brunicardi family crest: boston british antiques
old england antiques
Our Mission with antiques

Why and for what purpose are we in the antiques' business

We carefully select unrestored British antique furniture in Great Britain, England, Scotland and Wales. The antiques are then shipped to Italy where experienced restorers bring back the original value, look, conditions and lustre of the furniture using only traditional methods and materials, such as shellac that gives that unique finish, french polished by hand only. The restored antiques are then shipped to America and offered in the New England area and Boston in particular. We aim at presenting only finely restored pieces which add lustre and prestige to any home they are brought to. We import quality to the country, with the value of antiques always on the rise, particularly in difficult times, when buying has to be well thought through, and when even more appreciate the increasing value of antiques, compared to the soon-out-of-fashion modern pieces of furniture. We have been dealing in English antiques since the 1970s, for many reasons including extreme versatility of the typically small and sleek pieces, beautiful woods, delicate accents and decorations, excellent conditions, value for money and inevitable increase in value due to the ever lowering availablity of pieces in Great Britain, constantly visited by international buyers from all over the world, including Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Europe, Japan, the Middle East, and more. Elegance and value are not easy to find and get, but we do, so have a look at our range of fine antiques from England, restored by our great Italian restorers, and with a finish that can be customized upon request of our clients in the US based on their needs and style!

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
Often British design would inspire the local craftsmanship in a stylish combination. Obviously the colonials would commission many pieces some of which were brought back to the homeland, Great Britain.