We are delighted to continue our Designer Spotlight series today with John Evans Interior Architecture & Design, a Birmingham and London based architecture and interior design studio with an impeccable eye for finding classicism in contemporary spaces. John opened his studio in 1981 and has since grown his practice to include twelve designers, and together … Continue reading Designer Spotlight: John Evans Interior Architecture & Design
We recently acquired a superb George III octagonal mahogany library table. We were delighted to find a drawer fixed with an original trade label for John Thompson of Durham. Thompson was an interesting character and we are delighted to share our research on him today. John Thompson is recorded as working at Sadler Street in … Continue reading A Discovery in Durham: John Thompson and his Cabinetmaking Workshop
Our exhibition, Great Provenances: Exceptional Antiques from Notable Collections, comes to an end today. And we've saved one of our best exhibition spotlights for last: the Warwick Castle armchairs. This highly important pair of George II mahogany armchairs is attributed to John Hodson. The serpentine backs, seats ,and armrests are upholstered in their original early 18th century ‘Genoese’ … Continue reading Final Exhibition Spotlight: The Warwick Castle Chairs
Today's Great Provenances exhibition spotlight is a very fine George III walnut side chair attributed to Paul Saunders, the sinuous exaggerated serpentine-shaped and pierced back finely carved throughout with acanthus leaves and hare-bells, the upholstered seat with silk damask, above four superb similarly carved cabriole legs each terminating in exaggerated scroll toes in the ‘French’ taste. This … Continue reading Exhibition Spotlight: A George II Walnut Side Chair from the Collections of the Earls of Lonsdale
Our exhibition, Great Provenances, is predominately focused on English furniture from the 18th century. But we also have several exceptional objects in the exhibition, including this magnificent George II silver soup tureen designed by Paul Crespin, one of the most celebrated goldsmiths of the 18th century. This tureen was originally made for Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl … Continue reading Exhibition Spotlight: A George II Silver Soup Tureen by Paul Crespin from Ham House
Our Great Provenances exhibition continues through the end of the week, and so will our daily spotlights on individual pieces in the exhibition. Today we are taking a closer look at a pair of walnut curule form armchairs that were previously in the collection of the esteemed American collector, Judge Irwin Untermyer. Untermyer famously left his … Continue reading Exhibition Spotlight: Judge Irwin Untermyer’s Walnut Curule Armchairs
Today's Great Provenances exhibition spotlight is one of the highlights of our exhibition. This exceptional pair of George II scarlet japanned chairs comes from one of the most celebrated and elaborate suite of English furniture from the eighteenth century. Commissioned from the esteemed cabinetmaker Giles Grendey, of London, this extensive suite comprises of at least seventy-seven pieces including … Continue reading Exhibition Spotlight: The Scarlet Japanned Chairs from the Lazcano Suite by Giles Grendey
