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By Gerald Ochs
Rappahannock News Writer
Appalachia Antiques & Gallery tells a different story. Owners Diane Noble and John Jenkins don't just buy and sell collectibles and antediluvian chattel—they apply the skills of artisan and artist to eroding objects to create often fanciful ornamentation that carries the mood of and pays homage to our forebears.
It has been only five months since they established their business in Tom Taylor's 200 year old chestnut log cabin on US 211 in Sperryville, and already their shop has become a destination.
It’s a place where one can buy beautifully restored antique furniture, "tramp art" wall sculptures and pill boxes, paintings by Patricia Height (John's mother), Rappahannock photos by the inimitable Ted Pellegatta, John's sister Susie's handcrafted soaps and knitted items (using wool sheared, spun and dyed by Susie), have your antiques restored or your chairs recaned, or just look at the treasures and their wonderful old building.
Diane and John have partially restored the cabin that was last occupied in the '80's, and will continue that labor of love this winter.
Known as the Broy House, the cabin has been in Tom Taylor's family for at least six generations, and is one of the oldest structures in the Sperryville area.
Back in the 1940's it was opened as a tea room and antique shop and,
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