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Our inventory of authentic English antiques

Historical periods of our antique furniture:
Typical woods of our antique pieces: Finishing methods used for restoration: 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: Where the restoration process occurs: Destination, where we proudly present our refinished antiques:
*albionic* English Late Victorian octagonal occasional table on turned legs with undertier. No woodworm and no rot. Hand finished with wax. Note: Not our typical finish, since we prefer to use hand rubbed shellac instead. The piece can still be french polished with shellac. *albionic* English Late Victorian piano stool with music sheet compartment under seat. With turned handles and legs. No woodworm and no rot. Reupholstered and hand polished with shellac. Note: The finish is called french polish. *albionic* English Edwardian bureau/secretaire desk above 3 drawers on claw on ball feet. Pigeonhole interior. Antique locks to drawers and top. No woodworm and no rot. Hand polished with shellac. Note: french polishing is the historically correct way of refinishing good english antiques. *albionic* 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. *albionic* English Victorian gateleg table on turned legs. Drop flaps on either side. Solid mahogany. No woodworm and no rot. Hand polished with shellac. Note: Shellac is applied by hand rubbing a cloth previously dipped in liquid shellac. *albionic* English Victorian chest of 5 drawers with wooden knobs. All antique locks in place and functional. Brass escutcheons. No woodworm and no rot. Hand polished with shellac. Note: restoring an antique with traditional techniques including polishing with shellac, is the only way to add value to an fine original English antique. *albionic* So British antiques or English antiques, particularly for antique furniture, is almost a synonym, and recalls the idea of quality, elegance, value and beauty! Note: English antiques appreciate more and faster if finely and carefully restored, and above all, correctly restored and refinished. *albionic* Some US pieces closely resemble and obviously were inspired by the British antiques style. Even some furniture of northern France, where the British influence was strong, was similar in many ways, as only a few miles across the Channel was the English soil. It was also the gateway for the British travellers and the British goods to the rest of continental Europe. *albionic* Some pieces from Northern Europe too show some British influence. *albionic* And then there was the Empire, where countries such as Australia, India, New Zealand, Kenya, South Africa, Caraibic Isles, the Mediterranean, the pacific islands and wherever the British were influential, had furniture that often reflected the English style. *albionic* 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. *albionic* The British antiques style all around is pretty unique and typical, easy to recognize and inspirational for those cabinet makers and furniture designers who had some links with England. *albionic* The style of antique pieces of furniture would occasionally vary, as some pieces were typical of a place, area or a region. They were often called in a way to remember where the first ones were crafted, such as Welsh dressers, Scotch chests, Sheffield, Sutherland tables, etc, although they were made all around the country as they became popular, copying and getting the inspiration from the originals. *albionic* As a matter of fact they are from all over the United Kingdom, or at least Great Britain, sometimes from the former British colonies. To give you a better idea Great Britain is England, Scotland and Wales put together. For the UK you need to add Northern Ireland and the colonies. Nevertheless antiques in Britain were usually of a similar style throughout the country, therefore saying British antiques rather than English antiques would be more accurate. *albionic* Known both as English antiques and as British antiques at oldenglandantiques.com the antiques we present are genuinely English and imported from England, UK.