Proper Furniture

This is a compact Mid-Century vintage dining / kitchen table featuring a rectangular top with rounded corners. The tabletop has a bright yellow Formica laminate surface with a stain...

A functional and stylish Mid-Century freestanding wall unit with a strong Danish provenance. Finished in teak veneer with a warm, consistent grain, this well-proportioned piece has ...

Small Edwardian solid wood table suitable as a hall table, console table, lamp table or occasional table. Made from solid pine, finished in a dark stain, with drawers at either short...

A superb and generously proportioned 19th century stripped pine housekeeper’s cupboard of exceptional character and originality. Unusually designed with one elegant canted end and th...

A Danish influenced G Plan long sideboard produced in the 1970s …also ideal as a TV stand or media unit. The top drawer is fitted with the original red felt-lined cutlery tray, com...

A rare pair of Danish Art Deco armchairs of generous proportions, retaining their original scallop-form backs and sculptural show wood frames. The chairs have been professionally re...

A compact circular wooden tilt-top occasional table with a single central turned pedestal and three cabriole-style legs forming a tripod base. The top tilts down to a vertical positi...

A compact Mid-Century bedside unit in light oak, featuring a top drop-down cupboard door and a lower hinged cupboard. Part of the ‘Brandon’ range produced by G Plan / E Gomme in the...

A compact Mid-Century teak media cabinet / TV stand produced by Scottish Mid-Century manufacturer ‘Sakol’. Featuring a compartment to the left with smoked glass sliding doors and a ...

Founded in 1957 by Chaim Schreiber, Schreiber furniture is a British success story. The Company was one of the biggest names in furniture in the 1970s, rivalling manufacturers like G...

A compact and petite Mid-Century chest of drawers with mirror in rich-toned wood, supported on turned teak legs. It has two drawers with attractive round faux brass pulls. A mounted ...

A marvellous, extremely rare and strikingly attractive pair of Windsor armchairs in wonderful antique condition. Most likely made in the 1900s and almost certainly sold by high-end r...

A listing for a single chair - one of two fantastic and rare Mid Century leather, wrought iron and brass armchairs we have in lovely vintage condition. Designed by French Modernist g...

A mid-century vintage 1950s-60s Ercol Windsor2 seat sofa designed by Lucian Ercolani - Ercol’s founder and designer. The solid beech frame has a 'Golden Dawn' dark finish, a distinc...

This is a mid-20th century compact curved front woven bedside cabinet, also suited for use as a bedside table, lamp table or small storage cabinet. This piece is similar to tradition...

An English Mid-Century teak sideboard by recognised manufacturer Elliots of Newbury. Warm hued teak finish throughout with distinctive horizontal drawer pulls. Delivery Any delivery...

A refined pastel head-and-shoulders portrait by contemporary French artist Nathalie Picoulet, depicting a young woman glancing over her right shoulder. The sitter’s headband and subt...

A very attractive antique inlaid rosewood side or lamp table in lovely condition. Likely made in England in the Edwardian era, circa 1905, this highly decorative and versatile piece ...

Femme au Bandeau is an evocative pastel portrait by contemporary French artist Nathalie Picoulet (b.1968), presenting a contemplative young woman in a refined head-and-shoulders comp...

A compact cabinet ideal for the bedside features a rich glossy brown oak finish showing the wood grain. It has a single front door with a sleek small brass knob. Delivery Any deliv...

Vintage Bamboo Desk / Dressing Table / Console Table A nicely proportioned vintage bamboo desk that effortlessly doubles as a dressing table or co...

An English late 18th century mahogany 2 over 3 chest of drawers. The five drawers are of dovetail construction. Each has decorative oval plate brass handles and cock-beaded edges. T...

Art Deco Desk in Satin Birchwood Attributed to Heal’s, London. A fine Art Deco desk attributed to Heal’s of London, dating from the 1920/30's and crafted in beautifully figured sat...

