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We often take the humble wardrobe for granted, it’s just a place to hang our clothes, after all. So why do antique wardrobes deserve any more attention than that? The answer, is that they not only provide hanging space for your clothes but they also happen to look good – and that’s a good enough...

Whether it’s a special occasion, or just one of those every day ordinary occasions, a pair of antique occasional tables will always come in handy. Today we are featuring antique occasional tables and we would like to start by showing you this Antique Pair Ivory Inlaid Rosewood Occasional Tables which date from...

This time we are looking at a  rather nice trio of French furniture that has just arrived into stock here at our north London showroom. The pieces were made by craftsmen in the Empire style and comprising of two occasional tables and a coffee table. They are listed on our site as a Stunning Pair Empire […]

We are pleased to be able to offer for sale these two very fine examples of antique cutlery; this time they are both sets of Fish Knives and Forks and were made in that most famous of cutlery manufacturing cities, Sheffield, England – otherwise known as “Steel City”. The first set, just into stock, is...

This is a lovely thing – a Vintage Portable HMV Gramophone Model 102 in Brown dating from 1938. In its day this fine instrument would have been regarded as the pinnacle of gramophone design and was a much prized possession in many a household. The quality of sound that is could reproduce, given the very...

I think it’s always interesting to see what other people have in their shopping baskets, do you think so too or am I just weird? Why this brand or that colour? This style or that. Fascinating stuff. No, seriously, it is nice to know what interests people; what is popular and fashionable and what is […]

Now winter is approaching what better way to display your indoor greenery than on this superb antique Napoleon III walnut and porcelain Jardiniere. Jardinieres became popular in the nineteenth century as people caught the craze for displaying often exotic, indoor plants. As industrialisation grew, so did the desire...