Antiques to Inspire – a Talk by Tim Stubbs

The Old Town Hall Pop-Ups is delighted to welcome back Tim Stubbs for another informative and lighthearted talk, this time about antiques.
Tim remembers his interest in antiques beginning through gardening, as he uncovered some blue and white pottery in the border; as a child he would visit people who lived on the green asking if I could dig for pottery in their gardens.

“A little older, delivering bread door to door, I’d see other people’s treasures…things we didn’t have at home as my parents has been brought up with “old stuff” and only wanted new !
Long before I could drive I’d get my Dad to take me to an antique shop in Market Deeping on a Sunday afternoon…..he never went in and would ‘pip’ as he got fed up waiting for me.
My collecting area has been pretty broad over the years but has been honed slightly as I’ve got older; country things and social history are both key factors in my collections.
After baking, I was assistant manager and trainee auctioneer at Bourne Auctions….probably the best job of my life!
What do I like? ….wood with a great patina…personal items like snuff boxes made from horn and graved horn beakers…..English delft and pewter.
Silhouettes are another passion of mine which of course brings together my love of social history and characters.”

Tim’s talk includes items that he’ll talk about, some previously owned by some locals …lots of stories and good fun guaranteed!

All proceeds from this event go towards our Bourne Town Hall regeneration project.