A Mid-Century modular wall shelving system by Ladderax, originally designed in 1964 by Robert Heal for Staples of Cricklewood. The system features teak veneer shelves supported by ...

This is a Mid-Century drop-leaf dining / kitchen table with a clean, minimalist design. It features a rectangular top with rounded edges and a light grey laminate surface with subtle...

An extremely attractive and effortlessly chic set of three Mid Century French wrought iron garden chairs in wonderful, refinished condition. Likely made in the 1950s or 1960s in Fran...

A monumental 183 × 183 cm oil and acrylic on canvas by Alan Rankle in collaboration with Kirsten Reynolds. From the exhibition 'On the Edge of Wrong' at First Gallery in Rome 2010....

A unique Mid-Century coffee table with an extendable top, made by English manufacturer Nathan. The tabletop slides along the frame, allowing an extra black melamine surface to be lif...

A very charming, rare and versatile Colonial side table with drawer and casters in lovely antique condition. Likely made around 1900 in Indonesia, this very attractive and unusual pi...

Schreiber Furniture, founded in 1957, was one of the biggest names in furniture in the 1970s rivalling G Plan and other respected British manufacturers. At one point they had 280 Sch...

A rare pair of super-stylish white ‘Cesca’ barstools in good vintage condition. Designed by Bauhaus giant Marcel Breuer in the 1920s, this sleek, smart and tasteful pair of barstools...

A very attractive Chippendale style mahogany desk with leather top and locking drawer in lovely vintage condition. Made in the George II style with stunning carved detailing, most li...

A very rare and extremely attractive Mid Century Eames footstool/ottoman in lovely vintage condition. Designed by Mid Century titans Charles and Ray Ea...

During the 1960s, to compete with Danish imports, G-Plan leaned towards Scandinavian-style furniture design, collaborating with designers like Kofod-Larsen. The Fresco range, design...

A gorgeous, extremely impressive and very rare Georgian style Pot Board Dresser Base in lovely condition. Made in the late 20th Century by high-end furniture maker Theodore Alexander...

Danish MCM Tray-Top Drinks Trolley by Edvard Kindt-Larsen for Søborg Møbler, 1960s (Please message us for a competitive shipping quote) This elegant Mid-Cent...

An extremely rare and museum-worthy 1960s model of the Eames Time-Life Desk Chair in lovely vintage condition. Widely considered the most iconic office chair design of the 20th Century, this especially rare version of an outstanding armchair will provide superb quality and comfort and will add a quintessential Mid-Century, 1960s-cool, ‘Mad Men’ aesthetic to any interior. Eames Time-Life Desk Chairs are in high demand for their quality, durability and scarcity, especially in working condition and upholstered in leather, and even more so if they’re one of the oldest, first-generation models from the 1960s, such as this one. What makes this particular chair even more of a special piece is that this model hardly ever comes to market and a recent exhaustive search has found only one other – in a design museum. A real gem, a design collector’s delight and one of the rarest early versions of one of the most sought-after chairs, this armchair was made 1960-1968 (or 1961-1970 depending on which maker’s website you read) and was produced in Switzerland by Vitra, who have held the European licence for manufacturing Eames furniture since 1957. The only other example we’ve found of this extremely rare European version of this much sought-after design icon is on the Vitra Design Museum’s website itself. This superb chair goes by several names and can be called: the Eames Time Life Desk Chair, the Eames Executive Office Chair, the Eames 3474 (manufactured 1960-1968) or the later ES104 (manufactured 1968-1985). To somewhat further confuse the name, this super chair is similar to, but distinct from its precursor, the Time-Life Lobby Lounge Chair (which was made as a lounge chair specifically for the lobby of the Time Life Building in New York), and so this chair can also sometimes be called an Eames Lobby Chair, or an Eames Lobby Desk Chair. We like to use its correct moniker, the Eames Time Life Lobby Desk Chair or Eames 3474, which was released in 1961 as an adaptation of the slightly shorter, wider, squarer and more angle-backed Eames Time Life Lobby Lounge Chair released in 1960. Expertly made, this extremely comfortable and reassuringly heavy armchair features plush, padded and buttoned black leather cushions to the seat, back and arms, over an aluminium frame set on the 1960s four-star aluminium base. Distinguishing it from the Herman Miller (American licensee) produced 1960s version are the Vitra bolt-handle tilting mechanism and the Vitra black plastic ball feet casters with aluminium hoods, making this particular model an extremely rare (almost never seen outside of the Vitra Design Museum catalogue) version of this already very rare and much sought-after armchair. All in all this is an incredibly rare, museum-worthy 1960s design icon, which won’t fail to add outstanding quality, comfort and quintessential Mid Century style and sophistication to any setting. AUTHENTICITY The labels on these early chairs appear to have been stuck to the underside only and as such, few labels still remain and such is the case with this chair, which no longer has an Eames or Vitra label. However, we’re 100% confident that this is an original 1960s Eames chair...

