West of England Antique Dealers' Association

A desk is a furniture form and a class of table often used in a work or office setting for reading or writing on or using a computer. Desks often have one or more drawers to store office supplies and papers. Unlike a regular table, only one side of a desk is suitable to sit […]

A chest of drawers, also known (especially in North American English) as dresser or bureau, is a piece of furniture which has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers stacked one above each other. A chifforobe (from chiffonier + wardrobe) is a combination of a wardrobe and chest of drawers.
Dressers have traditionally been made and used for storing […]

An antique (Latin: antiquus; old) is an old collectible item. It is collected or desirable because of its age, rarity, condition, utility, or other unique features. It is an object that represents a previous era in human society.
Antiques are usually objects which show some degree of craftsmanship, or a certain attention to design such as […]

by Caro Brewster
Over the last few years a myth seems to have grown up that ‘brown furniture is out of fashion’. My aim in this article is to disprove the theory and expose the myth.
We hear so much about how we must recycle everything to save the planet, and there are so many advertisements for […]

When I was asked to write this article I knew that I was going to be rumbled at last. For over thirty years I have been going over to France for lunch and bringing a few pieces of furniture back as cover. Sadly while the price of lunch has remained extraordinarily modest, the cover charge, […]

Buying Tips and What To Look For
In the current climate, antique furniture at the lower end of the market can still be difficult to sell and the value of middle range pieces has fallen by as much as 50% over the years. This may sound depressing but there are however still pieces that are bucking […]