News — antique charms

  Big Autumn Charm Drop Lots of new listings added to the website today (October 12th 2026) including gold, silver, enamel and some non precious pieces too. 

The humble bean .... from broad beans, to baked beans, from edamame to kidney beans. They come in all different sizes and colours but what made them lucky? Imagine 500 or 600 years ago you are walking along a beach and find a strange nut like object you have never seen before. Unbeknown to you, you have just found a sea bean. It could have drifted for weeks or months and travelled hundreds, perhaps thousands, of miles from an exotic land.    Sea beans were seeds from giant pods found in the Caribbean and North & South America. They drifted...

 For those of you who follow me on Social Media you will have seen pictures showing some of my personal collection. I promised some further close up pictures and have decided to begin with eggs. Three Edwardian Silver & Guilloche Enamel Eggs Eggs have traditionally been given for fertility and new beginnings. They represent new life and bring a wonderful feeling of joy and happiness. I always think of spring when I think of eggs, the hope of nice weather and baby birds. What isn’t there to love about them? Antique Eggs in Various Natural Materials The materials they are...

The lovely people at Knapton Wright in Brigg asked me to share my business journey. How did I get started? What have I learned along the way? How do I use social media?  And lots more too ... check out the full interview by following the link below.   https://knaptonwright.co.uk/knapchat-sandy-white/     

A big thank you to all of my customers for an amazing 2019. I look forward to finding more of these wonderful little treasures for you throughout 2020. Wishing you all a very Happy New Year. Best wishes, Sandy xx