Welcome to Chique Afrique Ltd Chique Afrique, is a family run business set in the
Cheshire countryside, exhibiting the most extensive range of contemporary
stone sculpture, in the North of England. It all started in 2002, from friendships made with Artists when on holiday and two years later James started to bring home the beautiful artwork created by his friends in Zimbabwe. Now working with over 100 Artists, James has slowly developed his collection in the grounds of his home in Mobberley.
With regular visits to Zimbabwe, The Collection now totals over 500 unique sculptures, with restricted space allowing around 300 to be displayed within the Gardens and showrooms, open once a month to visitors, from April to October, each year, with outdoor relaxing areas and free refreshments for visitors.
The Sculpture Garden is now Closed for the Winter
The Two Interior Showrooms will remain open
until Christmas,
Just Ring or Text in Advance to make arrangements
Chique Afrique also exhibits at independent Shows and Garden Festivals locally, each summer, such as Arley Hall Garden Festival and Southport Flower Show, where fabulous displays of their sculptures are exhibited to the public. The Garden in Mobberley Opens from May through to October and contain three separate areas, the African, Woodland and Orchard Garden, with over 60 Garden Sculptures and over 100 interior pieces, are displayed. There are two Interior Showroom and a Terrace for refreshments.
Chique Afrique Sculptures are all affordable unlike other companies importing from Zimbabwe. because they do not exhibit at the RHS Shows, thus reducing their overheads. The Collection can be viewed at their showrooms and Sculpture Garden, nestled on a quiet country lane in the heart of Mobberley, surrounded by wonderful gastropubs. Viewings are by appointment or at one of their monthly Open Days.
Chique Afrique now has a faithful following of clients now in the UK which enable James to now plan regular visits to his talented Artists, in Zimbabwe. Knowing each Artist personally and their talents, gives a great wealth of knowledge and experience when selecting each sculpture. This ensures that customers in the UK are assured of purchasing beautiful original designs at the very best possible prices. Chique Afrique does not employ Managers to select and pack the sculptures for them, like other companies, each sculpture is personally selected and transported to the Packers by James himself. Sometimes James even takes Artists to the mines to select their stones. The regular visits provide continued income for their families and James has strong relationships with his Artists, who only produce exceptional product and stunning new designs to add to the Collection in Mobberley.
Within this website you will find a small selection of
photographs from the collection, which will give you a small glimpse of the fabulous
pieces on display at the Mobberley Showrooms. Our Company believes that Sculpture should NOT be sold online, photographs cannot possibly convey the subtle colour changes within the stone, its view from every vista and the personal impact of each piece, to the individual viewer. Each Sculpture is a unique a three dimensional piece of Art and needs to be personally experienced, just as if you were visiting the Artist yourself! This is why James strongly recommends visiting the gardens and wandering around the gardens, just like thousands of other visitors have already done over the past 14 years. This extensive collection of both traditional and contemporary Shona Sculpture is truly the largest in the North of England and visitors are encouraged to browse at their leisure with no obligation to purchase.
Contact Us Today If you would like to know more about any of their products, their events or their full delivery and installation service, then please contact them today, on 07766404626 .