Clinton Howell Antiques

English antique furniture is more than a sum of its parts, but the parts are often varied and different so that the whole seems disconcertingly complex. There is a logic, of sorts, to English furniture, but there are also delightful eccentricities. I revel in them and will, for example, buy a great country piece as readily as a great high style piece, despite the obvious differences in decorative appeal. It is great furniture that appeals to me—it has to be special. I have been in this business in one form or another for thirty-nine years and there has never been a moment when I have wanted to do something else. Please browse, ask questions and, best of all, come and visit. I guarantee that you will find great beauty herein.

Hours: 10am-6pm Mon-Fri, Sat. by appt.


Clinton's Blog

The interesting thing about the two hundred and fifty million dollars spent on the Cezanne the other day is not that two hundred fifty million is a huge sum, but that it only buys one little Cezanne. What could you buy for such a sum? You could probably buy every piece of English furniture on the market, just as the Chinese are trying to vacuum America of every Chinese work of art, but once you started buying, the market would open up and you might not get it all ...Read More

 

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