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Jack and Jackie Simonini, a husband and wife early oak specialist partnership, have specialised in early English oak and country furniture for over 20 years. Originally from the Lake District they have moved Period Oak Antiques to Petworth UK to sell antique furniture.
Period Oak of Petworth UK - has six large showrooms of antique oak furniture. There is a warm and welcoming atmosphere, redolent of beeswax and the deep glow of polished oak amongst the early oak antiques, where visitors can enjoy the collection of superb furniture and decorative items, dating from the 16th and 17th century. The stock is sourced from all over the United Kingdom and includes oak refectory tables , dressers, coffers, dated furniture, antique chest of drawers, early carvings and metalware. It is an impressive reflection of their passion for early oak and country furniture and their constant search for the rare and the unusual oak furniture.
They are members of BADA, LAPADA and The Petworth Art and Antiques Dealers Association, which represents the vast majority of the 38 antique shops in Petworth, which was voted Antiques Town of the Year in 2004.
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We specialise in antique oak and our antiques are usualy from the following periods and areas:-
Early oak dated furniture, antique westmorland furniture, antique welsh furniture, antique Elizabethan furniture, antique Tudor furniture, antique Jacobean furniture, antique Gothic furniture, antique William and Mary furniture, antique carolean furniture, Charles I furniture, James I furniture, antique primitive furniture and cottage antiques.
Our stock of Early Oak Antiques often includes early oak antique tables such as antique oak refectory tables, antique draw leaf tables, gateleg tables, oak side tables, antique oak credence tables and antique cricket tables.
Our range of antique dressers and oak coffers usually includes antique oak dressers, welsh dressers, serving dressers, antique oak coffers, mule chests, antique oak bible boxes and plank coffers.
Our range of oak seating include items such as antique oak chairs, oak settles, antique oak joint stools and oak wainscot chairs.
Other itmes of Early Oak Furniture include oak chest of drawers, antique oak court cupboards, antique livery cupboards, antique oak buffets, oak press cupboards, oak spice cupboards, antique mural cupboards and antique oak four poster beds.
Nestled amongst our antique furniture are various other antiques such as antique carvings, antique metalware, antique oil paintings, old master paintings, oil portraits, grandfather clocks, antique bronze pricket sticks, antique medieval carvings, antique tester beds, antique delft, antique pewter and antique stone carvings
USEFUL TIPS :
- When purchasing a piece of antique country furniture, firstly you should fall in love with the piece and it should fulfil your requirements. Secondly you should look for originality because the more original the piece is, the more valuable it will remain.
- Good original patina, whether dark or light in colour, a true patina from centuries of polishing cannot be faked. Beware of pieces that are over polished, to high gloss, as some restorers tend to over polish a piece and therefore it devaluates the piece and hides restorations. Knocks and scratches are all part of its history and only enhance a piece.
- Thirdly and most importantly enjoy hunting!
How to Buy From us
We accept most major credit cards and switch as well as cheques. Either visit our shop in person or visit our web site and order via email or by phone.
Shipping
If you have seen an item on our website and wonder how much it would cost to ship to your location, we can get you a quotation.
We can organise shipping to any part of the world. By contacting our list of specialist antique and fine art shippers, we obtain the best possible price for our customers. Prices include collection from us, packaging, all documentation, air or sea freight, Customs clearance and insurance, plus delivery to the client's home. Alternatively, it is possible for the customer to save money by collecting his or her purchase from the port or airport of arrival. We also, of course, are well accustomed to dealing with our clients' own shippers.
Antiques Finders Service
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