About A MODERN GRAND TOUR
For more than 25 years, our founder, James Perkins has followed in the footsteps of the grand tourists of the 18th and 19th Centuries, venturing to contemporary creative centres and antique lands to accumulate a collection of fine art and modern design, unrivalled in the UK. James and Sophie Perkins are renowned for creating the otherworldly interiors of the 17th century Palladian house, Aynhoe Park. Much of the house's character came from its one-of-a-kind collection of art and taxidermy, inspired by a combination of appreciation for classical artwork and scul...Read More
Featured Pieces
The Parnham Rustic Garden Seat
Located in Banbury, GB
A country house scale teak rustic garden bench with interlocking rustic design back and legs. Bespoke finishing available.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Benches
Materials
Teak
The Pavilion Lantern
Located in Banbury, GB
A fine grand scale six-sided Chinese Chippendale lantern. The pagoda style roof with finely carved tile decoration surmounted by a carved finial above a large dentil moulding. The ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Lanterns
Materials
Wood
Klismos Bow Back Library or Desk Chair
Located in Banbury, GB
A fine carved mahogany, reeded and sabre leg Klismos design upholstered bow back library or desk chair on castors. To be upholstered in client’s own material. Bespoke finishing avail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
The Chiswick House Kent Console
Located in Banbury, GB
A fine William Kent design specialist aged mahogany side table with marble top. The table with a Vitruvian scroll and egg-and-dart frieze all supported on simple moulded scroll legs,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
The Croome Court Console Table
Located in Banbury, GB
A truly exceptional carved console table after a design by Robert Adam. The profusely decorated table showing Adams delicate ornament to the full. Specialist aged gesso and paint evoking the ancient...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Console Tables
Materials
Gesso
The Parnham Pagoda
Located in Banbury, GB
An exceptional octagonal garden pagoda produced in teak and specialist painted. The carved and decorated teak slatted pagoda roof upon eight glazed panels one of which opens as a doo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Teak
The Thomas Hope Chair
Located in Banbury, GB
A very rare recently found design klismos chair undoubtedly from the Thomas Hope Design book. The concave backs with very unusual reeded decoration, the splat with incised carved rou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chairs
Materials
Wood
Sir John Soane Chairs
Located in Banbury, GB
Taken from a design developed by the Greeks in the 5th century BC. The design was then resurrected in the English Regency period. The chair is made of Sono wood similar to rosewood. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chairs
Materials
Wood
Colonial Specimen Table
Located in Banbury, GB
A fine colonial design specimen inlaid centre table. The geometric top with various colonial veneers in a radiating pattern. The base and apron in a dark ebonised finish. Bespoke fin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Center Tables
Materials
Wood
The Parnham Columns
Located in Banbury, GB
A finely drawn pine, gesso and paint decorated copy of the fine original stone columns at Parnham House in Dorset. Bespoke finishing available.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Architectural Elements
Materials
Gesso
The Lion Monopodae Table
Located in Banbury, GB
A fine Regency design grand tour carved wood four-legged lion monopode hall table. The legs and frieze supported by a circular crema marble top. Bespoke finishing available. Other ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Center Tables
Materials
Wood
The George Smith Hall Chair
Located in Banbury, GB
A highly unusual turned and carved mahogany hall chair in the manner of George Smith. The triumphal arched backs of these chairs are fretted in the romantic ‘Elizabethan’ fashion of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
