Pieces of Loveliness

Pieces of Loveliness A Small Number of Pre-Loved Timeless Pieces of Interior Decor, Carefully Curated by a Designer in Cape Town’s Claremont.

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05/09/2026

Growing your own produce is so rewarding, and if you don’t know where to begin, start with a chilli plant as they keep going and love our Cape Town climate — no pesticides or filler powders in my simple chilli flakes!! 🥰

While I grew up on a smallholding, helping out and watching one’s parents grow things is not quite the same as being totally responsible for growing your own plants …but yes, at least I had the idea it could be done from lightly observing them.

About 7 years ago or so I slowly started some small-garden gardening in my little suburban home… there are lots of hits and misses, but one has to just start small and the lessons grow.

And I definitely know now that organic symbiotic gardening is the way : plant lots of different plants and veg close together so they can help protect each other, leave most of the “weeds”, pile on leaf-litter, and don’t forget to make your own home-made compost.. the insects come and the birds come to eat those insects, and the other insects that there shouldn’t be too many of as well 🥰 🌱 🐛 ☀️ 🌧️ 🐦

05/09/2026

Exquisite 18th-Century Georgian Large Walnut Fall-Front Bureau — Restored | R24,850

Interior designers adore Georgian furniture for its classic, beautiful, and perfect proportions. I share that passion, which is why I acquired this magnificent piece, had it restored, and tried to find it a perfect spot in my home. However, it is just too large for my small rooms (especially as I’m still renovating), but I’m sure it will find an equally loving home.

Perfect for a bedroom, study, or lounge, it offers ample drawer space for clothes or storage alongside a proper work-from-home desk area that can be completely shut away. At 116 cm wide, its combination of scale and beauty will make it a commanding focal-point wherever it is placed.

The facade features gorgeous herringbone parquetry showcasing a high end, warm medium-toned walnut veneer over solid wood with intricate grain patterns highlighted by its lighter tone. The top and sides are framed by a thick crossbanding border paired with traditional featherbanding (herringbone inlay), offering immense decorative appeal. It represents pure workmanship that you cannot replicate anymore; these exquisite artisan skills are entirely lost today.

One slim top drawer sits above three wider, lockable graduated drawers. All drawer linings are built from solid wood utilising traditional hand-cut dovetail joinery, and are neatly lined with paper. The fronts are accented by period-style brass drop handles and ornate cast escutcheons. While later replacements, they are tastefully selected to match the 18th-century aesthetic. Below, the piece rests sturdily on beautiful, robust bracket feet which are typically wide for the Georgian era and just gorgeous.

The fall-front lid unlocks with a beautiful key and tassel, dropping down to provide a properly usable 112w x 73d cm writing platform supported by dual lopers. Behind it sits a lovely fitted interior featuring 4 drawers flanking a central compartment measuring 29.7w x 23d cm (perfectly proportioned for modern A4 paperwork or a laptop).

Elegant Mid-Century Wardrobe with Cabriole Legs | R4,850This is a stylish 1950s vintage wardrobe with a flat top, an att...
04/09/2026

Elegant Mid-Century Wardrobe with Cabriole Legs | R4,850

This is a stylish 1950s vintage wardrobe with a flat top, an attractive two-tone finish and pretty Queen Anne-style cabriole legs.

The medium-gloss finish comprises a combination of very dark brown, almost black, around the outer edges and framing, graduating to a warmer reddish-brown through the centre panels. The original silvered handles and escutcheons add contrast and subtly enliven the facade.

The pair of doors unlock with their own keys to reveal an interior with a full-length hanging rail along the top. On the inside of the right-hand door is a mirror with a small rail below, while the right-hand side has three low drawers forming a handy ledge — the top two drawers with inset glass panels and the bottom drawer with a solid front.

On the inside of the left-hand panel is an additional hanging rail, useful for scarves, ties or jewellery.

The Queen Anne-style cabriole legs are a particularly attractive detail and give this otherwise quite simply-designed, elegant cupboard a lovely “lift”.

DIMENSIONS cm :
105w 53d 173h

Condition: Excellent and Sturdy, but please note this is lightly pre-loved with very light wear commensurate with its age.

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🚗 LOCH ROAD, CLAREMONT, Cape Town for Viewings or Collections
🛻 Delivery around greater Cape Town area can be arranged

Gorgeous Designer Pair of Howard Roll-Tuck Armchairs with Striking English Country Aesthetic | R9850 for both 👉 These ar...
01/09/2026

Gorgeous Designer Pair of Howard Roll-Tuck Armchairs with Striking English Country Aesthetic | R9850 for both

👉 These are for Cape Town Area Delivery Only (or Collection)

One can immediately see why the Howard armchair has remained such a popular design. Comfortable and understated with gently rolled tuck arms that are instantly recognisable as Howard-style armchairs, this pair exude relaxed classic English design perfectly with their traditional tartan upholstery fabric in warm tones of cream, soft red, green and brown.

