty tranquil lives, kind of enviable really.

Size is 32cm in length and 13cm wide, the top of it’s head is about 12cm off the water level if it was actually swimming.

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$10
We can’t work out if this is a capsicum filled with upside down flowers and strawberries or an upside down capsicum with flowers and strawberries inside of it. Either way, it’s a great little hot kettle or pot stand for the kitchen bench made from heavy metal. Interesting and nice to look at! None of your friends will have one that’s for sure!

Size is 19cm x 15cm.

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$45
Very cool and unique esky with a classic 60’s / 70’s patterned yardage all over it. This piece is in excellent condition with the expected knocks here and there. Plastic lining opposed to the slightly earlier metal versions. So so cool, especially when filled with ice and beverages!

Size is 41cm in length x 33cm in height and 27cm across. Pick up only.

$110
Absolutely jaw-droppingly amazing Triumph Brand suitcase sold by Anthony Hordern & Sons of Sydney. This case is truly beautiful, the closures are in excellent condition, the cow-hide leather is all held beautifully together by heavyweight stitching and the textile lining is in great shape too. It’s not been used much and would look great in any space. There is a lot of history tied up in this piece, click on the link and have a read about Anthony Hordern’s to tell of where this would have been purchased, amazing!

http://www.sydneyarchitecture.com/GON/GON01.htm

Size is 60cm in length x 36cm wide x 20cm deep.
Pick up only.

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$150
Beautifully worn and weathered A.W. Gamage of London Trunk. This trunk with its corrugated engineering and timber reinforcements on the underside came to Australia in 1909 and has sat under a house ever since. We considered cleaning the outside but it really does tell a story of its age and character so it has remained untouched. This would be the perfect toy or bedding storage piece in any space, a really beautiful piece.

Size is 83cm in length x 53cm in width x 33cm in height. Pick up only.

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Sarah & Troy