Terrific Antique Dealers

The working title for this was 'A-Z of Antique Dealers', I thought that was too worrisome as I was inevitably going to miss people out. So I thought no one could argue with 'Terrific Dealers'.

Here is the list of people whose website's I check a lot and always keep me inspired & excited with the pieces they source. I will be continually updating the list, so do check back when you remember!

Adam Bray

What Period Do you mainly collect?

I can’t really collect, its not in my DNA, I tend to buy things I see across a crowded room that make my pulse rate quicken regardless of period or culture. I do live with some of the things I buy but most things find their true home sooner or later.

Price Range?

We sell things from £200

Favourite Piece on the website at the moment?

My favourite thing at the moment is a ‘vide poche’ ( something to empty you pockets into when you take off your trousers) attributable to Francois Arnal of Atelier A, it's a great piece of Parisian late 1960s atmosphere; Pop Art, Anarchy and with a lovely un messed about with original surface.

Website -www.adambray.info/Shop

Instagram - @adambraydesigns

Almásy Antiques-

What Period Do you mainly collect?: For me, the period is non-consequential. An object must have the best original colour, the right form and of course be in some way enlightening.

Price Range?:

The wonderful joy of collecting is that it can be done on any budget!

Favourite Piece on the website at the moment? (could you send a picture)?:

Alhambra Gazelle Vase - The newly re-discovered storage jars at the Alhambra palace became iconic symbols of Spain’s Islamic past in the early 1800s. A new wave of erudite tourists with a craze for historicist styles propelled potters in Manises to revive the 14th-century technique of lustre ceramics and reproduce smaller souvenir versions.

Instagram - @almasyantiques & Website - www.almasy.co.uk

AU Bespoke-

What Period Do you mainly collect?: 1970’s

Price Range?: £100- £4,500

Favourite Piece on the website at the moment? Vintage Metafora Luella & Massimo Vignelli for Martinelli Table.

Instagram - @aubespokestudio & Website - www.aubespoke.com

Anemone Interiors -

What Period Do You Mainly Collect?

I have a love for midcentury Italian pieces and American 80s, pastels, punks and beautifully curved Italian chairs with brass legs.

Price Range?: My price point is candle holders priced at £65 or my most recent design is Sicilian Moro heads priced at £325. The most expensive is around £2500.

Favourite Piece on the website at the moment? My most treasured piece at the moment would have to be my Sicilian heads as I designed these myself.

Instagram - @anemone_interiors

Website -www.anemoneinteriors.co.uk

Cart House -

What Period Do You Mainly Collect? Early 20th century is our go-to period, but more recently we’ve been finding some good 19th-century pieces.

Price Range? From a French confit pot at £60 up to a glazed cabinet £780.

Favourite Piece on the website at the moment? Belgian Still Life

Instagram - @cart_house

Website - www.cart-house.com

Chair Boy -

What Period Do you mainly collect?: 20th Century Design

Price Range?: Depending on the piece, Homeware may start from around £60 up to the bigger furniture items around £800. Furniture pieces usually vary between £100-£800 at the moment.

Favourite Piece on the website at the moment? (could you send a picture)?: At the moment and available, 'Pair of metal chain-link chairs'

Instagram - chairboy_london

Website - www.chairboylondon.com