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In loving memory of Brian Thompson founder member of the Millinery Works
CHECK OUT OUR SPLENDID COLLECTION OF JOHN ALLEN HAND MADE CARPETS & WORK BY VARIOUS CERAMICISTS click on Contemporary in the main menu above
Below is just a sample of some of our latest stock. Please visit our showroom pages to see all the most recent additions and ask us for prices - we are always happy to discuss terms.
A quarter sawn oak, Cotswold cabinet
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Ambrose Heal A quarter sawn oak, Cotswold cabinet on chest of drawers, exposed dovetails, ebonised chip carving to the front moulded edge on bun feet,... View full product details
An oak, Gordon Russell Cotswold, sideboard
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Early Gordon Russell An oak, Cotswold, sideboard with exposed dowel construction throughout, chamfered gallery, top with bevelled edge, panelled back, two short cedar lined drawers... View full product details
A fine, Cotswold, walnut extending dining table by Peter Waals
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Peter Waals (1870 - 1937) A fine, Cotswold, walnut extending dining table, one drop-in leaf, stepped edge to the top with ebony and holly inlaid... View full product details
A Pair of Standard Lamps
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A pair of walnut Cotswold School standard lamps, turned, moulded tops with turned scoops, octagonal faceted and stopped chamfered, tapering columns, on cruciform, chamfered sledge... View full product details
A walnut, Arts & Crafts writing table attributed to Frank Brangwyn
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Attrib. to Frank Brangwyn A walnut, Arts & Crafts writing table, the top of fine, diamond matched veneer with inlaid ebony banding, carved and ebonised... View full product details
A pair of Heals oak chests of drawers
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Heal's A pair of oak chests of drawers - each of five graduated drawers, cross-banding to the drawer fronts, carved handles, square section legs, by... View full product details
A Clissett elm, ladderback, Cotswold armchair
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Philip Clissett (1817 - 1913) An elm, ladderback, Cotswold armchair, turned finials to the tops of the back supports, the five graduated splats to the... View full product details
An oak dressing chest by Sir Frank Brangwyn RA
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Sir Frank Brangwyn RA (1867 - 1956) An oak dressing chest, a square swing mirror with stylised, pilaster supports, quarter sawn oak top set flush... View full product details
A Heal's oak desk chair
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Heal's An oak occasional chair, chamfering to the frame and to the curved lattice construction, shaped top rail and front support, splayed and tapering legs,... View full product details
A Gordon Russell oak, cheval mirror
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A Gordon Russell oak, cheval glass, exposed tenon construction to the mirror frame, chrome pivot bolts, shaped supports onto a rectangular plinth base, the front... View full product details
An oak, Austrian, Arts & Crafts, Secessionist knee-hole desk
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Vienna Secession An oak, Austrian, Arts & Crafts, Secessionist knee-hole desk, reeded decoration and inset panels with a gallery of four short drawers over recesses,... View full product details
A Gordon Russell Helix sideboard
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A mahogany sideboard with Bombay rosewood veneered doors cut to reveal white birch double helix decoration, the cupboards having an interior shelf and a cutlery... View full product details
A Heal's style limed oak fold-out day-bed
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A Heal's style limed oak fold-out day-bed / chair with integral bookcase with dental frieze and drop-leaf table, patent "Quickway" label, newly upholstered, circa 1935.... View full product details
A Heal's style oak circular booktable
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A Heal's style light oak three-tier circular booktable, stepped edge to the top and shaped ends to the base of the supports, circa 1930, 55cm... View full product details
An oak Heals cabinet
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Heal's An oak cabinet of five graduated drawers between cupboards, stepped edge to top, stepped panel to each drawer front and cupboard door, carved handles,... View full product details
A Heal's oak dresser,
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Heal's An oak dresser, one shelf with a gallery, over two drawers over two cupboards, panelled construction to the sides and to the doors, turned... View full product details
A set of six Arthur Simpson of Kendal oak, Arts & Crafts dining chairs
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Arthur Simpson of Kendal A set of six oak, Arts & Crafts dining chairs, two carvers, four sides, scrolled finials, reeded edges to top rail... View full product details
An oak, ebonised Aesthetic ide table
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An oak, ebonised Aesthetic Movement two tier side table, turnings to the legs, the lower tier with fine, spindle, turned gallery and arched bracket supports,... View full product details
A sycamore writing / console table
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'Vogue Regency' A sycamore writing / console table, mirror veneered and cross-banded top, three mahogany lined drawers with turned handles, scrolled x-frame legs with turned... View full product details
An imposing, Arthur Romney Green oak, Cotswold School glazed bookcase,
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To: Linda, who asked about this piece - you sent an email address that does not exist please email again with one that does, thanks... View full product details
Arthur Romney Green, an oak, Cotswold, draw leaf, extending dining table
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Arthur Romney Green An oak, Cotswold, draw leaf, extending dining table, flush plank top with exposed dowel construction, carved stylised leaf pattern to the apron,... View full product details
A Heal's oak, Cotswold, fall-front bureau
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Heals An oak, Cotswold, fall-front bureau over three graduated drawers, turned handles, stepped, fielded panels to the fall-front and to the drawer fronts, quarter-sawn oak... View full product details
A Morris & Co An ebonised 'Sussex' armchair
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Morris & Co An ebonised 'Sussex' armchair, designed by Philip Webb, original rush seat, made by Morris & Company, circa 1880, 85cm (33.5in) high. SOLD View full product details
An oak, Gordon Russell Cotswold School double bed
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Gordon Russell An oak, Cotswold School double bed, exposed dowel, chamfered frame and chamfered panel construction, octagonal faceted stiles and segmented arched top rail to... View full product details
A Rowley Gallery pier mirror
