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Whew!! It's Been a Month of Great Things at The Royal Port!

All I can say is we are full.  I'm exaggerating but it feels that way.  The shop is full of great furniture, stoneware, baskets, quilts, treenware, architectural, garden and so much more.  We've acquired several private collections.   We recently added twenty pieces of decorated stoneware from potters in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.  They include this beautifully decorated water cooler by Richard Remmey from Philadelphia.  The other jugs, crock and jars include potters C. Hart of NY, Hamilton & Jones of PA (see photo), M. Tyler of NY, John Lyons of MA, L, Seymour of NY and Thompson & Co of MN.   We also have several Southwestern, PA wax sealer jars.  This one pictured has two stripes top and bottom along with a freehand comma vining of blue decoration to the front.  To see an album of our latest stoneware visit our Royal Port Page on Facebook.  We also expanded our existing collection of hand woven baskets to include this over sized rye basket with bent wood handles, the beautiful hand woven splint feather basket with attached lid and bent wood handle and a large hand  woven splint flat gathering basket with an interesting bent wood handle.  All are in excellent condition. If you are looking for just the right size pantry box for your stack we have several.  This stack pictured includes several painted boxes.  They are all in excellent condition.    Not to worry we did also put in a few pieces of furniture including this beautifully dovetailed chest with nicely detailed feet.  It also contains an interior til.  It's a smaller size chest for any room in the house.  Also pictured is a beautiful 2 board top bench table.  It is very nice flipped up as a bench too with one side of the table sporting rounded ends. Decorating the top of the table are the Boston and Troy Jugs along with a box bellows.   I have to say that this table is one of my new favorites to the shop.  It has a 2 board top with tapered legs.   Just a great simple sturdy country table.   It has remnants of original paint to the legs. To end my post are these great early barn doors. They retain much of their original strap hinges and other hardware.  We have been working hard to place many architectural doors, windows, hardware and other architectural elements throughout the shop.  I will be posting photo albums with casual photos of the inventory in the shop including the architectural pieces on a weekly basis.  Become a fan and get automatic access to our latest posts and blogs.  Have a great weekend.  Stop in and check out all the new inventory.  Suzanne

Royal Port is Blooming with New Inventory in May!

We have been adding a lot of new inventory to the shop the past few months.  It's always hard to decide what pieces to spotlight but I found a few favorites.  I thought I'd start with some smaller items.  (just in case you are looking for something nice this weekend for Mom)  Two of my favorite things are tinware and wooden ware or treenware.  This photo includes both.  I love the tomb stone shape to the wooden dough board.  It's a nice compliment to the wooden bowls below. (which I spotlighted in April)  The tin dough board with the tin and wood rolling pin are hard to find.  The tin board retains its original label on the back.  Both are nice examples of Early American kitchen necessities.  Notice the early doors they are hanging from.  We've been placing early doors in all sizes and styles throughout the shop. Stop by if you need one for a restoration project or just for a backdrop. If you are looking for a great display piece, for your collections, this set of early steps is perfect.  Some of our decoys found a nice home on the steps.  For those of you who have bought wooden molds from us you would appreciate this propeller shaped one.  It is in excellent condition.  It was probably used for molding equipment fan blades.  Not sure but it is a nice addition for someone's collection.   Now it's time to move on to some of the new furniture finds.   This 2 door drysink in an oyster paint is beautiful.   The trim work around the sink area as well as the panel doors are nicely done.    It's a nice size for any room.    Have you been looking for an extra table when company comes over?  An extra sideboard for serving?  A nice display area for photographs? (like our customer Patricia in North Carolina)  If so this one is perfect for any dining room, living room or family room.   This dropleaf table with one drawer has nicely tapered legs and retains some of it original paint.  I love the details of the rounded ends of the leaves.    I've been looking for a while for another nice settee or bench to add to the shop.  This half spindle settee is in beautiful condition.  This would be a nice addition to someone's open foyer.  I love adding baskets, pillows or draping quilts over the back.  

We are always adding chests, boxes and trunks to our inventory.  I think this is a great example of an early grain bin in original paint.  It has a divided top and bin.  I love these pieces for family rooms or entrance ways.  What a great place to kick off your shoes and stash your things out of view of your nice neatly displayed home. ( we wouldn't want shoes just tossed around the house?)   Another nice piece to the shop is this 2 drawer pine work table with nicely turned legs. It's ready to place in any dining area. Take notice in this photo to a few more small items that are new to the shop including the South Jersey clam baskets and the dazey churn with original labeling.  Inside the bowl is a nice grouping of early spatulas and wooden spoons.   I know we are always looking for storage places in our old home.  This 2 door cupboard is a great example of an early closet. (before built in closets were the norm)  It presently offers shelving and one drawer.  Many customers look for this type of piece for the bedroom but it is also a great piece to house electronics.  The shelves are not mortised so they can be lifted out of the way to add you favorite flat screen TV as well as other items that go along with it.  Before I close for today I want to remind everyone that we also post photos on Royal Port's Facebook Page.  Make sure you take notice to our album containing photos from the porch.  The porch of the Royal Port is full of great garden ideas, containers, wagons, carts and much more.  Stop by with Mom over the weekend.  The lemonade and treats will be ready.   Happy Mother's Day!  Suzanne