This magnificent chair is certainly one of the most special items in our collection, admired by many connoisseurs and fellow dealers alike. We fell in love with it the moment we first saw it… Read More

Two years ago we enjoyed a tour of Philadelphia Museum of Art, of which the centrepiece was, undoubtedly, the Lansdowne House drawing room, designed by Robert Adam in the 1760s. The room was… Read More

Osterley Park remains one of our favourite country houses in England. We have visited it a few times by now and each time there is something new to explore or see from a different angle (oft… Read More

By early 17th century lapdogs had become extremely popular with royalty and high society and were kept not only for companionship but were considered accessories. Many paintings of the era d… Read More

By early 17th century lapdogs had become extremely popular with royalty and high society and were kept not only for companionship but were considered accessories. Many paintings of the era d… Read More

We have been lucky to visit Houghton Hall, the residence of the Marquess and Marchioness of Cholomondeley in Norfolk. It is widely regarded as the finest Palladian house in England, and dese… Read More

Winterthur’s American furniture collection is the largest and arguably the finest in the country. Henry Francis du Pont’s furniture collecting began in the early 1920s.The Port R… Read More

We are excited to have been elected to join LAPADA, the Association of Art & Antiques Dealers, UK's largest and one of the most respected associations in the world. Membership in LAPADA… Read More

Arguably the finest remaining example of Neo-Palladian architecture in London, the house was designed by Lord Burlington, himself a talented amateur architect and (in the words of… Read More

Whilst in Los Angeles, we took time to explore one of America's finest collections of fine and decorative arts - The Huntington Library in San Marino. This vast and important collection is a… Read More

It is always exciting, but never an easy task to research or attribute a piece without a known history, however, the study of comparable, better documented pieces, may often be helpful… Read More

Sir John Sinclair (1754-1835), 1st Baronet of Ulbster, was a Scottish politician and agricultural reformer, born in Thurso Castle to the family of Earls of Caithness, and educated… Read More

As one might have already noticed, hall chair is one of our favourite types of seat furniture. Unlike other types of chairs, these mostly had only decorative purpose, such as adorn… Read More

On Friday we went to see – oh! the palace of palaces! and yet a palace sans crown, sans coronet – but such expense! such taste! such profusion! ... The old house I have… Read More

'...a fine example of the artistic home of a gentleman of the eighteenth century...’The Iveagh Bequest Act, 1929.Kenwood House, on the edge of London’s Hampstead Heath, was… Read More

Thomas Chippendale (1718 – 1779) was a London cabinet-maker and furniture designer in the mid-Georgian, English Rocco, and Neoclassical styles. In 17… Read More

Culzean Castle was constructed as an L-plan castle by order of the 10th Earl of Cassilis. He instructed the architect Robert Adam to rebuild a previous, but more bas… Read More

Culzean Castle was constructed as an L-plan castle by order of the 10th Earl of Cassilis. He instructed the architect Robert Adam to rebuild a previous, but more bas… Read More

Robert Adam (1728 – 1792) was one of the most celebrated architects of his day. As one of the most influential of the architects at the time, it was he who introduced the Neo… Read More

Home to the aristocratic Cavendish family since 1549, and passed down through 16 generations, Chatsworth House is the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.Standing on the east ban… Read More

'I would not exceed the limits of expense that I have always set myself. Let us do everything properly and well, mais pas trop.'- Edwin Lascelles to Robert Adam, c. 1765.When Edwin… Read More

Castle Howard, South elevation, with a view of the Atlas Fountain, a glorious sculptural extravagance built to a design by William Nesfield (1853).  in the Howardian Hills, an Area… Read More

Nostell Priory was designed in the fashionable Palladian style, intended to be a symbol of the owner’s wealth and fashionable taste. It was almost completely furnished by Chippendale… Read More

The tour of some the UK's most significant country houses, which we  have recently completed in just under a week, has been one of our best road trips so far. It had been plan… Read More

Furlow Gatewood, a self-taught antiques dealer and one of the most influentialAmericandecorators,created a home that demonstrates the art of living well.These remarkable Regency Kl… Read More

HMS Pandora was a 24-gun Porcupine class frigate of the Royal Navy, built by Adams and Barnard at Deptford, England and launched on 17 May 1779. She was deployed in North American waters dur… Read More

The Paragon was designed by Michael Searles for John Cator, and built between 1795 and 1806.Intended for the upper middle class, the linked pairs of houses provided room for carriages, stabl… Read More

RUFUS DANIEL ISAACS (1860–1935), first marquess of Reading, British statesman, advocate and Lord Chief Justice, Ambassador to the United States (1918–19) and Viceroy of Indi… Read More