In October 2021, our Design Since 1860 auction featured a selection of finely designed furniture and works of art from the Millinery Works collection, including pieces by Gordon Russell, Arthur Simpson, Peter Waals and Ambrose Heal (Lots 497 - 595).
The Millinery Works’ story begins in 1967 on a stall in North London’s leading antique centre, Camden Passage, every Saturday. Three years later when a local shop became vacant, Derek Rothera & Brian Thompson opened the Antique Trader specialising in early English oak furniture. Over the years they dealt in a range of antiques but were always most inspired by the Arts & Crafts Movement and its emphasis on honesty, quality materials, beautiful design and skill of construction.
Their stock of late 19th and early 20th century furniture increased and by 1995 the shop was simply not big enough, so the business was moved to two large buildings, part of a former massive hat factory in Islington and the company was renamed The Millinery Works. Painter and graphic artist Gordon House (1932-2004), himself a keen collector of Arts & Crafts, designed their logo and house style based on a hat block that Derek & Brian had in their collection. After a happy 26 years The Millinery Works closed its doors at the hat factory and now trades online.
Lot 49 - ENGLISH ARTS & CRAFTS HALL LANTERN, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £688
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 50 - ENGLISH PAIR OF GOTHIC REVIVAL CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1870
Sold for £350
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 51 - ENGLISH GOTHIC REVIVAL STATIONERY BOX, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £425
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 52 - A.W.N. PUGIN (1812-1852) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) GOTHIC REVIVAL SIDE TABLE, CIRCA 1850
Sold for £812
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 53 - ENGLISH PAIR OF GOTHIC REVIVAL CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1870
Sold for £325
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 54 - MANNER OF A.W.N. PUGIN SET OF GOTHIC REVIVAL FIREIRONS, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £312
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 57 - A.W.N. PUGIN (1812-1852) OR E.W. PUGIN (1834-1875) NEEDLEWORK CARPET, CIRCA 1850
Sold for £2,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 58 - MANNER OF A.W.N. PUGIN WALL MIRROR, CIRCA 1860
Sold for £438
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 63 - MANNER OF SELWYN IMAGE STAINED GLASS PANEL, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £688
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 66 - ENGLISH PAIR OF ARTS & CRAFTS STAINED GLASS ROUNDELS, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £225
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 69 - A.W.N. PUGIN (1812-1852) FOR MINTON & CO. SET OF TWELVE DINNER PLATES, CIRCA 1850
Sold for £350
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 70 - MANNER OF HARDMAN & CO. PAIR OF GOTHIC REVIVAL NEWEL CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £475
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 71 - JAMES BALLANTINE & SON, EDINBURGH TWO STAINED GLASS CARTOONS, CIRCA 1896
Sold for £575
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 75 - MAYER & CO., MUNICH SUITE OF FOUR STAINED GLASS PANELS, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £1,375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 77 - MANNER OF BRUCE TALBERT PAIR OF AESTHETIC MOVEMENT WALL SCONCES, CIRCA 1876
Sold for £6,875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 79 - ENGLISH AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CHANDELIER, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £550
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 80 - ENGLISH, MANNER OF PHILIP WEBB AESTHETIC MOVEMENT ADJUSTABLE ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £625
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 83 - ENGLISH AESTHETIC MOVEMENT HALL LANTERN, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £1,125
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 87 - GEORGE FREDERICK WATTS (1817-1904) STUDIES OF THE MALE NUDE
Sold for £375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 88 - AMERICAN SCHOOL AESTHETIC MOVEMENT SIDE CHAIR, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £300
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 89 - THOMAS JECKYLL (1827-1881) FOR BARNARD, BISHOP & BARNARD COAL SCUTTLE, CIRCA 1875
Sold for £500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 90 - ENGLISH AESTHETIC MOVEMENT FIRE SURROUND, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 92 - WALTER CRANE (1845-1915) A CHARIOT RACE AT OLYMPIA
Sold for £1,375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 93 - RANDOLPH CALDECOTT (1846-1886) 'A HORSE FAIR IN BRITTANY', CIRCA 1876
Sold for £450
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 94 - SIR JOSEPH NOEL PATON (1821-1901) STUDY OF A KNIGHT AND A MAIDEN
Sold for £475
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 96 - Y ENGLISH AESTHETIC MOVEMENT WALL CABINET, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £275
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 97 - E. W. GODWIN (1833-1886) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) AESTHETIC MOVEMENT TIERED TABLE, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 98 - Y COLLINSON & LOCK, LONDON (ATTRIBUTED MAKER) AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CABINET, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £1,062
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 99 - MANNER OF JAMES POWELL & SONS PART SUITE OF STEMMED DRINKING GLASSES
Sold for £600
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 100 - JAMES POWELL & SONS, WHITEFRIARS GROUP OF FOUR CIRCULAR DISHES, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £225
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 101 - ENGLISH MATCHED PAIR OF AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CEILING LIGHTS, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 102 - ENGLISH ARTS & CRAFTS APPLIQUE WALL HANGING, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £1,125