Designed by Lucian R Ercolani, the Ercol Old Colonial table is an early, rare and very collectable Ercol piece. There were 3 different ‘Old Colonial’ models, each produced in differe...

A Beautiful and Rare Gillow & Co. Mahogany Breakfront Library Desk, Circa 1870 A fine and scarce example of a Gillow & Co. breakfront library desk, crafted in richly figured...

A beautiful and very rare two-toned Chinese Scholar’s table in lovely antique condition. Dating from the end of the Qing Dynasty, around 1890, this stunning and practical piece makes...

A Rare Triangular Thonet Bentwood Card Table, Circa 1900 A beautiful bentwood design featuring a triangular playing surface covered in green woollen baize. The table stands on elega...

A very impressive, rare and strikingly attractive Mid Century blonde walnut chest of drawers in lovely vintage condition. Retailed by Heal’s, designed by Alfred Cox and made by his m...

An elegant, strikingly attractive monumental planter on a pedestal stand in lovely vintage condition. Likely made in Europe in the 1950s, this alluringly impressive ornament will add...

A very attractive, useful and versatile Georgian mahogany side or console table of good quality in lovely antique condition. Made in England in the early 19th Century, this charmingl...

Founded in 1957 by Chaim Schreiber, Schreiber furniture was a British success story. The company was one of the biggest names in furniture in the 70s, rivalling G Plan, White & ...

An uncommonly sized, very attractive, useful and versatile Georgian mahogany chest of drawers of good quality in lovely antique condition. Made in England in the early 19th Century, this charmingly compact chest of drawers would work wonderfully in a variety of settings and will add bygone quality and a superb antique aesthetic to any interior. Traditionally hand-crafted from beautifully grained solid mahogany showing lovely, aged colouring, this handy storage piece is reassuringly and surprisingly heavy for a compact chest of drawers. It features three good-sized oak-lined drawers of varying height, complete with attractive double brass handles and ‘dummy’ locks to add a decorative flourish. It has a large and usefully sized single-piece top with moulded bordering and is supported by a lovely mid-Georgian, tier-moulded base of legs with shapely three-sided aprons. Smaller Georgian chests of drawers...

A particularly attractive, impressive and versatile Victorian armchair in lovely antique condition. Made in England around 1880, this extremely comfortable armchair is a stunning exa...

Pair of Moroccan Studded Leather and Repoussé Chairs Morocco, circa 1960 A striking pair of mid-20th century Moroccan chairs featuring original thick brown leather upholstery with ...

A rare, strikingly attractive and super-comfy Scandinavian Mid-Century armchair in lovely vintage condition. Designed by Norwegian supremo Ingmar Relling and made in Norway by Westno...

A Lovely Pair of 19th Century Classical Pine Columns A charming pair of 19th-century pine columns in the Classical style. Each features beautifully carved capitals adorned with eleg...

