Northamptonshire Dower House
Northamptonshire Dower House Brief To create a new home for a couple of keen naive and folk art collectors to downsize into, curating and re-housing as much of their collection as possible.
Though over 300 years old, this Northamptonshire house had lost much of its character until its owners enlisted the help of trusted decorator Robert Young , who restored a sense of its past with a mix of antiques , folk art and rich distemper walls.
Robert Young Antiques
At Robert Young we have been specialising in original antique Folk Art and Vernacular Furniture for over 40 years and are still excited by the unexplored and subtly sophisticated works of inspired artisans and academically untrained "Folk" artists.
Such is the case with this 17th-century dower house in Northamptonshire , where a patchwork of terracotta tiles and wooden boards, rich distemper walls, and an exquisite collection of primitive English furniture and folk art sit together to create an interior that looks as though it has remained largely unchanged for the best part of 400 years.
A 17th
Such is the case with this 17th-century dower house in Northamptonshire , where a patchwork of terracotta tiles and wooden boards, rich distemper walls, and an exquisite collection of primitive English furniture and folk art sit together to create an interior that looks as though it has remained largely unchanged for the best part of 400 years.
Leading Specialist Dealers in Antique British Folk & European Folk Art; Primitive & Naive Works of Art and Antique Treen. The Gallery pioneered an individual and atmospheric style of display and helped to raise the profile of Antique Folk Art in the UK and Internationally.
Dower House, Fawsley northamptonshire
Dower House , Fawsley # northamptonshire . Tucked away within the private grounds of the Fawsley Estate are the remains of the Dower House , a building whose story mirrors the long and changing life of...
House . Late C17. Addition of 1706, other C18 additions and alterations, and additions and alterations of 1969. Coursed squared ironstone, plain-tile roof to older wing, hipped slate roof to 1706 range, brick end and lateral stacks. L-plan originally, now T-plan. 2 storeys and attic; 2-storey range of 1706; 6-window range to High Street. Original range has possible blocked central door with ...
Listed Building
Description Farmhouse. C17. Coursed limestone rubble with ironstone dressings, tile roof, brick end and ridge stacks. 4-unit through-passage plan; 2 storeys and attic; 4-window range. Central doorway with 4-centred head and C19 part-glazed door, flanked by 2-storey canted bays with 2-light stone mullion windows with leaded lights to front and stone coped gables. Ground floor windows at either ...
Such is the case with this 17th-century dower house in Northamptonshire , where a patchwork of terracotta tiles and wooden boards, rich distemper walls, and an exquisite collection of primitive English furniture and folk art sit together to create an interior that looks as though it has remained largely unchanged for the best part of 400 years.