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2024 Annual Review

For this newsletter, the last of the year, I am following a tradition normally favoured by estate agents – highlighting our successes.  In 2024 we have faced quite serious headwinds but nonetheless have had a profitable year.  It seems that unique items or those of superb quality have continued to attract buyers.  Here is a selection of this year’s...
MARTIN SCOREY: The Artistic Skills of a Beachcomber
Martin Scorey (1961-2021) The late Martin Scorey was one of Charlie’s many suppliers who became a long term friend. Initially we bought model yacht hulls and wooden blue whale sculptures set on bases made from reclaimed mooring piles. Born in Southampton in...
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Go Britannia! - October 2024
Huge congratulations to Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sir Ben Ainslie and all the crew of INEOS ‘Britannia’ who have won the Louis Vuitton Challenger Selections Series in Barcelona.  The America\'s Cup yacht race is the oldest continuous competition in international sport, and...
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Wedding Silver - September 2024
As we approach the second Wallrock wedding in as many years, I have been reflecting on how wedding presents have changed.  Gifts can range from scented candles to scuba diving sessions on honeymoon, contributions to the wedding expenses or just plain money.  Silver rarely ...
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Summer Stock - August 2024
As we are now in the holiday season this month’s letter contains a quick round up of a few new pieces being uploaded to our website.  Some were destined for this year’s catalogue but missed it for a variety of reasons.
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Treasure House Success - July 2024
Treasure House was a great fair.  This was largely due to the friendly ambience, attractive wide isles, outdoor oyster bar set round the obelisk, steady stream of visitors and multiple views of Sir Christpher Wren’s beautiful Royal Hospital Chelsea.  The visits and...
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Shiver me Timbers!
Timbers ‘shivering’ originally meant the shaking of a wooden ship, sometimes to pieces, when battered by adverse conditions. In the case of famous ships these pieces were often preserved and then sold off as souvenirs. The pounding taken by the redoubtable Trafalgar...
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Sir Harold Dudley Clayton
One of the central elements of our next catalogue ‘Britain on the High Seas: Heroic Endeavour’ is the substantial and fascinating archive of Sir Harold Dudley Clayton, Bart. This includes the lifeboat model of the ‘City of Glasgow’ (see the historic photograph...
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Japanese Cloisonné: Boxing Clever
Cloisonné enamel was a major part of the great flowering of the decorative arts in the Meiji period, which lasted from 1868 until 1912. Many pieces were made for export and therefore featured typical Japanese themes; Mount Fuji, koi carp, birds and auspicious plants such...
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200th Birthday Congratulations to the R.N.L.I. March 2024
On March 4th 1824 Sir William Hillary’s vision for a service dedicated to saving lives at sea, entirely funded by donations from the public, became a reality. Originally called The Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck it adopted the...
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‘Variety is the spice of life’ - January 2024
When people find out that Charlie is an antiques dealer they often ask what he specializes in.  Well - how to answer that?   If he said, “Georgian and Victorian furniture, globes, maritime works of art and paintings, all things related to Admiral Lord Nelson and...
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Presents to Pique your Interest - December 2023
December is here with Christmas just around the corner. If you are still looking for last minute inspiration – how about a delightful piqué work piece to pique the interest? Piqué work, from the French for pierced (also pronounced pique), is identified by the presence ...
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Times Tables - November 2023
1+6 drawers. As we set up this month’s new stock photoshoots, I was struck by the variety of tables Charlie had gathered together.  Not only differing sizes and styles but also several combinations of numbers.  Above is an impressive and large partner’s library...
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Britain on the High Seas - Wars & Wealth
When I opened this year’s catalogue, which we printed to coincide with the LAPADA Fair last month, I was delighted with the quality of the printing, especially the crispness and colour of the photographs.   So often the bright back-lit image on the computer screen does ...
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Lapada 2023 - Complimentary Tickets
We are launching this year’s catalogue Britain on the High Seas: Wars and Wealth to coincide with the opening of LAPADA in Berkeley Square. It is the fourth in our series of catalogues showcasing the advances in both domestic and international trade arising from the...
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Summer Stock - August 2023
Although we are now officially on holiday, we have managed to gather, photograph and upload some really exciting new stock.  Charlie has typically bought the most eclectic selection of new pieces.
