by David Harvey | Apr 16, 2021 | Antique Furniture
A plethora of Secret Compartments in a Charles II Escritoire When I first saw this fabulous escritoire some 15 years ago I was amazed at the complexity and outstanding quality of this example. My conservation foreman and I spent many hours exploring the inner workings...
by David Harvey | Apr 16, 2021 | Fairs
We would like to welcome our friends to Buxton Antiques Fair held from 20th May – 23rd May 2021. We will be exhibiting in Buxton and would love to see old friends and make some new! Please download your invite by clicking on the image and printing it off. This...
by David Harvey | Jan 16, 2021 | Antique Furniture
The chest of drawers as an item of furniture has a very special place in most peoples’ hearts. Indeed, generations have been raised using the phrases Top Drawer and Bottom Drawer to signify something of the highest quality or provenance and a young lady’s collection...
by David Harvey | Oct 21, 2020 | Antique Furniture
This is an article I recently wrote for a magazine entitled ‘Waxing Lyrical.” Simply click on the link and download the PDF for your viewing pleasure! Read 'Waxing Lyrical' Here - Click this button David Harvey Managing Director David Harvey is a...
by David Harvey | Apr 27, 2020 | Antique Furniture
As is so often the case with Antique Furniture, the first time a dealer sets eyes on a piece bells start ringing. When I first saw this Pair of Regency Rosewood and Brass Gout Stools I knew I had seen something very similar illustrated somewhere. With their scrolling...
by David Harvey | Apr 17, 2020 | Antique Furniture
I wrote an article some 5 years ago about Thomas Pistor and three 17th Century Kingswood pieces that were possibly made by him. Click Here To Read The Article In Full David Harvey Managing Director David Harvey is a well known Antiques Dealer who owns WR Harvey...
by David Harvey | Mar 20, 2020 | Antique Furniture
About a year ago I was in the Lake District looking at a Mahogany Longcase Clock which had caught my attention. It was in something of a sorry state having been made in Cockermouth by Lott Barwise and having never left the town. Over 250 years of telling the time...
by David Harvey | Nov 8, 2019 | Antique Furniture
This table has been the subject of TV programmes and books as well as being featured in George Hepplewhite’s book of designs “The Cabinetmaker and Upholsterer’s Guide”. The description of this extremely complex metamorphic table is a starting point for a voyage of...
by David Harvey | Oct 8, 2019 | Antique Furniture
That is the question and I believe the evidence is all there. When I first acquired this extraordinary Secretaire Reading Table, it felt familiar. Over the past 45 years that I have been in this business I have handled a number of pieces stamped by Gillows or...
by David Harvey | Apr 17, 2019 | Antique Furniture
During March 2019, We held a unique Library Exhibition, here at our galleries in Witney. We produced a catalogue that accompanied the unique and glorious pieces that we exhibited. Please click on the guide below and you too can enjoy the splendid pieces that we were...
by David Harvey | Apr 8, 2018 | Antique Furniture
1) When you are looking at a piece of antique furniture and thinking of buying it, get to know your dealer. Are they a member of an accredited trade association like LAPADA, CADA or BADA. They will have needed to prove to the boards of these associations not only that...
by David Harvey | Feb 8, 2018 | Antique Furniture
Whilst celebrating the 300th. anniversary of Thomas Chippendale’s birth I am reminded that one of the first exhibitions I ever mounted was to celebrate the 200th. anniversary of his death. Since then we have increased the knowledge available about Chippendale many...
by David Harvey | Jan 8, 2018 | Antique Furniture
Some months ago I acquired a very tired looking Mahogany Library Cabinet which had been used during it’s lifetime and had seemingly landed on hard times. There was however something about this piece which any devotee of the Lovejoy books and TV programmes will know...
