Gorgeous pair of pottery majolica planters – with a very rich, organic glaze..
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8 oak English Farmhouse Spindle back Dining Chairs Kitchen Furniture
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The classic farnhouse kitchen chair, a set of 8 oak spindle back chairs. We have various refectory tables to match.
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Another classic library piece – we come across a lot of pairs of open front bookcases, but this double fronted piece is more unusual. Classic Sheraton inlay work, this is a gorgeous piece.
ENGLISH GEORGE III WALNUT DINING TABLE & SET QUEEN ANNE DINING CHAIRS
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Gorgeous English walnut George III style dining table and set of matching Queen Anne dining chairs. Superb..
Want to dine in style this Thanksgiving or Christmas? Check out this absolutely fantastic English Regency pedestal dining table with a matching set of English Chippendale chairs. Superb. Fit for a king and queen.. this set has just come in…
Does it get more handsome than this? A gorgeous extending Victorian style dining table in walnut. Just in… it won’t be hanging around for long so get this gorgeous table in time for Thanksgiving or Christmas…
06
Oct
09
Original Boulle Chest
An original Boulle commode…today worth £150,000…..
During 1982 a dealer friend of mine in the Belgium town of Ghent invited me into his mothers flat who had passed away. Amongst other things, I purchased a small chest/commode by Andre Boulle which dated circa.1690. It was a real gem of a piece .
At the time I sold it for £20,000 – today its value would be £150,000. If only it had of been kept as an investment! Alas the business needed to be supported and reap the benefit of the £20,000 back in 1982.
Just got this gorgeous American Resolute Presidents partners desk in. It’s an exact replica of the desk as found in the Oval Office. It even has a secret compartment. This is hand carved from mahogany and has a commemorative plaque on the front.
The details are exquisite – hurry as this won’t be hanging around.
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30
Sep
09
MARGARET THATCHER
U turn if you want to, this lady’s not for turning. In the immortal words of Maggie: ‘age increases value’..
In the middle part of 1984 I organised an Antiques Roadshow for the Conservative Association of Finchley, North London in the presence of the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. With my fellow Antique Experts we valued over 300 individual items.
Amongst them were several treasures – much to the enjoyment and interest of Margaret Thatcher.
I was in the process of valuing one particular object which was a Swiss Enamel Singing Bird Box. I informed the elderly lady that this item was worth between £3000 and £4000. Maggie was standing to my left intently listening to my valuation. She looked at me with those Marilyn Monroe eyes and said: ” Mr Worster this would cost more than £3000 to £4000 in Phillips Bond Street Auction”.
I must confess at that moment I had to capitulate and agree with her statement – after all who would of dared to argue? U turn if you want to. This lady was definitely not for turning.
At the close of the proceedings the Prime Minister gave a vote of thanks to myself and my colleagues and off the cuff she made a wonderful remark by stating:
“Isn’t it wonderful and comforting to know that as we grow older we increase in value”
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