200yearoldhouse
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Announcement
For the present, we are posting only within the UK, but don't hesitate to contact us with all enquiries.
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Marchell on 20 Aug, 2021
5 out of 5 stars'I will of course put this up as a review in due course but I thought you would like to know that the hats arrived safely today, 29th July, and they are GORGEOUS. They fit, they're in beautiful condition, and there isn't one I won't be happy to wear. Who would have thought that brown and blue could look so well together?? This would have been a bargain at three times the price, and I shall spend a happy winter organising an entirely new wardrobe to match and complement them all. Thank you very, very much. P.s.: I shall now have to have my hair cut to do them justice . . .'
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Lynda on 21 Apr, 2021
5 out of 5 starsExcellent communication and customer service from a super seller. Delighted with my cotton reels. Thank you so much
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About 200yearoldhouse
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Exhibition at the Citadel in Ayr
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Sometimes carvings had to be carried by boat - this big monkey was bound for Kelburn Country Park near Largs.
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Alan made and restored lots of rocking horses.
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Painting the rocking chair.
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Painting folk art furniture
Art, Crafts and Antiques from Ayrshire in Scotland
For more than twenty years, Alan Lees worked as a successful sculptor, mainly in wood. When, some ten years ago, arthritis began to make his huge, trademark carvings increasingly difficult, he began to focus on unusual and colourful ‘naive’ artworks in acrylics, large and colourful paintings full of movement and activity, often depicting a wealth of figures in traditional settings. His art has been variously described in terms of Lowry, Fred Yates, Grandma Moses and even Breugel.
However, during 2020, Alan found that he could resume woodcarving again, if could sit down and work on smaller pieces at a sloping bench. Consequently, he finished an extraordinary carving of the Last Supper - and now he is working on a long term project of a totally hand carved chess set. You will find a selection of all his recent work here in the 200 Year Old House.
Meanwhile, we have also decided to consolidate our other antique and occasional restoration business here on Etsy. Catherine - when she isn't working on her successful novels and non-fiction books - deals in beautiful antique and vintage textiles and other curios with a Scottish or Irish provenance.
We even occasionally undertake a restoration project together.
We hope you like our 2021 selection.
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Alan Lees
Owner, Designer, Artist
Alan Lees was Scotland's foremost woodcarver until the onset of arthritis prevented him from undertaking his huge trademark carvings. Now he paints and carves on a smaller scale. You'll find some of his work here.
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Catherine Lees Czerkawska
Owner, Customer Service, Marketer
Catherine is an award winning novelist married to Scottish artist and woodcarver Alan Lees. We live and work in a 200 Year Old House. Our online store sells art, crafts and a selection of Scottish antiques.
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