Tudor Rose Antiques & Interiors
Tudor Rose Antiques & Interiors is well established antique shop and home to ten antique and decorative dealers. Begun in 2001 – its secret is always moving with the times, following current trends and inevitably in today’s world – including contemporary decorative items alongside the antique.
Stock is constantly changing and with their individual specialties and knowledge there is always a wide range to choose from including antique silver, treen, oriental porcelain pictures and decorative objects. There are eight glass cabinets full of the smaller items – always visited by specialist dealers and those seeking a very special gift!
Moving to the Old Tudor Building – 2001
Following all this activity and just down the road from Petworth Antique Market was a wonderful old Tudor building which came up for sale. This was the opportunity Rose had been waiting for – to own a beautiful period shop in Petworth, a town based on antiques – and open her very own antique shop. So the deed was done in June 2001 and Tudor Rose Antiques & Interiors was born a month later.
The shop was pretty well an instant success, being a good size, over two floors and housing a wide range of reasonably priced antiques. So the knowledge that Rose accrued over those six intense years was put to good use and she is still very much at the helm today.
Living nearby there are few days when she is not around, particularly at weekends, to greet her regulars who either have weekend cottages nearby or just like to make Petworth a good weekend visit.
The Oldest building in Petworth
Probably the oldest and certainly the most beautiful building in Petworth, it made the perfect venue. The building dates back to the late 1500’s and was originally an ale house. At the beginning of the 20th century it became an antique shop, making it probably the longest standing antique shop in the town. It is the perfect backdrop to display a treasure trove of fine antiques.
Moving with the Changing Times
Seventeen years on, fashions have changed quite dramatically but Tudor Rose has adapted well. The lovely silver beams are still there but floors are now pale limestone and the stock has a much wider base, reflecting our love of dramatic objects – age being far less important than impact.
Stone and glass sit happily alongside a seventeenth century chest and one of the windows currently houses an impressive glass and metal coffee table made from the wing of a Hawker jet!
The walls are decorated with a very varied selection of art from good early oils to vintage posters and 20th century watercolours. Most of this is down to our specialist art dealer, Ottocento, formerly of Christie’s South Kensington, A very knowledgeable Dealer who stands at most of the major Fairs but based with us permanently. We now have some contemporary glass and ceramics alongside 19th century champagne flutes – quite a mix but of course that is precisely how people decorate their homes today. No longer one style or theme, just a collection of beautiful pieces from every era. Not forgetting the garden, there are always stone pots, urns, garden seats and tables and chairs.
Community
Tudor Rose Antiques & Interiors are part of the Petworth Business Association. Find us on their website