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Canterbury is a small, very beautiful town in Kent that is famous for its ancient Cathedral which has, for centuries, been the destination for pilgrims as was made famous in Chaucer’s epic book, “The Canterbury Tales”. It is also famous for the goings-on in years gone by in which a previous Archbishop, Thomas...

I believe they are known as Millenials, those born just before or after the end of the twentieth century who have never know life without digital technology, smartphones, Facebook, the Internet and all that those technology breakthroughs have done to enrich our lives. Today we are able to store vast quantities of...

Formula One memorabilia is always popular and none more so that that featuring the legendary seven-time Formula One world champion, Michael  Schumacher. Here we are featuring a variety of artwork and photographs featuring  Schumacher in various Formula One races throughout his long and successful career. The...

We’ve just had several interesting Art Deco Silver items come into stock so we thought we’d give you a quick preview as these tend to be popular and sell quite quickly. First we have an Antique English Art Deco Silver Christening Set which dates from 1932: This lovely Art Deco Silver christening set contains the...

We are always pleased to be able to offer our customers antique silver from two of the UK’s most celebrated and sought after silversmiths – Hester Bateman and Paul Storr. Today we are able to bring to you two pieces, just arrived into stock, one from each of the above makers. First, let’s take a...

Today we are taking a peek at a very large and impressive Antique Boardroom Table, or Conference Table, which is supplied with 16 matching chairs and which will grace the boardroom, meeting room or conference room of any organisation. Antique furniture says something about its owner. It can say “here is a person...

Motorsport is of course immensely popular in the UK and worldwide and the success of Formula 1 is a phenomena in almost every part of the planet thanks to widespread television coverage of the sport. There are, as a result, many people who collect F1 memorabilia and artwork and there is one name that has […]

At Regent Antiques we like to think that we have an eye for the beautiful, the highest quality of workmanship and, from time to time, the unusual and quirky. This blog post is about an unusual antique Victorian solid mahogany metamorphic chair, also widely known as a library chair, which we have just acquired and...

It’s not often that we feature an antique mirror but today we are going to do just that. We are going to show you one of our most recent acquisitions, sourced from a French chateau, no less, and now offered for sale online or at our north London showroom. The mirror I’m talking about is […]

A Close Up Look At Mahogany Antique Dining Tables. There are fashions and trends in furniture making and the materials used, just as in many other walks of life but one material, one very fine timber, seems to crop up over and over again when we find top quality antique dining tables and chairs, desks, […]