Apter-Fredericks

General information

Apters and Fredericks have been acquiring some of the finest pieces of Eighteenth century English antique furniture since 1946. From Queen Anne to Regency, through the designs of Thomas Chippendale, George Hepplewhite, Robert Adam and Thomas Sheraton, spanning the period when English furniture design and craftsmanship was at its height.

We look for originality, colour, condition and provenance. Be it a walnut chest of drawers or bureau bookcase, a mahogany tripod or dining table, a charming satinwood or inlaid commode, or a finely coloured rosewood sofa table; each will have been carefully selected for aesthetic beauty and excellent patina.

These days, to find a piece with all these qualities is rare, however, we know where to look and what to pay. We have skilled craftsmen at hand who can restore a piece to its original beauty when, on occasion, time and neglect has blemished it.

Using the archival wealth of London's nearby museums and libraries, we search the past to uncover information about the pieces, whilst constantly monitoring the movements of important works in the markets. It is for these attributes that our specialist experience and scholarship is sought and appreciated by our clients. Amongst these are museums and private collectors who span the world from our neighbours in central London to friends as distant as the United States, India, China and Australia.