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A Sterling Effort - July 2023
Long-term readers of this newsletter know that Charlie has a passion for silver racing cups.  July and August always mean yacht racing in the Solent and this summer we have already watched a regatta of splendid classic Fife yachts.  As I write powerboats are racing...
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New Stock - June 2023
As the end of June draws nearer, so does the deadline for our next catalogue in the series Britain on the High Seas.  While this is very exciting, it does mean that photographing and describing pieces for the internet slows down.  This newsletter will redress that balance ...
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Role Models - May 2023
Following the last two newsletters on preparatory sketches for paintings and furniture, this one looks at shipbuilding. Naturally drawings for ships are immensely technical and have to be totally accurate. Before help from computer programmes, naval architects used...
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Furniture Sketches and Designs - April 2023
Following last month’s newsletter on the preparatory sketches for paintings, this month’s is on drawings for furniture.  One of the reasons the three great cabinetmakers of the 18th century, Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite, had such a profound and lasting impact...
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First Impressions - March 2023
Charlie has chosen the content of this newsletter because he is so excited to share with you his latest, and arguably greatest, purchase.  A genuine, original Post-impressionist work of art!  The ink sketch above is a preparatory work by none other than the great Henri...
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February 2023 - The course of true love never did run smooth.
I am sorry to put a dampener on Valentine’s Day romance but numerous items in our collections seem to chime with Shakespeare’s bleak comment above from ‘Romeo and Juliet’.  Two more of his tragedies featured star-crossed lovers - Anthony and Cleopatra and Troilus...
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2023 Fair Calendar
This year will be very different for us – a shortage of shows! It all started 32 years ago when Stephen Powell and Megan Mather, Charlie’s great friends on the King’s Road, asked us to share their stand at Olympia and……we made it into the national newspapers!
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Christmas Cheer
Christmas is, of course, the season for parties with the vital ingredients of food, wine and gifts. Above we have a very unusual Georgian novelty decanter stand in the form of a battleship.
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Climate Change
This time last year, with COP 26, taking place in Edinburgh, I wrote about the impeccable green credentials of antique furniture and works of art.  As COP 27 takes place in Egypt, I am reflecting on the impact of global warming on our animal kingdom.  We are bombarded...
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The intricacies of our new stock
In our most recent photoshoot, mentioned in the last newsletter, we did not solely take photographs of pairs.  We had other fabulous single pieces.  By far the most impressive is this monumental exhibition quality rolltop secretaire bookcase/desk.  It has all the...
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Seeing Double - A chance to win a bottle of bubbly
As the summer holidays draw to a close, and the evenings are sadly drawing in too, we are preparing for the autumn shows and refreshing our website.  We have booked into a house sale in the Midlands, started planning the next catalogue and photographed lots of new stock.
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Feeling the Heat
The start of this heatwave, which coincided with the opening of Masterpiece, featured some truly spectacular downpours. The thunderous drumming on the marquee roof and sound of waterfalls gushing down the sides caused some consternation. But, in the event, only a few...
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Jubilee 2022 – Royal Connections - Masterpiece London
Masterpiece opens this week. We can now unveil our exciting new commissions, and recent discoveries of older pieces, which pay tribute to the Monarchy over the centuries from 1066. Two such discoveries appear in this photograph of the White Drawing Room at Buckingham...
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Book of Kings
Now to balance the books!  After Book of Queens for May, this newsletter will feature items in our Masterpiece catalogue which reference our Kings. Firstly, we have a pair of pictures attributed to the master sand artist Benjamin Zobel.  He was a German confectioner and...
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Book of Queens
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.  Monarchs though the centuries have influenced our nation through the Church, the Armed...
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Royal Anniversaries
The first quarter of this year has been full of poignant dates for the Royal Family, including the anniversary of the death of Prince Philip (9th April) and 20 years since the passing of both Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (30thMarch) and Princess Margaret (9 February).  ...
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The Spring Chelsea Antiques Fair - March 2022
After a two year hiatus, Chelsea Antiques Fair has returned to the end of March – a spot it has traditionally held for many of its 70 years - and we open NEXT WEEK. COVID 19 restrictions caused us to move the Fair to September last year and it was so successful that we...
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Space Invaders - February 2022
Space!  What a boon our new warehouse has proved to be already.  We unloaded our most recent container from overseas in half an hour, as we could trundle the forklift right into the huge central floorspace.  Then we unwrapped at leisure in the dry – no more worries...
