In 1968, with £100 from her parents, she joined three other women to open a tiny antiques business on Hill Rise in the London suburb of Richmond, near the Evans home, and, the next year, dared to buy the lease of the former Sudbrook Park Dairy and Creamery at No 84, which became Mollie Evans, Antique Furniture, Books, and Interesting Items.
The turn-of -the-century look is reinforced by a pressed tin ceiling, wood floors (tiny antique tiles in the bar area), ceiling fans and beautiful, massive chandeliers.
Winding Faik Paşa Caddesi and Çukurcuma Caddesi, the two main streets in the maze-like Çukurcuma neighbourhood, are peppered with tiny antique and junk shops overflowing with ephemera, mostly culled from Istanbul houses.
Built into what was once the country home of the Duke of Wellington, this hotel features ornate details -- from a grandfather clock to a grand piano to a tiny antique figurine.
"I found tapioca pudding and I found the tiniest little antique spoon in New Orleans, a little bitty sugar spoon, and I would eat it with that so it would last longer," he told reporters at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday.
Another favourite is Ridvan Tasçiogullari's tiny shop of antique locks and keys, right next to Asir.
Overflowing farmers' markets in tiny towns, famous antique stalls in Paris or the daily fish markets on the Atlantic coast selling glistening seafood straight off the boat.
The Etruscan collection on the mezzanine, one of the best in the world, with the famous chariot lately restored, is splendid, but tucked away in the back is a tiny miracle of antique carving, a chunk of glowing amber, that is easy to miss.
A winter wind moans and a tiny mansion – like an antique doll's house – twinkles in a wood.
231 Smith St, +1 718 522 3800, epauletshop.com Hidden in quiet, industrial Red Hook, this tiny shop focusses on antique jewelry.
In the 1980's, a critically acclaimed restaurant, Xavier's, opened in the tiny business district, along with antiques shops and arty boutiques.
