In December, David Richardson opened DKR Antiques and Interior Design in a second floor location at 4738 McPherson, just east of Euclid and McPherson. The shop is a few doors east of the prominent corner shop that was once Rothschild’s Antiques, a venture he and partners Donna and Pete Rothschild ran for many years. Rothschild’s closed in 2012, and the space is now home to Mission Taco.
For those who are new to the area, Rothschild’s Antiques was a two-level treasure trove of trinkets, artifacts, vintage clothing, and oddball gizmos that was a magnet for neighbors and visitors from near and far.
Richardson said he is delighted to once again be situated among the art galleries and other small businesses in the CWE. “My focus here is on my design work, accent antiques, lots of artwork, and a line of VIPs (Very Important Pillows),” he explained. His design commissions for both residential and commercial clients has become more recognized over the last few years—view examples of Richardson’s work on the website or Instagram—with his work at two of Zoe Robinson’s restaurants in Clayton.
“I am most proud of the work I’ve done on Bar Les Frères and Billie|Jean,” Richardson said. When those restaurants opened, critics gushed as much about the stunning interiors as the creative menus.
In a corner of the handsome space, Richardson displays a Clad Lawson painting above the fireplace, one of several St. Louis artists’ work he’s exhibiting. In the foreground, there’s a glass dining table by Leon Rosen for Pace, circa 1970’s.
Above: A triptych by St. Louis artist Bryce Ramming; 6 Neoclassical chairs by Samuel Copelon (see the first photo in the post for a close-up); right, a pair of outstanding late 18th-early 19th c. Italian wooden tables with bases fashioned of bird heads and claw feet.
Among the necklaces shown on a pair of department store French Art Deco clothing forms is a piece by Rodney Winfield. Winfield was a well-known St. Louis artist whose work includes a stained glass window in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. He was a professor art at Maryville University for 20 years.
Richardson’s one-of-a-kind pillows, above right, are constructed of antique, vintage and ethnic textiles. See samples of other textiles that are displayed in the basket below.
Shown above, a pair of Hollywood Regency table lamps circa 1940’s-50’s, and on the pedestal above right, a Grand Tour Bronze of Mercury.
From left: A milliner’s trade sign on stand; Photographer Michael Eastman’s Marcella’s Resort ca. 1980; and a Billy the Kid sculpture made by an Angolan prisoner.
For more information on any of the pieces shown above, contact David Richardson (314) 401-1333, email: [email protected], or treat yourself to an in-person visit.
DKR Design, 4838 McPherson, 2nd floor, is open Thursday – Saturday 12 to 4 p.m.