Tailored skirts add to their relaxed yet refined appearance, making them equally at home in a traditional country interior or a more modern home.

Beneath the skirts are adjustable feet, which are a particularly useful bonus if you have an uneven floor, allowing the chairs to be levelled with a simple adjustment.

Wonderfully comfortable, these are the sort of armchairs you’ll happily settle into with a good book and a cup of coffee…or a glass of wine.

DIMENSIONS cm :
80w 79d 80h
50 between arms

CONDITION :
Excellent and sturdy, and very clean but please note there are a couple of tiny minor flaws of fabric wear, hardly noticeable but they are there and I like to be honest and point them out and it is reflected in the reasonable pricing : a couple of small areas of light wear to the piping fabric and a couple of minor areas of wear to the fabric. I personally would be very happy to keep these exactly as they are, as the affected areas are not noticeable when the chairs are in position and the extremely beautiful tartan fabric gives them that lovely classic English country aesthetic.

— They also come with one pair of optional arm covers, which can be used to protect the upholstery if preferred.
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🚗 LOCH ROAD, CLAREMONT, Cape Town for Viewings or Collections
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Lovely Pair of Cape Landscapes, Oil on Board — by P.G. MILLER | R2850 for BothThis lovely pair of South African landscap...
30/08/2026

Lovely Pair of Cape Landscapes, Oil on Board — by P.G. MILLER | R2850 for Both

This lovely pair of South African landscape paintings by P.G. Miller (Peter George Miller), is each signed by the artist and depict peaceful Cape rural landscapes of yesteryear.

The lower painting (cottage with red roof) is inscribed “Langkloof” on the reverse. Langkloof is an area bordering the Western Cape in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

The paintings are presented in matching giltwood-style frames with linen-look mounts and smaller inner gilt frames. The labels on the backs confirm that the framing was done by Miller himself in George, making this a particularly nice additional detail.

About the Artist :
Peter George Miller was a South African landscape artist who grew up in Port Elizabeth and attended school at Rondebosch, Cape Town. He initially worked as an engineering draughtsman before becoming a professional artist in 1976. Working under the name P.G. Miller, his subject matter included South African, North American and European landscapes and seascapes, predominantly painted in oil on canvas board. He also undertook art restoration, taught art and did his own picture framing.

His South African work includes landscapes of the Klein Karoo, George, Knysna and the Drakensberg, among others.

DIMENSIONS cm :
Top 30w 39h
Bottom 40w 41h

CONDITION: Excellent condition. The paintings are well preserved, while the frames have only some very light age-related marks and patination.

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🚗 LOCH ROAD, CLAREMONT, Cape Town for Viewings or Collections
🛻 Delivery around Cape Town area can be arranged
🚛 National Courier can be arranged for a R200 Wrapping Fee Plus the Courier’s Charge



👉 Only the last photo is AI generated for alternative styling inspiration — the other photos are all totally Undoctored and are photographed using natural light.

Extremely Beautiful Large Persian Najafabad Rug — 2.3 x 3.4 m | R12,450This is an especially beautiful Persian Najafabad...
22/08/2026

Extremely Beautiful Large Persian Najafabad Rug — 2.3 x 3.4 m | R12,450

This is an especially beautiful Persian Najafabad rug with its particularly lovely and joyous colouring, all hand woven in 100% wool.

The deep red of the central field is set against a deep blue border, with cream, muted greens, pale blue and touches of gold throughout the floral pattern. There is something especially pleasing about the way these colours work together — the strong red and blue create a rich contrast, while the softer cream and green tones give the overall palette a more subtle, aged quality.

The central field is filled with an intricate arrangement of stylised Persian flowers, including palmettes, rosettes, smaller blossoms and curling leaf sprays, all connected by fine scrolling vines. Rather than representing individual flowers literally, these motifs form part of the traditional floral vocabulary of Persian carpet weaving, where flowers and foliage are repeated and linked to create a continuous pattern. The wide blue border continues this floral design, with larger flowers, palmettes and scrolling foliage worked across the ground.

Najafabad is a city in Isfahan Province in central Iran, just west of Isfahan. It has a well-established carpet-weaving tradition, with Najafabad rugs particularly influenced by the floral designs and rich colour palettes associated with the wider Isfahan region.