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Rowley Gallery A chip-carved and ebonised frame pier mirror with intarsia picture of trees in various woods, Rowley Gallery paper label on the back, circa... View full product details
A Gordon Russell mahogany, Arts & Crafts, hall/side table
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Gordon Russell A mahogany, Arts & Crafts, hall / side table, bow fronted, cross-banding to the top, two short drawers with hand-cut dovetails, with metal drop-ring... View full product details
An oak, Cotswold School, writing table
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An oak, Cotswold School, writing table, two short drawers with brass drop-ring handles, exposed dovetail construction to the top, chamfered edges throughout, circa 1920, 71cm... View full product details
six oak ladder-back Cotswold "Clissett" chairs
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A set of six (two carvers, four sides) oak ladder-back Cotswold "Clissett" chairs, shaped, graduated splats to the ladder-backs, through dowel and pegged construction to... View full product details
A pair of oak 'airplane propeller' wall shelves by Robin Nance,
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A pair of oak 'airplane propeller' open wall shelves, flared supports, chamfering to the undersides of the shelves, by Robin Nance, stamped 'Nance Workshops, St... View full product details
A Cotswold quarter-sawn oak desk by Peter Waals
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Peter Waals after a Gimson design, a Cotswold quarter-sawn oak desk with four faceted graduated drawers each side of a central drawer, all with carved... View full product details
Arts & Crafts Oak Freestanding Knee-hole Desk
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The best quality quarter-sawn oak freestanding knee-hole desk, moulded edge to the top, one long drawer between pedestals each with a cupboard with inset panelled... View full product details
An Ambrose Heal oak Arts & Crafts chest of drawers
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Ambrose Heal An oak Arts & Crafts chest of drawers, two short drawers over two graduated drawers, fine, hand-cut, 'London lapped' dovetail construction to the... View full product details
A Heals walnut dining suite
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Heals A walnut dining suite with an extending dining table, four side and two arm chairs, the table with a foldaway central leaf and moulded... View full product details
A walnut Cotswold School standard lamp by Arthur Romney Green
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Arthur Romney Green A walnut Cotswold School standard lamp, stepped and flared octagonal faceted top with turned scoop, and then two stepped, flared and octagonal,... View full product details
A set of six, oak, 'Clissett' ladder-back dining chairs by William Birch
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A set of six, oak, 'Clissett' ladder-back dining chairs, turnings to the supports and to the front legs, original rush seats, by William Birch of... View full product details
An Ambrose Heal oak chest of drawers
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Ambrose Heal: an oak chest of drawers, two short, two-handled drawers over three graduated drawers, each with two panelled and reeded fronts and turned wood... View full product details
A Heals quarter sawn oak, two tier, octagonal, book table.,
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A quarter sawn oak, two tier, octagonal, book table, inset top within moulded edge, moulding to the base, by Heal's, circa 1925, 61cm (24in) high,... View full product details
A limed oak cabinet, bookshelves over a two door cupboard by Heals
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Heals A limed oak cabinet, bookshelves over a two door cupboard, chrome handles, labelled 'Heal's', circa 1930, 80.5cm (34in) high, 40.5cm (16in) wide, 33cm (9in)... View full product details
A pair of figured elm three drawer chest of drawers by Lucian Ercol
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Lucian Ercol (1888 - 1976) A figured elm three drawer chest of drawers, exposed dovetail and dowel construction to the top and sides, with turned... View full product details
A carved oak tray
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An oak tray profusely carved with Celtic, entrellac patterns, Iona School, circa 1910, 65cm (25.5in) x 43cm (17in) View full product details
Robin Nance of St Ives, an elm, two-door, two drawer sideboard
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Robin Nance of St Ives An elm, two-door, two drawer sideboard with exposed dovetail, dowel and tenon construction throughout, chamfering to the door panel frames,... View full product details
A walnut Cotswold bedside cabinet,
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A walnut Cotswold bedside cabinet, one drawer over recess over cupboard, stepped plinth top, stopped chamfering to the frame, stepped fielded panelled drawer front and... View full product details
An Arthur Romney Green walnut Cotswold School standard lamp
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Arthur Romney Green A walnut Cotswold School standard lamp, octagonal faceted, stepped and chamfered edged top with turned scoop, octagonal faceted and stopped chamfered, tapering... View full product details
A pair of brass and copper cantilevered candlesticks
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A pair of brass and copper cantilevered candlesticks after a design by W A S Benson made by Deffner circa 1905, 10cm (4in) max high),... View full product details
An oak dining suite of table and two chairs attributed to Edward Barnsley Workshop
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Attributed to The Edward Barnsley Workshop An oak dining suite of table and two chairs, the octagonal table top with chamfered edge and the shaped... View full product details
A Heals quarter sawn limed oak Gentleman's cabinet wardrobe
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Heals A quarter sawn limed oak Gentleman's cabinet wardrobe, the doors with applied bolection moulding, framed, flush panels and octagonal panels on applied cross-grain corner... View full product details
The Antique Trader was established in 1970 in North London’s Camden Passage antique centre. The partners, Brian Thompson & Derek Rothera, at that time specialised in early English oak furniture
By the eighties they were dealing in Georgian and Biedermeier periods which were more popular at that time. However, the partners’ real interest lay in the Arts & Crafts Movement which drew much of its inspiration from the craftsmanship of the early English country furniture makers.
In the mid eighties they began infiltrating Morris, Liberty and Cotswold Schoolpieces into their stock and by 1990 the shop was entirely dedicated to the Arts & Crafts movement, designers and makers.
In 1996 the business was relocated to its current premises which were built at the turn of the 19th century as a hat making factory. Derek & Brian have established the name of The Antique Trader at The Millinery Works, 87 Southgate Road, Islington, London N1 3JS.
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