Foreword
The last year has been extremely busy and as a result I can hardly believe we have been able to include so many fresh items in this catalogue. We have again been fortunate to buy many of these items privately, and some have not been on the market for forty or fifty years.
I have a few particular favourites which include the heavily carved and documented bookcase belonging to Henry Percy Dean on page 7, which is probably one of the best in the world. The St Giles suite on page 254, which is iconic (and to have a pair of settees is just extraordinary), the pair of japanned top gilt tables on page 52 on account of their rare small size, and finally the carved revolving cheese stand on page 43, which we sold a few years ago and which has always been a firm favourite; it is like a piece of sculpture rather than furniture.
As well as being hard at work acquiring these wonderful pieces, we have also been busy at the major international fairs. We participated in the inaugural Treasure House Fair at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London in June 2023, Frieze Masters in Regent’s Park, London, in October 2023, and the Winter Show in New York In January 2024.
As always, I would like to thank all my staff for their hard work, dedication and loyalty. Without all of them this production would not be possible.
