Having been a fanatical Collector of Antiques for 35 years – faced with a move and massive home down-sizing with the children gone and yet still wanting the buzz to acquire rare and beautiful items my wife laid the law down – ‘You’re not putting more antiques into storage – if you want to continue collecting you need to start selling items’ – Thus the idea of this business was born.
Accordingly, I am now able to offer items from my private collection. I initially developed a passion and extensive knowledge for 19th Century Painting with this rapidly extending to Clocks, Furniture (Regency a speciality), Mirrors, Bronzes, Ormolu Candelabra, Porcelain and anything that was beautiful, rare and in superb condition. Over the years I have met and learned from many top dealers (many now retired) and experts offering hundreds of £millions of antiques.
My collection is built on items that are in largely good original condition, correctly and sympathetically restored (as acquired or arranged by me) that should appeal to the discerning collector. Sadley many antiques appear that have been poorly and over restored using modern materials that that can dramatically imped future restoration and investment value.
• I believe I’m selling beautiful antiques that sit equally as part of a collection in a period setting – or
as a signature piece set in a totally modern home
• Selected antiques and period paintings can work beautifully as a counterpoint to modern and minimalist furnishings.
• Antiques are totally Green. Even the most expensive modern furniture and mirrors are often structurally made of fibre-board which if
damaged is often impossible to repair and typically worth 10/15% in the second-hand market! Thus, the overwhelming majority of them
will end up in a skip!
Thank you.
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