Famous Antique Desk Makers
Over the 30 plus years we have been in business Antiquedesks.net has sold literally thousands of pieces of high quality antique writing furniture including items of antique writing furniture that were made by the leading craftsmen and makers of their time, as well as those sold by the leading retailers who were in business at that time.
We have focused on English antique furniture and in particular London cabinet makers and retailers. An archive of stock we have sold by English cabinet makers is included in our website www.antiquedesks.net - specifically on our Famous Desk Makers Page. On this page and its sub-directories we illustrate some exceptional examples of stock that we have owned and sold over the years and that can be directly attributed to various famous makers and retailers such as Gillows, Heal & Son, Shoolbred, Holland & Sons, Howard & Sons, Shapland & Petter etc etc. Invariably the attribution is definite since famous makers of the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods were not shy of marking their furniture by imprints, labels or stock numbers. You will note that in many of the photo galleries of our stock we include photos of the labels or distinguishing marks.
These rare and fine pieces of furniture generally command premium prices, however we also stock pieces of undoubted provenance by sightly less well known cabinet makers and these genuine historic items can often be purchased from us for more modest amounts. Two examples currently in stock include a simple antique writing desk c1830 by Thomas Mash of London (stamped) for only £675 (plus shipping if outside UK) and a fine antique walnut Dickens Desk by Bulstrode of Cambridge (stamped) at only £1395 (plus shipping if outside UK).
Over the 30 plus years we have been in business Antiquedesks.net has sold literally thousands of pieces of high quality antique writing furniture including items of antique writing furniture that were made by the leading craftsmen and makers of their time, as well as those sold by the leading retailers who were in business at that time.
We have focused on English antique furniture and in particular London cabinet makers and retailers. An archive of stock we have sold by English cabinet makers is included in our website www.antiquedesks.net - specifically on our Famous Desk Makers Page. On this page and its sub-directories we illustrate some exceptional examples of stock that we have owned and sold over the years and that can be directly attributed to various famous makers and retailers such as Gillows, Heal & Son, Shoolbred, Holland & Sons, Howard & Sons, Shapland & Petter etc etc. Invariably the attribution is definite since famous makers of the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods were not shy of marking their furniture by imprints, labels or stock numbers. You will note that in many of the photo galleries of our stock we include photos of the labels or distinguishing marks.
These rare and fine pieces of furniture generally command premium prices, however we also stock pieces of undoubted provenance by sightly less well known cabinet makers and these genuine historic items can often be purchased from us for more modest amounts. Two examples currently in stock include a simple antique writing desk c1830 by Thomas Mash of London (stamped) for only £675 (plus shipping if outside UK) and a fine antique walnut Dickens Desk by Bulstrode of Cambridge (stamped) at only £1395 (plus shipping if outside UK).