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Items of Interest and Intellect - January 2022
Naturally, Charlie and I think all our stock is interesting. However, in our first photoshoot of 2022, we have numerous items which have proved even more fascinating after further investigation. The cabinet above is almost identical to an example we sold over a decade ago...
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'Tidings of Comfort and Joy’ - Wick Antiques December 2021
‘Tis the season to be jolly, heedless of the wind and weather’ so we will do just that. We will stop worrying about heavy snowfall in the North and other dismal headlines and focus this newsletter on good news. The very best news is that Charlie has just completed a...
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Net Zero - November 2021
Although any visitor to our Wick Antiques showroom, or the new warehouse, below, could be forgiven for thinking antique furniture is brown, it is in fact GREEN.  While world leaders and business grandees at COP 26 are brain-storming to make their products more sustainable...
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Enigmas and Puzzles - October 2021
A ‘Black Forest’ eagle owl, Swiss, circa 1800. The eagle-eyed amongst you will have spotted one or two pieces in our photos of The Chelsea Antiques Fair which look familiar from our previous newsletters; the Goanese contador,...
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We couldn’t have asked for a better start at 2Covet’s Chelsea Antiques Fair
We are delighted to report that the first London antiques fair for 18 months proved very popular, both with many wonderful customers and our fellow dealers.  Footfall was excellent, sales high and the general euphoria, at being face to face with real people once again,...
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Its Fair time and preparations are well under way! - September 2021
The excitement is building with less than 2 weeks until our show opens in Chelsea. As well as the normal planning for wall colours and carpet choices, selection of pieces to display, cleaning and polishing - we have produced our third catalogue to accompany our...
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Picture Perfect - August 2021
Montague Dawson: Racing Six-Metre yachts August in the Solent always begins with Cowes Week, so what could be more appropriate than to start this newsletter with ‘Sixes’ racing?  The International Six Metre class featured...
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Gold, Silver and Bronze in Japan - July 2021
When there is so much world attention focussed on athletes striving to win bronze, silver and gold medals in Japan, we are taking our own look at Japanese use of these metals in works of art.  The hakko bako, above, are Edo period and would have been made for a noble...
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The Peake of Perfection - June 2021
Once again the highlight of our summer – Masterpiece – in Chelsea is not going ahead in its physical form.  We have been asked to send 12 pieces to their online gallery and this outstanding lime wood carving by James Peake (c.1839-1918) is one of our choices.
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On Top of The World - May 2021
In the week when the media is full of green- and red-listed holiday destinations, optimists are booking, or even beginning, holidays abroad and a brand-new cruise liner is embarking passengers in Southampton, we, at Wick Antiques have our own view of ‘this brave new...
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Storage with Style - April 2021
New stock has arrived at last, including some attractive cabinets, so this newsletter is about traditional storage solutions.  Above is a whole office in a single item of furniture.  There are five shelves across four sections to hold books and ledgers in the top, while...
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In the Public Eye – Media and Museums
This week’s Antiques Trade Gazette leads with an article on Charlie, Steve and Zara in their roles as the founders of 2Covet.  They have secured the Chelsea Antiques Fair and are planning to host their first show in September (excerpts from the article appear at the...
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New Year, New Stock and News Coverage
Happy New Year.  Once again Charlie has been in the news with a medical cabinet related to the life and death of Admiral Lord Nelson.  William Beatty was the naval surgeon on board HMS Victory at the battle of Trafalgar who tended the dying admiral.  It was he who...
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Merry Christmas from Wick Antiques
Rather than writing about this year\'s trials and tribulations I am focusing on the positive things that have happened. We managed to keep our stock refreshed and replenished on the website thanks to the office team, the restorers, the photographers and the fabulous team...
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December 2020 - Tiles of Empire
Iznik tiles from Ottoman Empire Anatolia are one of the glories of Islamic Art.  They were commissioned by Sultans throughout the realm, but especially in Istanbul, to decorate mosques and palaces.  Prized for their clear glaze, dynamic compositions and vibrant colours,...
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November 2020 - Fishing for Compliments
The star of this newsletter is undoubtedly the shodana or open display cabinet above.  It is remarkable in several ways. Firstly, at 8’ 9” inches, it is considerably larger than most shodana.  Secondly it is not decorated with lacquer, gilding or shibayama inlays but...
