British Antiques of Boston: English furniture; ABOUT US

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Our inventory of authentic English antiques

chests of drawers
dining tables
chairs
stools
bookcases
bureaux or bureaus
cakestands
wall mirrors
plantstands
hallstands
mirrors
sets of chairs
settees
occasional tables
piano stools
corner cupboards
sideboards
chiffoniers
sidecabinets
writing tables
wall mirrors
hat and coat stands
stickstands
display cabinets
washstands
china display cabinets
tea trolleys
nests of tables
nesting tables
camp beds
worktables
workboxes
chests
center tables
bureau bookcases
music cabinets
suite
card table
centre tables
bedside cabinets
gateleg tables
coffee tables
bedside cupboards
sideboards
bedstands
bed tables
shelves
dressers
dressing chests
bedside tables
end tables
dressing tables
torcheres
lampstands
dressing stools
consol tables
lampstands
library steps
metamorphic chairs
wall cabinets
beds
consolle tables
filing cabinets
office furniture
consolle

Historical periods of our antique furniture:

victorian, our favourite, functionality, elegance, great materials
edwardian, very elegant, often georgian inspired
art deco, transitional antiques, not modern, not antique, but stylish and popular
late victorian, great variety of styles
georgian, antique, elegant, rare
arts & crafts, great materials, simple, stylish
art nouveau, beautiful and romantic
1900s, last period for quality handmade furniture, last antiques

Typical woods of our antique pieces:

mahogany
beech
oak
walnut
rosewood
satinwood

Finishing methods used for restoration:

shellac, hand polished (hardest, but best option to add value to the piece)
wax, polished (easier than shellac, but time consuming and not appropriate for English antiques)
shellac on wax (easier than just plain shellac, more appropriate than just wax, but not the greatest value)
wax on shellac (easy, therefore cheap, reduces value of the piece)
satinated shellac (easier than polished, easy to repolish appropriately, good temp solution, doesn't reduce potential value)
satinated wax (easy even with no experience, but subtracts value even if product for antiques)
NO synthetic materials (they seriously affect the value of antiques and are costly and messy to remove)
NO oils (almost irreversible when absorbed, therefore damaging almost all antiques of any wood)

Please note that the historically correct finish for English antiques dating from the 1700s is French polish with shellac only, rubbed in and on the wood exclusively by hand, no wax, no oils.
These would be detrimental to the aesthetics and real value of the piece. However, we can restore and refinish any piece to suit the taste and requirements of our clients, because in the end, what counts is customer satisfaction.
We will provide all the advice that we believe is useful, and we will make available all our knowledge, based on decades of experience and studies.

Origin, where we directly select and acquire our antiques:

England
Scotland
Wales

Where the restoration process occurs:

Tuscany, Italy

Destination, where we proudly present our refinished antiques:

Boston, MA, USA
...and next NH, USA

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