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In loving memory of Brian Thompson founder member of the Millinery Works
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 sweet chestnut Arts & Crafts bedroom suite, designed by Ambrose Heal
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Ambrose Heal Design: An unpolished sweet chestnut Arts & Crafts bedroom suite, designed by Ambrose Heal in 1903 consisting of: A wardrobe, two doors with... View full product details
A GORDON RUSSELL BESPOKE WARDROBE
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Gordon Russell A brown oak, breakfront, compendium wardrobe, central section of cupboard, door with octagonal raised fielded and moulded panel on rectangular raised fielded and... View full product details
An oak Cotswold open bookcase by Arthur Romney Green
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Arthur Romney Green (1872 - 1945) An oak Cotswold open bookcase and cupboard, exposed 'nail-head' proud dovetail and through tenon construction, three fixed shelves within... View full product details
A Gordon Russell quarter sawn oak Cotswold 'Stow' chest of drawers
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Gordon Russell A quarter sawn oak Cotswold 'Stow' chest of two short over two graduated drawers, hexagonal faceted stiles, chamfering to the up-stand and to... View full product details
A Heals walnut free-standing knee-hole desk
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Heal's A walnut free-standing knee-hole desk, one long drawer between pedestals of fouleatherr graduated drawers, extremely fine hand-cut dovetails, mahogany linings to the drawers, matched,... View full product details
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Early Ambrose Heal An oak wardrobe, shaped sides to the gallery, one door with shaped, fielded panel, exposed dowel construction, patinated and repoussé hinges ending... View full product details
A HEALS 8 FOOT DINING TABLE
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Ambrose Heal A rare 8 foot long, oak refectory table on chamfered columns with brackets to the base and top of the supports and with... View full product details
A SECESSIONIST HALLSTAND
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Attributed to Thonet A Secessionist style bentwood hallstand with central mirror over fall front glove compartment over a stick stand between four 'S' shaped coat... View full product details
FINE COTSWOLD dining table
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Ernest Gimson (1864 - 1919) A very fine, oak, Cotswold School dining table, moulded edge to table top, chamfered apron with bracket supports, dowel construction,... View full product details
LIBERTY'S Arts & Crafts wash-stand
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An ebonised Arts & Crafts wash-stand, two cupboards with leaded, glazed doors either side of tiled splash-back and tiled top, brass towel-rail to left-hand side,... View full product details
A SCOTTISH ARTS & CRAFTS MIRROR
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Rabbie Burns A Scottish Arts & Crafts print in copper repoussé frame with thistle motif to the corners and with famous quotation by Robert Burns,... View full product details
A SET OF 10 DINING CHAIRS
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E A Taylor (1874 - 1951) A set of ten oak dining chairs, eight sides, two carvers, shaped top rail with split heart cut-outs, graduated... View full product details
BARBARA BROWN fabric
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Barbara Brown for Heal's Two lengths of screen-printed cotton crepe fabric, 'Sweet Corn' pattern, designed by Barbara Brown for Heal's in 1958, printed details on... View full product details
Mahogany corner table/desk
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A figured, blond mahogany corner table / desk, one drawer with brass beading and handles, turned legs with brass sabots, inset leather top, attributed to... View full product details
1970s Floor lamp
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A floor lamp, sculptured stone base with linen shade with applied exotic wood liner decoration, circa 1970, 124cm (49in) high View full product details
Art Deco standard lamp
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A walnut, English Art Deco, standard lamp with turned cup decoration on concentric circular base, circa 1930, 163cm (64in) high View full product details
GOTHIC REVIVAL oak coalbox
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A fine Gothic Revival oak coalbox with shaped trefoil decoration over blue and red cut-out, brass studs and brass handle, shovel with solid ebony handle,... View full product details
GOTHIC REVIVAL oak bookcase
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Attr to Richard Norman Shaw An Architectural, Muscular Gothic Revival, oak bookcase, two glazed doors over a two door cupboard, carved, stylised foliage to the... View full product details
An English Sycamore Art Deco bed head
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A sycamore English Art Deco bedhead, stepped, fielded panel construction, side cupboards with drawers, integral light fittings, by Heal's, circa 1935, 118cm (47in) high, 224cm... View full product details
A ROWLEY GALLERY MIRROR
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Rowley Gallery An ebonised and chip-carved frame pier mirror with intarsia picture of trees in a landscape in various woods, stamped Rowley Gallery to the... View full product details
A PAIR OF GLASGOW high-back oak armchairs
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh (manner of) A pair of Glasgow high-back oak armchairs with yin-yan cutouts to the tapering back with seat and front and back... View full product details
8 Gustav Stickley oak dining chairs
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GUSTAV STICKLEY A rare set of eight oak American Arts & Crafts ladder-back dining chairs, design no. 965, six sides, two arms, with drop-in seats... 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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