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October 2020 - Colours of Autumn
October compels us to notice our trees.  We are surrounded by a vibrant blanket of autumn colours.  From parks to plantations the greens of summer have given way to brown, red, orange and yellow leaves.  These are annual reminders of the great variety of trees we can...
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September 2020 - New Arrivals
In September, as people are returning to work and school, so are we.  We had an exciting delivery from overseas followed by a photo shoot.  As we unpacked Charlie was delighted to see pieces he bought so long ago he had almost forgotten them.  He and Mike needed the...
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August 2020 - ‘Summertime, and the living is easy’
Although many of us will not be going on holiday abroad this year the summer months of July and August can still be enjoyed at home.  Sailing on the Solent is back in full swing with the addition of hordes of kite-surfers and paddle-boarders – the latest craze.  Above...
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June 2020 - Victory in Europe 75 years ago
It may only be ‘baby steps’ but the very small relaxation of lockdown has made this a far more business-like newsletter than the last.  We can bring you new antique stock!  Hurrah! Hurrah!  But first we are acknowledging the sacrifices of previous generations of...
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May 2020 - Wallrocks working well at home
Well here we are – five Wallrocks three weeks into staying at home.  Last time I looked to the past for things we could do but now I can report what we actually have done.  Despite my misgivings, we have been busier than I feared would be the case.  We have certainly...
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April 2020 - Present times and past-times!
Dear friends and customers.  Since my last newsletter the shape of all our lives has changed beyond imagination.  We made it to the Open Art Fair and stayed there for all of one day and got home at the end of last week having been warned of imminent lockdown.  As it...
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March - 2020 The Show must go on!
At the time of writing life in the capital seems to be continuing normally in the face of Covid-19 which means that The Open Art Fair will be well – open – for business on Wednesday.  Whether footfall will be down remains to be seen.  Although this is a new fair for...
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February 2020 - The month between two Fairs
As we have taken on two new Fairs with only a month in between (January: The Winter Show, New York – March: The Open Art Fair, Chelsea) - February has been hectic.  To crown it all our next hard back catalogue for Masterpiece 2020, ‘Great Britain on the High Seas:...
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January 2020 - 2020 Vision
Here at Wick Antiques we have lots of vision for 2020.  Firstly, our great internet adventure, 2Covet, is live and fully functioning.  The platform has generated its first sales and new dealers are applying for membership.  We are very proud that all our hard work has...
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December Newsletter 2019 - Review
This is the time of year when estate agents fill pages of advertisements with their successful sales.  So, I thought we would do the same at the end of this rather tricky financial year.  Like many other retailer sectors antiques dealers no longer have a High Street...
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November 2019 Newsletter - Take a Seat
Sofas and chairs reupholstered in distressed leather are some of our best sellers.  We can stain the leather to any colour and over the years we have used traditional browns, greens, burgundies and black (Charlie’s choice).  Lately we have opted for blue and a striking...
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October 2019 Newsletter - Time is money
As the clocks have just gone back this newsletter is all about time.  Not just time pieces and time keepers but also a reminder that our new, super smart website has gone live - please visit wickantiques.co.uk to check it out.  (There is some new stock up there too,...
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September 2019 Newsletter - LAPADA LEGENDS
The LAPADA Fair in Berkeley Square is upon us.  This year there is a new stand, run by LAPADA themselves, for members to showcase exceptional exhibits all in one place.  It has been called ‘Legends’.  We are fortunate enough to have four entries accepted.  These...
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August 2019 Newsletter - Sails and Sales
August on the Solent is all about boating - particularly yacht racing.  Since 1826 the highlight has been Cowes Week, initially called ‘The Regatta’ and organised by the Royal Yacht Squadron.  Above is a preparatory ‘grisaille’ watercolour for a proposed painting...
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Masterpiece 2019 has been a success - June 2019
Despite the central weekend of Masterpiece reaching soaring temperatures our huge tent was kept wonderfully air conditioned.  That, plus the extraordinary array of works of art and jewellery on offer, prompted a steady flow of buyers and visitors.  From the start our...
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Spring Preparations for the Summer Fair Season - May 2019
April and May have passed by in a blaze of glorious sunshine and we are looking ahead to the beginning of the Fair season in London – which means Masterpiece for us.  This always requires a considerable amount of pre-planning but this year we have a larger stand in order ...
