The Arts & Crafts Movement in Great Britain 1850-1915 - Shops

Strachan Antiques

darylb — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:09:03 +0000

For collectors North of the Border a visit to Alex Strachan is a must. Strachan Antiques is a family business, founded in 1989. They have a large, ever-changing stock of oak, mahogany, walnut and ash Arts & Crafts furniture and other artefacts by famous names such as Liberty of London, Harris Lebus, Shapland & Petter, Heals and Glasgow's own Wylie & Lochhead. Their retail showroom is minutes from Glasgow City Centre and the M8. Ample customer parking.

Open 7 days a week. Weekdays 10 - 6, Saturday 10 - 5, Sunday 12 - 5.

Address: 40 Darnley Street, Pollokshields, Glasgow, G41 2SE, Scotland.

Telephone : 0141-429-4411.

See their website at http://www.artscraftsfurniture.co.uk/

Art Furniture

darylb — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:50:23 +0000

This Camden based gallery have held exhibitions in the past featuring excellent quality furniture from all top makers including Liberty and Co, Heals, Shapland and Petter, and Wylie and Lochhead. This store was featured in the BBC Antiques Show 1999 which showed Liberty and Co antique buyer Nick Springett stocking up for his Regent Street display at Liberty of London. There are no current exhibitions planned but there is always a very good range of excellent furniture, metalware and other items in stock. The staff are very knowledgeable and helpful, making Art Furniture a very good place to start for the new collector as well as good hunting ground for the experienced collector. Art Furniture is highly commended.

Their website: http://www.artfurniture.co.uk.

The Antique Trader at the Millinery Works

darylb — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:50:23 +0000

This Islington based centre is one of the most proactive centres for Arts and Crafts in London and the depth of knowledge and the real enthusiasm which this gallery brings to exhibitions makes them essential viewing . Printed catalogues with illustrations are published for each exhibition.

The gallery has organised several exhibitions in recent years including the highly acclaimed 'In the Glasgow Style' which included significant pieces from George Walton, Earnest Archibald Taylor, George Logan as well as other members of the Glasgow School.

Other exhibitions have specialised in Heals,in Liberty's furniture and artefacts, in The Cotswold School, and a particularly interesting exhibition in June 1999 focussed on 'The Arts and Crafts Chair'.

There is always a good stock of furniture and decorative items on view, and the Antique Trader is highly commended.

See their website: http://www.millineryworks.co.uk

The Arts and Crafts Furniture Co

darylb — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:50:23 +0000

This is one of the top Arts and Crafts shops in the UK specialising in furniture with some smaller decorative items. Special interest is given to high quality pieces by Heals, Liberty and Shapland and Petter, but pieces by Ballie Scott and other top designers are not uncommon.

Easily accessible from Waterloo Station in London (a short train ride), The Arts and Crafts Furniture Company is highly commended.

Their website: at http://www.artsandcraftsfurnitureco.co.uk.

Liberty & Co

darylb — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:50:23 +0000

By far the most prestigious and comprehensive exhibition in the UK is the Liberty and Co. annual selling exhibition which usually takes place in May at the Regent Street shop in London. Previous exhibitions have included a wide range of furniture including high quality items from Liberty and Co, Shapland and Petter, Heals and Son, Wylie and Lochhead. Exhibitions usually include an extensive range of metal ware including beaten copper ware from the Keswick and Newlyn schools, Tudric Pewter, including very fine pieces designed by Archibald Knox

Printed catalogues with photo and sketched illustrations have been published for individual exhibitions in the past.