Jeremy Astfalck

Antique dealer based in Franschhoek, South Africa. The Old Corkscrew is my home base but you can catch me in Johannesburg and London as well.

[BusinessTech @BusinessTechSA]

SARS has warned that any travellers entering or leaving South Africa must now submit a mandatory online traveller declaration before they travel.
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Winter in Franschhoek and I had the most spectacular red wine last night. It was the 2022 Vilafonte- Seriously Old Dirt @mikeratcliffe unleashed with this beautiful American Gorham corkscrew dating from the early part of the 20th century.

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Congratulations Sir - you have inspired, led and excelled and we appreciate it @EdKieswetter

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Edward Kieswetter honoured with honorary doctorate at CPUT, inspires graduates to lead https://t.co/o9tiBVweb0

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Boere Haka

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Silver hit record highs in 2025 – here's why the 'Devil’s metal' has further to run https://t.co/kthdEGxCb5

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Breastplate of a cavalryman struck by a cannonball while serving Napoleon

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Before the Swiss even hit snooze on their cuckoo clocks and dreamt up the Swiss Army knife, before the Leatherman was more than a glimmer in a tinkerer’s eye, there were Gun Chest Hammers.

Come and see this collection at the SAADA Fair in Franschhoek -14-16 February, 10am-6 pm

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World Class ….
Part of the corkscrews from the personal collection of Bertrand Giulian that will go out this weekend at the SAADA Antiques, Art & Design fair in Franschhoek, South Africa.

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Exciting News for Wine Enthusiasts
The Old Corkscrew is showing a collection of antique corkscrews at the SAADA Fair (Feb 14–16). Featuring rare pieces from Bertrand Giulian’s collection, as documented in his book. A chance to own a piece of history!

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Tributes paid to antiques expert Michael Baggott https://t.co/sQ7JbjwZdd

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

How Venice was built

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Going for Gold continues….with help.
Thanks to Huon Mallalieu for a fantastic spread on the forthcoming LAPADA Fair in Country Life. The fair runs in London’s Berkeley Square from the 23rd to the 27th of October.
He picked up what I had missed…
Maybe it’s Welsh Gold !!!

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Going for Gold begins….
The ATG ran the first advert spread for the forthcoming LAPADA Fair which runs in London’s Berkeley Square from the 23rd to the 27th of October.

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The Franschhoek Wine Valley, dating back to 1688, was established by French Huguenots who brought their winemaking skills to South Africa. The valley, surrounded by the Wemmershoek & Groot Drakenstein mountains, has ideal growing conditions thanks to its climate & mix of soils.

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𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬?

Stellenbosch Municipality is home to a variety of charming towns and villages, including the renowned #Franschhoek – South Africa’s culinary capital! 🍷🥘

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19th century singing bird box, made in Switzerland by Frères Rochat.

[Dr Amy Lim @amylimart]

Huge news for art historians: the first phase of ⁦@TheCourtauld⁩ Witt Library digitisation is now live. Search the British School artist boxes for images from private collections and pre-internet auction records. French School coming next week. https://t.co/XcHxh0RQUo

[Adrián Maldonado @amaldon]

Now with STUNNING new group photo of the Galloway Hoard, plus more detail on the science from @jk_viking and where to see the lidded vessel next from @SueBrunningBM. Via @TheScotsman @alicampsie75 https://t.co/bzi4Kl5HcD