A rare and strikingly impressive, excellent quality Georgian style oxblood-red leather wingback Chesterfield armchair on casters in lovely vintage condition. Retailed through Harrods...

A very rare, distinctive, and strikingly attractive Mid-Century designer caramel-tan leather swivel lounge chair. Designed by Dutch design supremo Gerard Van Den Berg and produced by...

A delightful and rare pair of strikingly attractive blonde Lambing chairs in lovely vintage condition. Made in rural England around the Mid Century, this surprisingly extremely comfo...

Framed Oil on Canvas by Brian Glidden. We love the contrasting shades of blue oil in this perfect little oil on canvas landscape by Brian Glidden. Signed and dated ‘75. Framed 38c...

An exceptional, beautiful and unique, outstanding quality antique French two-seater sofa in wonderful antique condition. This superb and timelessly elegant sofa was expertly crafted ...

'Entrance to Ceret' a Pastel by John Mackie (Scottish Born 1953) A lovely landscape painting of Ceret which is in the Pyrénées-Orientales in southern France. Signed and dated 1993. ...

A Lovely Vintage Wicker Porter's Chair This beautifully crafted vintage wicker porter's chair is upholstered in a high-quality floral Rococo linen by Mulberry. With its elegant, or...

A Beautiful and Curvaceous Antique Giltwood Wingback Armchair in the Late 17th Century Style This elegant armchair is upholstered in a soft cream fabric and features a generously fi...

A special, remarkably decorative, extremely rare and wonderfully striking antique European folk-art carved chair in lovely antique condition. Most likely made around 1770 in the Swiss Alps, this fabulous museum-quality historical artefact is a stunningly carved and still very usable chair, which will add a fabulously rustic, Alpine folk-art aesthetic as well as cultural interest, artistic charm and historic fascination to any interior. An incredibly rare and special chair, this was traditionally handcrafted from quality solid wood and has a charming walnut single-piece trapezoid seat displaying lovely grain, which the eight-sided legs slot into at an angle, and the back vertically. The legs are likely made from oak with the show-stopping back carved from fruitwood. A truly captivating chair, the standout feature is its extraordinary pierce-relief carved back, which casts a stunning silhouette, and its carving depicts two intertwining figure-of-eight snakes set on a shapely plinth, topped by a carved and 1471 dated crown design. Crafted in two parts, the folk-art back carving is wonderfully detailed and vernacular in style, and the pierce-relief carving denotes it as being particularly old and rare and differentiates it from later Alpine chairs, which feature solid backs onto which decorations are carved. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE The Middle Ages were particularly turbulent in the Swiss Alps, as post-Roman feudal factions competed for power for more than a millennium in this important land, which intersected the larger powers of Italy, France, Germany and Austria. We believe this chair was most likely made in 1771 and that its 1471 date carving commemorated three-hundred years of the Three Leagues Alliance, (1471-1779), a coalition of three political leagues of free peoples which was created to bring about strength, unity and peace to the people in the warring Swiss Alps region (think William Tell, the revolutionary Swiss folk hero, who stood up for the peasantry against tithe-taking feudal barons in the Swiss Alps, and who was first referenced in 1474.) The free people of the Swiss Alps would have well known that peace for them and their entire region was not only brought about by, but also largely depended on, the Three Leagues Alliance, and so commemorating its inauguration date of 1471 is more than fitting for a craftsman from this region. And as snakes symbolise healing and protection, their use in conjunction with the 1471 commemorative date perfectly displays what the Swiss Alp craftsman was memorializing when creating this fascinating chair. Similar chairs can be referred to as Swiss, German, Alpine, Alsatian, Tyrolean, Sgabello or Escabelle chairs...

A rare painted Windsor armchair in good antique condition. Most likely made around 1840-1860 in Oxford, England, this gorgeous and extremely comfortable ‘bar-back’ armchair will add ...