THROUGH THE GENERATIONS
Decorative antiques and folk-art dealer, and owner of Boula, Oli Barling tells us about his most treasured heirloom ‘I found this wonderful little book in 2017 while sorting through my late grandmother’s Cotswold cottage. It seemed unused and it wasn’t until a year ago that I discovered a lovely poem and three different discipline works at the back. The artworks are signed A. Seear – my great-great-grandfather Alfred, who painted and etched them during the late 1800s. The etching has been glued inside, but the watercolours of Doncaster Cathedral and Ostend harbour in Belgium have been painted directly onto the pages. I will treasure this and will ensure it stays in my family always.