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Antiques Journal

MEET THE COLLECTOR TANIA FAWCETT

What I collect: I have a passion for 19th-century glass decanters. I keep around ten in my collection and each new find is always my favourite. I originally started buying decanters to sell for my business, The Vintage Entertainer (thevintageentertainer.com), however I quickly developed seller’s remorse and found myself thinking wistfully about the perfect ones I had sold. I’ve since adopted a ‘one for you, one for me’ approach!

I started buying glass decanters because they make great colour-popping

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