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Here at Driscolls Antiques we do get a nice variety of mouseman furniture for sale so please let us know if you are looking for any specific pieces and I can see if we have anything coming in stock. Also if you have a piece of mouseman furniture you would like to sell please email […]
The cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale is one of the best cabinet makers and designers of his time. ‘Chippendale’ usually refers to an age rather than the man. This age was from around 1730 to 1780 Either Thomas Chippendale or other furniture makers produced some of the finest antique mahogany furniture ever constructed and seen. In […]
Antique Furniture by Simpoles of Manchester Simpoles of Manchester was a specialist office furniture manufacturer and was established in the late 19th Century. They made useful pieces of antique furniture from desks to filing cupboards and were one of the leading office furniture manufacturers in the Art Deco period of the 1930s. Unfortunately there is […]
Antique Furniture by the Cabinet Makers S & H Jewell S and H Jewell were fine quality cabinet makers who were established in 1830. They were a family business who worked from their premises at 29-31 Little Queen Street, Holborn, in London and then later to Parker Street, LONDON. W.C.2. They are recorded to have […]
Antique Furniture by A. Gardner & Son, Glasgow A Gardner & Son were cabinet makers based at 36 Jamaica Street, Glasgow in Scotland. They built very fine quality antique furniture using quality woods but mainly used mahogany with fine quality inlays. A Gardner & Son started in the Georgian era of 1803 by his Grandfather. […]
Antique Furniture by John Taylor and Son, Edinburgh John Taylor and Sons antique furniture is always constructed to a high standard using the finest quality timbers and stylish designs. John Taylor who founded the business started as a cabinet maker in 1825 in West Thistle Street, Edinburgh, and then moved to the more prominent position […]
Antique Furniture by Johnstone & Jeanes Antique Furniture By the cabinet makers Johnstone and Jeanes will be of very high quality as they only used the finest quality timbers and were skilled craftsmen. They were based in 67 New Bond Street in London from 1842 until 1880 run by John Johnstone. Before becoming Johnstone & […]
Antique Furniture by Robson and Sons Robson and Sons were cabinet makers of the highest standards; they were originally based in a small house at 42 Northumberland Street in Newcastle-on-Tyne. Robert Robson started the business in the William IV period of 1835 after serving his apprenticeship as a cabinet maker and upholsterer. His two sons […]
Edwards and Roberts Antique Furniture The firm Edwards and Roberts were among the best English antique furniture cabinet makers of the second half of the eighteenth century. The company was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was trading as ‘Edwards and Roberts’, 21 Wardour Street, Antique and Modern Cabinet Makers and Importers of Ancient Furniture’. […]
Antique furniture by James Shoolbred and Co. (Jas Shoolbred) James Shoolbred & Co or also knows as Jas Shoolbred was established in the 1820’s as a draper’s shop, at Tottenham Court Road, London. The company first began supplying textiles to the furniture trade. By the 1860’s, the company began designing, manufacturing and selling its own […]
Heals Antique Furniture Heals of London was established in 1810 by bedding manufacture John Harris Heal, in Tottenham Court Road but Heals furniture was more well known in the antiques trade by his Grandson, Ambrose Heal who was well known for his superb Arts & Crafts designs and innovation. In 1833 John Harris Heal passed […]
Antique furniture by the Designer and Cabinet Makers Shapland & Petter Antique furniture by Shapland & Petter us usually very well constructed from the finest quality timbers and beautifully designed. Shapland & Petter was based in North Devon in a town called Barnstaple and specialized in Arts & Crafts designs but also made more traditional […]
Antique Furniture by the Cabinet Makers Wilkinson & Son Antique furniture by the cabinet makers Wilkinson & Son is usually a sign of quality. Wilkinson & Son was first established by Joshua Wilkinson as cabinet makers, upholsters, carpet sellers and a looking glass warehouse, in 1766 in 7 Broker’s Row, Moorfields in the City of […]
Antique Furniture by J Kendall & Co cabinet makers J Kendall & Co were cabinet makers from Leeds, Yorkshire and who’s craftsmanship is seen to be on a par with that of Gillows. J Kendall stands for John Kendall who was established between 1783 to 1840 and is listed in the G.Beard & C.Gilbert, Dictionary […]
Antique Furniture by The Cabinet Makers A Blain Liverpool Some superb quality crafted pieces of antique furniture can be seen by the cabinet maker A Blain Liverpool. This is the stamp for Arthur Blain who established the cabinet making business in the William IV period of 1835 at 35 Paradise Street, Liverpool. The earliest examples […]
Marsh, Jones & Cribb Antique furniture Marsh, Jones & Cribb were renowned antique furniture cabinet makers in the Victorian era. They were known for their quality craftsmanship from gothic to simple arts and crafts designs. They began as cabinet makers, ca. 1850 in Leeds as Marsh & Jones of Leeds. They later expanded to Cavendish […]
Globe Wernicke Bookcase We sometimes get some very unusual antique bookcases for sale by the manufacturer Globe Wernicke, in oak, mahogany or occasionally walnut. Globe-Wernicke was first established in 1899 when Otto Wernicke, owner of Wernicke Furniture Co bought the Globe Company. Wernicke also acquired the Fred Macey Co which also made the well known […]
Thomas Chippendale the antique furniture cabinet maker 1718-79 Thomas Chippendale is a joiners son from Otley in Yorkshire which is very close to where we are based in Clithereoe, Thomas Chippendale was a son of carpenter John Chippendale, and did his apprenticeship with his farther. He moved to London when he was around 20 years […]
Lambs of Manchester Antique Furniture Lambs of Manchester were a renowned cabinet making firm, founded by James Lamb. He was a Manchester cabinetmaker who started in the mid Victorian era. James Lamb was born in 1816, he joined the family business and turned it into a high class interior design, decorating and furnishing firm. The […]
Howard and Sons Chairs & Furniture Howard and Sons of London were one of the best upholstery chair makers of the Victorian era. They were as well known as the antique furniture makers Gillows for the quality and styles of furniture. Howard and Sons worked together with Gillows of Lancaster on several occasions and it is […]
Wylie & Lochhead Antique Furniture Antique Furniture by the Scottish cabinet makers Wylie & Lochhead means the piece is going to be of superb quality and a very high level of craftsmanship. Wylie & Lochhead made antique furniture in traditional style like in the Chippendale designs but also in the Arts & Crafts design. They […]
