This opulent gold thread and silk cloth has a repeating design of octagonal and square panels enclosing confronting phoenix and flowerheads on a densely patterned geometric ground.  The bolt is wrapped in brown paper secured with ‘Tate and Lyle Ltd Granulated Sugar’...

Two of King George V’s Sailing Flags from Royal Sailing Yacht Britannia have come onto the market. Each one accompanied by a black edged letter on Buckingham Palace writing paper dated 10th July 1936 (one a copy) saying ‘Dear Sir, I am commanded by the King and Queen...

Exceptionally rare nautical related antiques in a cabinet of curiosities at the LAPADA Antiques Fair!

This bronze statuette shows Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington riding his warhorse Copenhagen.  He is dressed in civilian clothes with the reins in one hand and his top hat in the other.  The engraving on the bottom of the horse’s underbelly reads: ‘Published as the ...

A highly important Mughal Indian Cannon captured at Copal Droog, 1858 This remarkable cannon is cast overall with a zig-zag design, often representative of ripples in water.  The central cannon shown on the top left of the illuminated manuscript on page 50 show a cannon...

Black Forest Longcase Clocks are pretty rare things. This one is about as rare and special as they get! Signed & Dated 1923.

Here’s an antique 200 hundred year old Octant…but it looks like a Sextant! What’s the difference between the two?

A carved fire surround from Sir Winston Churchill’s drawing room. This carved pine fire surround combines elements of both Rococo and Palladian designs. It has a shaped cornice above a frieze of foliate arabesques and floral garlands centred on a raised panel of...

A George III carved pine chimneypiece from The Marine Society by Tousey, 1775 This pine chimneypiece has a swan-neck pediment supporting three pedestals, with dentil and leaf borders. There is a central limewood oval portrait of Robert Marsham, 2nd Baron Romney carved...

David Harper and I took a trip to meet the owners of Regen Bespoke to explore exceptional top-end antiques and artworks.

This is our stand for the LAPADA Antiques Fair in Berkeley Square, London. Never Seen Before Footage of the setting up before the opening of the fair.

This is Wade King, a black American Navy sailor who went AWOL during the Second World War in London. He was spotted by the Polish born artist Fredda Brilliant who thought he was beautiful and so asked if she could sculpt him - Ward agreed and turned up to Freda’s studio...

In this video you get a behind the scenes look at how we restore antique upholstery before the pieces go live for sale on our website.

In this video we get a behind the scenes look at how Charlie designs his stand for the 2023 LAPADA Antiques Fair in London.

Our latest video with David Harper covers our exceptional 19th century Chinese lacquer mirror.

I am delighted to express my gratitude to David Harper, whose exceptional film-making skills have brought our history and collection to life. For over 40 years, our family-owned business has been a trusted source for fine and rare antiques, offering a wide range of...

Our Masterpiece stand this year featured pieces with royal connections to coincide with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. We are delighted to share a short video created while at Masterpiece which showcases our stand and the historical importance of the...

This year, in celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, our stand at Masterpiece, and accompanying catalogue, will feature pieces with royal connections. We have created a short video as a sneak peak of our collection which will be available to ...

Once again this year we are getting ready for Masterpiece in a different way...... Many of our pieces will not be leaving our showroom this year but will be showcased on Masterpiece Online from June 2021. Here is a sneak peak of much of the collection - Originally this...

Originally this space at Wick Antiques was used as a store, during Lockdown it has seen a transformation. Having time to re-purpose this space, Charlie and the team have created a Nautical and Maritime themed area to showcase some of Wick Antiques rarest...

2Covet Radio Interview - BBC Radio Solent

Masterpiece Online showcases from Charles Wallrock. Knowledge and passion, conveying a sense of discovery! View the collection discussed in the video here - https://wickantiques.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Wick-Antiques-catalogue-2020.pdf

An in depth talk from Marytn Downyer (author of Nelson’s lost jewel and curator of the Wick Antiques stand ‘Traversing Britain’s Oceanic History through Antiques’. Click here to view the exhibition.

Charles Wallrock of Wick Antiques shows off his wares

Traversing Britain’s Oceanic History through Antiques, our stand at Masterpiece 2019.

A Short film from of our Masterpiece stand 2019 - Traversing Britain’s Oceanic History through Antiques. Our curated collection of works of art and artefacts on a single naval theme caught the imagination. Numerous visitors congratulated us on the scope and interest of...