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Never too late for ‘Love’? - March 19
I cannot believe I missed our February newsletter when I had the perfect subject for Valentine’s Day – ‘LOVE’!  We are working so hard to get a 100 page full colour catalogue to the printer in time for a Masterpiece delivery that I quite forgot about newsletters,...
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New Stock for a New Year - January 2019
2019 is off to a flying start with a photoshoot of brand new ‘treasures’ to be posted on our website.  Here is a preview of the most unusual ones.  Above is a ship’s portrait, with a twist, by Thomas Willis of New York.  His unique images were created with velvet...
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The 12 Days of Christmas - December 2018
This Christmas I was looking into our stores to see if we could celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first 9 Lessons and Carols service at King’s College Cambridge. Although oxen and camels are easy to find, stars, magi, sheep and the Holy Family are rather thin on the...
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A Tale of Two Ships - November 2018
Often one of the pleasures of dealing in old things is the human story behind them.  Everything we buy was made for, used by and enjoyed by someone else.  It is therefore very satisfying when we re-unite pieces with their own history.  By chance this has happened...
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Amazing Craftsmanship - October 2018
We have a friend and client who built his fortune on manufacturing. He frequently tells us that the prodigious number of hours and the technical skills required to make so many of our antique pieces – not just furniture but also decorative Japanese works of art – would...
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Exciting new pieces and LAPADA 2018 successes - September 2018
Well we have enjoyed another LAPADA week with glorious weather for our morning commute on foot through Hyde Park.  With 14 invoices written and sales across the board, from furniture to paperweights, we had a very successful time and as usual met many interesting people...
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Early English ‘Japanning’ - August 2018
We enjoyed a very good Masterpiece, selling amongst other things three Gillows wine coolers (two of them shown here being used as jardinières), my lovely Dandy Donkey, the pair of striking Chinese collages on the back wall and the Giroux inkwell from the April...
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Masterpiece 2018 - June 2018
Once more the end of June is promising to be very busy with the opening of Masterpiece in Chelsea. At Wick Antiques our stands are always a similar shape and size the planning does tend to be a bit formulaic so we rely on bringing very differing stock from year to year. ...
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Easter in the Mediterranean - April 2018
We were invited to visit Malta at the end of the Easter holidays.  The Wallrocks have some connections with Malta; Charlie’s nephew is married to a Maltese lady, his cousin has just over-wintered a classic motor yacht there, and, most importantly, his father, Lt. Cmdr....
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New Stock – from Davenport to Foudroyant - March 18
Charlie has been busy buying stock here and in the United States.  Above we have a long set of dining chairs, comprising ten side chairs and two carvers.  These can be attributed to Gillows by comparing them to page 255, plate B28 in Volume II of Susan Stuart’s...
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Go for Gold, Silver and Bronze! - Wick Antiques Newsletter February 2018
As the Winter Olympics has drawn to a close GB has achieved its best medal haul ever.  However if it is bronze, silver and gold you are after then look no further than the Wick Antiques website!
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A new discovery for a new year - Wick Antiques January 2018
After the crazy carousel of Christmas and the New Year, January can be a bit quiet, so I decided to cheer myself up with a good dose of fine art.  I settled on the Russell-Cotes Museum in Bournemouth. As I arrived at the eccentric building on the East Cliff, high above the ...
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Christmas 2017 - Wick Antiques Newsletter
As I write this Charlie and Ed are flying to Palm Beach for a new pre-Christmas event hosted by the Palm Beach Show Group in the Design Centre where we have a large stand in pole position just inside the front doors.  As Edward does more and more travelling with Charlie,...
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Persian Issue - November 2017 - Wick Antiques
Exactly 40 years ago your intrepid newsletter-writer (Caroline) arrived at Isfahan University to teach English for the third year of her degree in Modern Persian (as it was then called, rather than Farsi).  She arrived in a city where every building, office, shop, or even...
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All the Fun of the LAPADA Fair! - October 2017 - Wick Antiques Newsletter
Apologies for not sending out our normal preview of approaching fairs but we are changing our newsletter to Mailchimp and so missed the September issue.  This entails a change of format which is rather narrow on a large screen but better for tablets and iPads (so I am...
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Masterpiece 2017 - June 2017
Once more the highlight of our year is upon us – Masterpiece. Although furniture is seeing a welcome resurgence in popularity and price in the salerooms, we are putting works of art at the heart of our stand. There is particular focus on metalwork, ivory and textiles, ...
