The Art Of Design Directory · Antiques and 20th Century Classics

The family run business of Hallidays Fine Antiques Ltd, established 60 years ago, is situated in the charming historic village of Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire. They have a world renowned reputation for supplying the finest period classic and country English and Continental antiques with an eye for the decorative and unusual. As well as visiting their showrooms, Hallidays exhibit at antique fairs in America and the UK. They are also foremost manufacturers of period design panelled rooms, corner cupboards, bookcases and a wide range of mantelpieces and fireplace accessories.

Mainly 19th and early 20th century antique and vintage French furniture including armchairs, armoires, dressers, beds, garden tables and seating. Also decorative accessories - linen, textiles, cushions, glass. Plus new books, stationery, candles and hand-crafted garden ironwork. Since 1994, 243 Decorative Antiques has been making regular trips to France sourcing interesting and unique items which make for a beautiful home.

Adeodata offers an eclectic selection of vintage furniture and decorative antiques from France, England, Sweden, Belgium and elsewhere. The pieces are chosen for their worn patina and 'character'. Plus new painted lampbases, notice boards, gift ideas and more. The company, named after a mysterious ancestor of the owner, also offers a sourcing service.

Established in 1995 Bygones, one of the UK's leading reclamation yards, now conducts 50% of its business via its website, dispatching period items throughout Europe and the United States. Specialists in reclaimed original and reproduction fireplaces, fully restored cast-iron radiators, period panelled interior and exterior doors, old garden gates, railings and statuary, reclaimed lighting and lamp posts, pine and oak furniture and much more. Plus cast-iron fireplace and radiator renovation, metal polishing and spraying, pine furniture and door stripping, sanding and waxing, welding repairs, marble, stone and glass restoration and repair. Traditional gates and railings can be made to order. Next day delivery for most items to nearly all UK mainland locations. Open 7 days a week.

Dealers in 18th and 19th century French furniture, lighting, mirrors, paintings, stone garden decoration, painted armoires, Louis XV and XV1 style chairs and sofas, cast iron garden urns and iron and wooden garden furniture. Many unusual decorative items, most with their original paint and patination. They are also happy to source special items for specific projects and can always arrange shipping to anywhere in the world.

Interior design shop with a selection of French and Italian country antiques and decorative objects: crystal chandeliers, dining or console tables, bureaux plats, fauteuils, armoires, mirrors. Plus accessories including confits pots, paintings and prints. Suppliers of handmade goose-down filled sofas and chairs. Curtain and blind-making service.

Specialists in good quality antique office furniture restored and polished ready for use in your home or office. Their stock includes partners' desks, writing and library tables, antique chairs and bookcases. They offer free UK delivery, a 'try before you buy' option and world wide shipping. Plus desk restoration and re-leathering.

Antiquedesks.net is a small family business, specialising in all types of original antique writing furniture. Their showroom, which is a series of converted stables in Somerset, displays their extensive range of desks. Viewings can be arranged by appointment (including weekends) with the owner Steve Campbell. Alternatively, two or three desks can be delivered to any UK mainland address for approval and comparison. A small charge is made for this excellent service, which is ultimately deducted from the price of any desk purchased. The user-friendly website allows a search for an antique desk by size, style, timber or historic period.

Distinctive selection of vintage lighting, furniture, mirrors and decorative accessories: paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glass, silver, tapestries and mirrors. Many individual and exclusive pieces by leading French, Italian and American designers, including Osvaldo Borsani, Paolo Buffa, Ico Parisi, Capron, Venini. Jacques Adnet, Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte, Paul Evans and T H Robsjohn-Gibbins. And others by unknown designers which fulfill the Caira Mandaglio criteria of quality and style.

Drummonds' 70,000 sq ft showroom stocks an array of high quality architectural antiques including: doors and windows, door furniture, fireplaces, staircases, floor and wall tiles, interior lighting, exterior lighting, original bathroom pieces, garden structures, artefacts and statues, gates and railings. A bathroom restoration and a complete bath re-enamelling service is also available.

Trouver Antiques was established in 2004. Operating in London and Calvados in France, they supply a range of unique decorative and industrial French and English furniture and shopfittings and other objects including mirrors, lights, textiles, china and glass.

Selective architectural salvage and period decorative items, with an emphasis on 20th century and on industrial fixtures: period lighting (esp. 1900-1950s), clocks, antique objects and furniture, industrial salvage, reclaimed laboratory worktops, medicalia, decorative architectural elements and unusual one-offs. Plus specialist sourcing for large scale commercial projects such as bars, shops and restaurants. A fine Arts & Crafts dining table is pictured.

Since Guinevere first opened its doors on the King's Road in 1963, it has been one of London's most exciting antique shops. Their philosophy is that 'it is not the age of the piece which matters, but its form, texture and visual impact': tubular stacking chairs from the 1930s or Han dynasty pots dating from two thousand years before are displayed in decorative groups or in inspiring roomsets. The shop feels like the hidden retreat of an eccentric collector - there are interconnecting rooms filled with extraordinary furniture, beds, mirrors, lights, textiles and smaller decorative items.