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 103 - GILLOWS, LANCASTER & LONDON COMMODE BEDSIDE TABLE, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £1,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 104 - MANNER OF CHRISTOPHER DRESSER AESTHETIC MOVEMENT FRAMED TEXTILE PANEL, CIRCA 1870
Sold for £375
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 108 - T. & R. BOOTE LTD., BURSLEM TILE PANEL, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £350
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 110 - CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) FOR WEDGWOOD RARE TWIN-HANDLED VASE, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £300
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 114 - ENGLISH ARTS & CRAFTS FIRE SURROUND, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 115 - CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) STUDIES IN DESIGN
Sold for £400
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 117 - CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) FOR LINTHORPE ART POTTERY VASE, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 119 - CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) FOR LINTHORPE ART POTTERY CHARGER, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £300
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 121 - MAY MORRIS (1862-1938) FOR MORRIS & CO. EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 122 - WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. GROUP OF ORIGINAL TEXTILES, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £3,750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 125 - MORRIS & CO. ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £425
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 126 - MANNER OF MORRIS & CO. ARTS & CRAFTS SETTLE, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £750
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 127 - MORRIS & CO. (ATTRIBUTED MAKER) ARTS & CRAFTS SIDEBOARD CIRCA 1890
Sold for £1,875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 130 - WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. 'ROSE' FABRIC, REGISTERED 1883
Sold for £688
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 131 - WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) TWO BOLTS OF FABRIC, LATE 20TH CENTURY
Sold for £2,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 132 - WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. GROUP OF ORIGINAL TEXTILES, CIRCA 1880
Sold for £1,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 133 - WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. LINOLEUM & WALLPAPER SAMPLES
Sold for £1,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 135 - WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917) CHARGER, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £3,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 137 - WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917) PAIR OF 8 INCH 'BBB' TILES, DATED 1898
Sold for £1,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 138 - WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917) PAIR OF 8 INCH DOUBLE CARNATION TILES, LATE 1890s
Sold for £1,125
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 139 - WILLIAM DE MORGAN (1839-1917) TWO TILES, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £425
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 140 - WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896) FOR MORRIS & CO. GROUP OF DELFTWARE TILES, CIRCA 1875
Sold for £625
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 141 - HARRIS LEBUS, LONDON ARTS & CRAFTS FIVE-PIECE BEDROOM SUITE, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £1,875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 143 - C.F.A. VOYSEY (1857-1941) ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR A NEEDLEWORK
Sold for £3,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 144 - C.F.A. VOYSEY (1857-1941) ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR A NEEDLEWORK
Sold for £5,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 146 - C.F.A. VOYSEY (1857-1941) DESIGN FOR A ROUNDEL WITH HEART, CROWN, BIRD AND TREE
Sold for £2,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 147 - C.F.A. VOYSEY (1857-1941) DESIGN STUDY OF ARTICHOKE THISTLES
Sold for £1,125
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 148 - C.F.A. VOYSEY (1857-1941) TWO DESIGN SHEETS FOR CARPETS
Sold for £4,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 149 - C.F.A. VOYSEY (1857-1941) DESIGN FOR A GAS FIRE
Sold for £875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 150 - ENGLISH ARTS & CRAFTS ELECTROLIER, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £875
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 153 - W.A.S. BENSON (1854-1924) DUTCH OVEN, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £300
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 154 - C.R. ASHBEE (1863-1942) FOR THE GUILD OF HANDICRAFT MUFFIN DISH & COVER, CIRCA 1910
Sold for £812
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 156 - JOHN PEARSON (FL. 1885-1910) NEWLYN CHARGER, DATED 1892
Sold for £4,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 158 - NEWLYN SCHOOL ARTS & CRAFTS TALL VASE, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £400
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 160 - AFTER GAVIN MORTON AND G.K. ROBERTSON HAND-KNOTTED CARPET, 20TH CENTURY
Sold for £4,000
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 163 - ARTS & CRAFTS ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, NEEDLEWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1920
Sold for £600
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 164 - BRITISH ARTS & CRAFTS DONEGAL CARPET, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £2,250
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 165 - HENRY RYLAND (1856-1924) 'ROSALBA' AND 'ROSAMUNDA', PAIR OF FRAMED PRINTS, CIRCA 1890
Sold for £300
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 166 - ENGLISH, MANNER OF ALFRED STEVENS MANTEL CLOCK, CIRCA 1875
Sold for £325
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Lot 167 - NEWLYN SCHOOL ARTS & CRAFTS WALL MIRROR, CIRCA 1900
Sold for £1,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
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