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Flowers for Chelsea - May 2017
We are open at 93 Lower Sloane Street! Notwithstanding contractual glitches and the absence of carpet fitters we have managed to open in time for the Chelsea Flower Show, 23rd-27 May. Please do visit us on your way past the door and celebrate with a glass of bubbles....
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Bronze Bonanza - April 2017
Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, is a very versatile material. Over the centuries it has been used for everything from armour to aquamanile, from humble cooking pots to huge civic statues and from technical marvels to artistic masterpieces. This versatility is probably ...
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La La Land-scapes - March 2017
Coming back from Florida, a mere week before the razzmatazz of the Oscars, has focused my attention on the various contenders for best picture -\'La La Land\', \'Lion\', \'Hell or High Water\', \'Hidden Figures\', \'Manchester by the Sea\', \'Hacksaw Ridge\', \'Fences\',...
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February means Florida - February 2017
This is the February newsletter so we must be in Florida for the Miami and Palm Beach fairs. The Miami Show has been relocated 30 miles inland from the beaches but is nearer the airport. Time will tell if the VIPs will make the trek. We bought modestly. There was a...
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Not so Boring Brown! - January 2017
Nowadays, with the latest interior design trends being 50 shades of white, shiny chrome, glass or brushed steel, antique furniture has earned the sad soubriquet \'boring and brown\'. While this may be true of the dusty old heirloom in the corner, stacked with yellowing...
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Looking North - December 2016
As soon as Charlie returned from the Palm Beach Design Centre we drove to the Lake District. As the motorway exit signs for Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Liverpool, Lancaster, and others, flashed past I began to think about the impact of the manufacturing heart...
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The life and times of Emma, Lady Hamilton - November 2016
On Tuesday 2nd November Charlie and I were lucky enough to attend the opening of \'Seduction and Celebrity\' - the life of Emma, Lady Hamilton. It was a fascinating evening from the opening speech by Joan Bakewell, in which she likened Emma to a present day Kate Moss or...
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The World is Small - October 2016
This week we are attempting a Wick Antiques first - loading two containers on the same day. One is going half way around the world to \'Wallrocks\' in Brisbane, Australia and the other in the opposite direction to Miami. The reason for this extravagance is our latest...
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Back To Work at the LAPADA Show - September 2016
We have spent the summer, as we always do, boating in the Solent on our large floating antique \'Beeleigh\', a 36 foot 1913 Fred Shepherd design gaff-rigged yacht, built in Brightlingsea. She has featured as cover girl for various publications including \'Classic Boat\',...
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Masterpiece Success - July 2016
Masterpiece went very well this year, and we sold to many European countries as well as to Asia and Australia. Could this be partly because our currency is low? Pieces from these newsletters which have found new homes included the Komai jubako, the Safavid ewer and a...
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Royal Connections - June 2016
As the country is celebrating Her Majesty the Queen\'s official 90th Birthday this weekend we are dedicating this newsletter to items of royal interest which we have been lucky enough acquire over the years. The piece above (sold) was made for Queen Victoria\'s Golden...
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Masterpiece Preview 2016 - June 2016
This weekend we are building the stand and papering the walls inside the huge and magnificent marquee that is home to Masterpiece for the next 10 days. Several of the pieces we are taking have already featured in newsletters but others we have kept under wraps until the...
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Provenance means History - May 2016
In the previous newsletter we looked at signatures and maker\'s labels. This time we are highlighting something else which adds \'wow\' factor - Provenance. Pieces which, for example, have come from a famous family, furnished a stately home, been in a renowned collection...
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Designed and Signed - May 2016
After a steep learning curve, some satisfying sales across all media (upholstery, carvings, furniture and a painting) and lots of old friendships rekindled and new ones made, at the Battersea Decorative Fair, we are setting our sights on Masterpiece. As a strictly...
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Battersea Decorative Fair 2016 - April 2016
This is the first time we have participated in the Battersea Decorative Fair - do come and see us under our nautical banner of Anderson Wallrock on stand 105 As the title suggests we are taking fun, quirky and decorative items to suit every budget. The warehouse and...
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Best in Show! - March 2016
This year is the 125th anniversary of Cruft\'s Dog Shows so here, at Wick Antiques, we are holding our own version. In the Toy and Utility Classes (for our purposes \'Utility\' means a work of art with an additional use) we have a Victorian iron hound door stop, a...
