About The Ann Parke Collection
The Ann Parke Collection was founded in 2020 and specializes in antiques and decorative objects inspired by the natural world. The collection focuses on English and Continental antiques that bring elements of the garden and countryside into the home. Our inventory includes antique furniture, English ceramics, faience animal sculptures, garden ornaments, urns, bamboo and Aesthetic Movement furniture, and decorative objects with botanical and animal motifs. Many pieces reflect the long tradition of incorporating natural forms—birds, animals, foliage, and organic textures—i...Read More
Established in 2020
Featured Pieces
Copeland Spode Tower Blue and White Large Transferware Platter, Circa 1890
Located in Darien, CT
An antique English blue and white transferware platter by Copeland Spode in the enduring “Tower” pattern, dating to circa 1890. The scene features a romantic landscape with a stone b...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Ceramic
Three-Tier Circular Wire and Wrought Iron Plant Stand, Green, Mid 20th Century
Located in Darien, CT
A tall and decorative vintage wire and wrought iron plant stand with three display levels and a rich green painted finish. The circular wire shelves are surrounded by looped borders,...
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Mid-20th Century American Victorian Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Wrought Iron, Wire
Spode Chintz Floral Potpourri Vase Covered Urn, Staffordshire England Circa 1891
Located in Darien, CT
A charming antique English chintz floral potpourri vase by Copeland Spode, dating to circa 1891, featuring a covered urn with a pierced rim and base. Both decorative and functional, ...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Cast Iron Garden Settee Bench by John McLean, 1875 Grapevine Pattern
By John Mclean
Located in Darien, CT
A classic American cast iron garden bench in the sought-after “Grape” or “Grapevine” pattern, marked John McLean NY, and dating to circa 1875.
The back and arms are richly modeled with naturalistic grape clusters, curling vines, and broad leaves, handled with a sculptural Rococo sensibility. Notably, the design reads as entirely organic—formed from interlacing foliage and fruit—without the usual visible linear supports, giving the piece a fluid, almost free-form quality that sets it apart from other cast iron seating...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Rococo Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
American Historical Flask, George Washington and Zachary Taylor, Circa 1848
Located in Darien, CT
A mid-19th century American historical flask in aqua glass, featuring molded relief portraits of George Washington and Zachary Taylor. This pairing ap...
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
English Aesthetic Movement Bamboo Cabinet, 1880, Japonesque Top, Green Curtain
Located in Darien, CT
A beautifully crafted example of English Aesthetic Movement design, this circa 1880 bamboo cabinet reflects the period’s fascination with natural materials and Japanese influence. M...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19th Century Oval Wicker Table, Glass Top, New England Reed Co.Boston Circa 1890
Located in Darien, CT
An elegant late 19th-century oval wicker table by the New England Reed Company of Boston, a leading American maker of high-quality wicker furnishings...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Center Tables
Materials
Brass
French Iron Garden Table, Industrial Console Table Circa 1900
Located in Darien, CT
An antique French iron table, circa 1900, with a clean, utilitarian form and a timeworn surface that feels equally at home indoors or out. It...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
American Bald Eagle Oil Painting Signed Lynn Chase 1980 Wildlife Art. 33.5x23.5
By Lynn Chase Designs
Located in Darien, CT
A striking oil on canvas by Lynn Chase (American 1948-2025), signed and dated 1980, depicting a bald eagle in close profile—its beak open mid-call, perched among spare, thorned branc...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Parrot Sculpture, Chinese Carved Green Stone Bird on Rock Base
Located in Darien, CT
A Chinese hardstone bird sculpture carved as a parrot, executed in richly variegated green stone and mounted on a naturalistic rock base. The finely carved figure combines smooth, sc...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Bernhard Bloch GlazedTerracotta Pug Dog Humidor, Bohemia Circa 1860
By Bernhard Bloch
Located in Darien, CT
A charming and highly collectible 19th-century terracotta pug dog humidor by Bernhard Bloch of Eichwald, Bohemia, dating to circa 1860.
Modeled with wide, ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Czech Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Enameled Glass Pilgrim Vase Moon Flask with Cobalt Florals, Bohemian, Circa 1890
Located in Darien, CT
A beautifully decorative Bohemian pilgrim vase (moon flask), circa 1890, made of marbled white cased glass and hand-decorated with raised cobalt blue enameling.
The front is filled w...
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Antique Late 19th Century Czech Aesthetic Movement Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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