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Home of Old England Antiques: Home of fine English antiques in Boston

Introduction to the world of antique furniture of Old England Antiques.

We have selected antique pieces of quality furniture from England, finely restored and refinished in the traditional and proper way that preserves and enhances the value of the antiques.
For pieces of furniture we typically have, click and go to the list of: typical inventory

Our plan is to bring quality to the US, taken from Old England to New England, brought from the past to the present, our antiques will survive the ever changing modern world of fashion as it is nowadays.
To know more about our plan, click and go to: our mission

We have been in the industry as a family run business since the late 1970s, starting in Northern Tuscany, Italy and now in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, always trading British antiques.
If you want to find out about Old England Antiques, click and go to: about us

We offer furniture selected on the base of their quality, authenticity, conditions and value. We favour mahogany, walnut, rosewood and satinwood, vistorian, edwardian, georgian, art deco, art nouveau, arts and crafts.
If you want to see some of our pieces click and go to: gallery

The antiques we present are genuinely English, selected and acquired directly buy us in England, and shipped to the US after undergoing the necessary restoration and refinishing processes.
If you want to know more about the restoration, click on and go to: restoration

We do what very few do nowadays, we restore in the old traditional ways, the only way to add real value to antiques, that's why we refinish with shellac rubbed in by hand, layer after layer.
To find out more about our french polishing with shellac, click here and go to: shellac

Antiques are a great way for designers and redesigners add those accents in a home that create a soft and warm feeling, and we love to provide the right pieces.
If you're an interior designer, redesigner or decorator, click and go to: design

Since it's taking longer to sell properties, the added advantage of staging could make the difference, and even more if a few antiques are added to create an unmistakable warm and cosy feeling to a home.
To find out more, click and go to: staging

Our store is located in the Western Boston area, at 1015 Boylston St on Route 9 West, in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts.
To find out how to get there, click and go to: directions

Other than seeing us in person, you can contact us via telephone, email, ordinary mail, fax and skype.
For our contact info, click and go to: contact us

oldenglandantiques.com is a live website and is constantly updated with news, info, newsletters, hints, tips and advice, and much more.
To stay up to date, click and go to: news

Have you ever seen antiques from really close? Details of Old England Antiques let you enjoy antiques from a different perspective.
To try the experience, click and go to: details

We recommend considering a number of people, businesses, professionals, contacting them or visiting their website.
To see who they are, click and go to: recommendations

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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
English Edwardian corner table. A drop flap to the front folds up to make the table square and is supported by a gateleg action leg. No woodworm and no rot. Hand polished with shellac. Note: very rare authentic antique piece.