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Antique Textiles: Finding the Best Dealers, Appraisers, and Auctions

Antique Appraisers Auctioneers

Collectors have treasured antique textiles for centuries, offering a glimpse into the past and the history of fashion and design. Whether you are a collector or simply curious about antique textiles, knowing where to find the best dealers, appraisers, and auctions can help you navigate this fascinating world.

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Patrick Boyd Carpenter: ' It’s a Proper Old Fashioned Antique Shop.'

Grays Antiques

I also make a good living by buying ‘auctioneers mistakes’. Just between you and me, many auction houses are not the experts they pretend to be! I buy anything I like that’s handmade and good quality from the last five hundred years. I am one of the last of the general high quality antique dealers.

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Diane Harby: Love and Antique Lace

Grays Antiques

The shop was next door to Phillips Auction House. I have some divine Italian lace and some best quality Brussels lace that needs to be kept in a box at the back of the shop away from light. I worked in the corner of Woodstock Street, and I used to collect Art Deco pieces, clothing as well as ceramics.