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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! In terms of stock, I’ve got a good selection, Master drawings, sculptures, oils, textile, and prints. Mis- catalogued items. That’s very exciting! What do you like to buy ?

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Marcel Breuer: From Bauhaus Visionary to Furniture Design Icon

Invaluable

Coming to auction on 20 Jan 2025 via Setdart Auction House (Est: 2,200 EUR – 2,500 EUR). Innovation in Furniture Design: The Birth of Iconic Pieces Marcel Breuer – Pair of “Wassily” chairs, model B, and “Laccio” table, design 1925-1926.

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Diane Harby: Love and Antique Lace

Grays Antiques

The shop was next door to Phillips Auction House. I worked in the corner of Woodstock Street, and I used to collect Art Deco pieces, clothing as well as ceramics. I managed to create a little corner in the shop where I exhibited my own findings and started selling.

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More than Houses: The Furniture, Textiles, and Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright

WorthPoint

While the pipe dream of any architecture aficionado may be to own a genuine Frank Lloyd Wright house, the belt-tightening reality is that something smaller, such as a furniture, textile, or glass item, might be a bit of design history more within reach of tighter pocketbooks. She holds a B.A. WorthPointDiscover.