This large-sized rug, with an unusually beautiful combination of rich colour and intricate floral detail will easily find its perfect forever home.

DIMENSIONS cm :
229w 338d

CONDITION: Excellent and Sturdy, but please note this is very lightly pre-loved. It’s in a very clean condition but has not been professionally cleaned by me.
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🚛 National Courier can be arranged


Stunning 19th Century Cape Yellowwood & Stinkwood Kitchen 6-Seater Work Table | R9850For those looking for a proper stur...
20/08/2026

Stunning 19th Century Cape Yellowwood & Stinkwood Kitchen 6-Seater Work Table | R9850

For those looking for a proper sturdy Cape family kitchen table that can additionally actually be worked on as well, this one from the 19th Century, made in Cape Yellowwood with exceptionally beautifully turned Stinkwood legs, is a particularly lovely example.

Its slightly taller 80cm height makes it well suited to working on in the kitchen, for when you need a bit of extra kneading or food prep space — while still being perfectly comfortable to sit and eat at.

Its shining feature however is the distinctive and extremely beautiful Stinkwood ring-turned baluster legs associated with Cape Regency furniture, often referred to as a “Cape leg”.

This really is a wonderful old Cape kitchen work table — traditionally hand-constructed with square wooden peg construction. It’s one that was made to be well used for hundreds of years, rather than simply looked at and admired for its beauty, with those distinctive Cape Regency legs. Its exceptional strength, with almost no movement in its joints, makes it more than capable of being worked on and used for rigorous kitchen tasks — in addition to accumulating happy kitchen family dinner memories.

DIMENSIONS cm :
80 h 150 w 82 d

Set of 4 Pretty Candy Stripe Chairs — Super Sturdy | R1400 for 4 (ie R350 Each)👉 Not for CourieringThis cheerful set of ...
20/08/2026

Set of 4 Pretty Candy Stripe Chairs — Super Sturdy | R1400 for 4 (ie R350 Each)

👉 Not for Couriering

This cheerful set of 4 super sturdy chairs are upholstered in a gorgeous candy stripe fabric in soft pink, pale green and white.

Above, their tall backs are finished with a softly rounded lip along the top, while below their white-painted legs have a light and authentic shabby chic appeal.

DIMENSIONS cm :
Seat area : 40w 43d
Back : 100h
Seat height : 50h

CONDITION: Excellent and Sturdy, but please note these are lightly pre-loved. White painted legs have a natural “shabby chic” light wear. Upholstery is in a very clean condition, but haven’t been cleaned by me.

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🚛 National Courier — not for these

Java wishes you a happy Sunday, and that you too can be stretched out with your toes splayed in front of a fire or heate...
16/08/2026

Java wishes you a happy Sunday, and that you too can be stretched out with your toes splayed in front of a fire or heater, on this chilly Cape Town wintery day 🥰 🐈‍⬛

Beautiful Cape Country Blonde Kitchen Dresser | PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR PRICEThere is something wonderfully honest about ...
09/08/2026

Beautiful Cape Country Blonde Kitchen Dresser | PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR PRICE

There is something wonderfully honest about this old Cape Country Kitchen Dresser. Crafted predominantly from solid, slow-grown and tightly-grained Baltic Deal wood, it has acquired a patina that only decades of service can produce.

Small decorative details enliven and give further personality: the turned solid yellowwood bun feet, the original brass cup handles to the drawers and pull handles on the doors that have been polished; the charming turned k**b latch that secures the cupboard doors; the top shelf that is finished with a low backsplash with softly rounded edges,; and the sides of the upper racks that are gorgeously shaped.

Unlatching and opening the cupboard doors reveals a spacious interior with a full-width half-depth shelf.

This is a really gorgeous, sympathetically-restored dresser that will particularly appeal to those who appreciate furniture that wears its history proudly rather than concealing it beneath a perfect finish — it’s gained a beautiful patina that can only arise from a century-and-a-half of proper good use.

DIMENSIONS cm
115 w; 64 d; 
185 h overall
92 h to work surface

Shelf Heights (top to bottom):
25 cm
27.5 cm
29 cm

CONDITION
The dresser has been sympathetically restored, preserving its age-related wear, marks and imperfections and evidence of use while re-revealing its light wood colour and ensuring it remains a practical and attractive piece for everyday living. It is exceptionally sturdy and solid throughout. The working surface bears the gentle marks and wear of a piece that has been genuinely used and appreciated over the years, which only adds to its charm.

PRICE
R9850

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