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 were famous for their stunning selection of antique wardrobes, antique dining chairs and antique dining tables.
In 1829 Wylie & Lochhead was started by cabinetmakers Robert Wylie and William Lochhead mainly as coffin builders but they quickly became very successful with many workshops and furniture showrooms in Glasgow, Scotland. Wylie & Lochhead became renowned for their artistic designs and high levels of craftsmanship especially in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. Wylie & Lochhead most well known designers were E.A Taylor, John Ednie and George Logan. Their Arts & Crafts Furniture designs were considered of such high quality they were displayed at the Turin International Exhibition alongside those of Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Four.
Wylie & Lochhead soon opened showrooms in England in the large cities like London and Manchester but they also began selling abroad like in America.
There antique furniture was so well crafted and beautifully finished you still see many good examples for sale today and driscolls antiques on antiques world always carries a good selection of Wylie & Lochhead furniture for sale.
below are some examples of items we have had for sale by Wylie & Lochhead but please visit our main website, antiques world for our up to date inventory.
Wylie And Lochhead Antique Mahogany Bookcase / Display Cabinet
Spectacular Wylie & Lochhead Edwardian Break fronted Mahogany Antique Bookcase
Quality Victorian Burr Walnut Small Cupboard by Wylie & Lochhead
Large Circular Mahogany Antique Dining Table – Wylie & Lochhead of Glasgow
