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Antiques Journal

TALKING SHOP In a 1750s Georgian merchant’s house on Fore Street, Kingsbridge, Devon, is Mark Davies Antiques, home to a wonderful array of countr y house antiques. Popular with home makers and interior designers alike, among the shop’s specialities are farmhouse tables, settles, urns and oil por traits. The building – originally occupied by wealthy shipowners – is now also home to the proprietors who, due to both their shop and living quar ters aesthetically blending into one, are perfectly positioned to offer inspiration on how to style antiques around your own home.

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