The Chippendale Society is pleased to announce that it has acquired a previously unknown bill for furnishings supplied by Thomas Chippendale to the actor David Garrick in 1770. It was bought at Christie’s online sale of Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, New York, 1-15 October, lot 160. The cost was …
We are pleased to announce that on 24 June specialist antiques and heritage publisher Shire Publications will publish its first book about Thomas Chippendale. This is an updated edition of the booklet produced in 2018 for the Chippendale Tercentenary, with revised text and many more images. The cover price is …
Due to continuing Covid 19 restrictions, the 2021 Chippendale Society AGM will take place online via Zoom on Saturday 15 May at 11:00 am. The Zoom link and all relevant documents will be emailed to Chippendale Society Members in due course.
Chippendale Society member and noted London furniture dealer, Ronald Phillips Ltd, have sent photographs of a suite of seat furniture, part of their current stock, which must surely be from the workshop of Thomas Chippendale. The original owner is not known, but the parallels with documented Chippendale suites in several …
The Paxton Trust has launched a fundraising appeal to support the survival of Paxton House and Gardens, located in the Scottish borderlands. The Trust hopes to raise £20,000 by the 20 June to cover essential maintenance costs whilst it remains closed to visitors during to the current health emergency. Ian …