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Florida Fair! - February 2016
Well actually Florida has not been fair weather wise. Miami was chilly with such torrential rain we had to purchase an umbrella and the roads flooded instantly. However with the excellent drainage and warmth everywhere was dry by the next day, and of course we do not...
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Happy New Year! - January 2016
We have started 2016 with a cold snap and everyone is wrapped up warmly, rather like the elegant allegorical figure of \'Winter\' on this striking burr walnut cabinet attributed to Lamb of Manchester. The pair of Borzois are also well equipped for the cold with their...
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Merry Christmas - December 2015
Having just returned from a successful show in New York where we sold, amongst other things, our magnificent (and massive) Golden Eagle and the fire irons featured in the last newsletter, we find Christmas is almost upon us. Help! That is just what we intend to do - help ...
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New York! New York! - November 2015
This year the \'New York Jewelry and Fine Art Show\' falls just before Thanksgiving Weekend. Accordingly we are going to promote all things American from a silver mounted Tiffany carriage clock to a charming watercolour of The White House by Arthur Barbosa; from a rare...
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Wick Antiques joins forces with Mr Fogg's at the LAPADA Fair - September 2015
We all know Charles is a character, but his new friendship with the fictional Mr Fogg, from Around the World in 80 Days fame, has taken things to a whole new level. Both being globetrotters in search of the weird and wonderful they have a lot in common, real or...
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Meiji menagerie at the Masterpiece Fair - June 2015
Masterpiece is just around the corner and never fails to impress. Situated in the south grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the fair opens on Thursday 25th June and runs until Wednesday 1st July. This year we are showcasing a menagerie of Meiji period bronze tigers,...
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Spring is officially here - April 2015
The blossom has burst, the birds are singing and the sun is very much out in Lymington. If you are planning a trip to the glorious Hampshire coastline or to the New Forest do give us a call to arrange an appointment. We have a mass of new stock that will be going on our...
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Marching in to Spring with a hive of activity - March 2015
This month is all a buzz at Wick Antiques. Charles keeps returning from far and wide travels with collections of the weird, wonderful and spectacular, some of which are extremely rare, and are to be exhibited at the Masterpiece Fair this June. With a now refurbished...
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A new year, new events and new stock. - January 2015
We have much planned for 2015. Next month we are whizzing off to America for the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art and Antiques Show. In the Spring we will be launching the much anticipated new nautical website and later in the year will see us at the prestigious Masterpiece London ...
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Happy Christmas from Wick Antiques... - December 2014
We want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all our clients and associates and to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year. Charles and Rusty Latest Acquisitions ...and a Happy New Year from Lymington...
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Hark the herald... Christmas is coming! - November 2014
With Christmas only just around the corner we have picked out a small collection of present ideas, all available to see on our website. Please contact us for more information. Celebrating 20 years working with Lymington Restoration Ltd. Lymington Restoration Ltd, set...
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Globe October, have the world at your fingertips - October 2014
This month sees a large expansion in our antiques globe collection. Charles has been globally foraging to find some of the best on the market. Our selection is a diverse one, from an impressive 30\" library globe by Rand MaNally circa 1938, to a very dinky pair of 6 1/2\" ...
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Join us at the Lapada 2014 Fair at Berkeley Square next week - September 2014
Join us at the Lapada 2014 Fair at Berkeley Square next week. We cannot quite believe it\'s that time again, but one our favourite shows of the year is just around the corner. The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair in Berkeley Square is this autumn\'s must-visit event for...
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Looking for 'Mantiques'?... - September 2014
Looking for \'Mantiques\'?... ... then look no further.     Lapada dates for your diaries at Berkerly Square. The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London is this Autumn\'s must-visit event for sourcing and buying fine art...
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Shop this week's new listings - July 2014
  Watch our new film to get the inside scoop   https://vimeo.com/99321848 Cowes Week is here again We are collaborating with K1 Britannica in the heart of Cowes to showcase a collection of rare and exciting nautical antiques during this years...
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The Wick Antiques Menagerie - June 2014
Step aside Noah. Wick Antiques seems to be attracting animals left, right and center and our website is looking positively ‘Ark-like’. We have a wonderful collection of fine quality bronzes, ivories and carvings, and many more characterful creatures to come...
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