About
WALPOLES have been established for over 50 years. The stock featured on this site is divided into 3 featured categories: The Army, The Navy & The English Country House. They are further classified by what type of item they are: Furniture, Paintings, Prints or Works of Art.
We have a shop in Portobello Road, but space is limited, so if you are interested in a specific item on the site, call us on +44 (0)7831 561042 to arrange a viewing appointment.
History
Founded by Graham Walpole, the business was first set up in Alfies Antique Market, Church Street Marylebone, at the end of 1976 when Alfies first opened. We went on to share a refurbished shop with three other dealers at No.4, under the name of Magus Antiques, and by the end of the 1980s had moved to Westbourne Grove, trading independently until joining forces with Peter Farlow, Peter Petrou and Arenski as the Coach House. At the turn of the millenium our work on Westbourne Grove was done.
After a brief sojourn to a fine shop in Greenwich, we were able to return to the Portobello Road area, having been accepted by Edric Van Vredenburgh as a tenant of his Van Arcade. In more recent times we have been able to continue trading from Portobello Road thanks to the hospitality of Geoff Knowles. We now share his silver shop, ATLAM, along with Appleby Antiques, and maintain a room of our own at the back of the premises where we keep a good and representative range of our stock. If you are travelling to see a particular piece please check that it is available to view as space and stock are limited at the shop.
Open regularly Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we can also meet you at the shop at any other time in order for you to view items you may have seen on-line. Our opening hours are Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. -4 p.m.
What we specialise in
WALPOLES approach to ‘The Army’ is to explore the life of the British Soldier through art and encounter.
FURNITURE is largely campaign in purpose or made in the Indian subcontinent, often for export back to England. PAINTINGS AND PRINTS will record the likenesses of the soldiers, their families or their commanding officers, and ‘WORKS of ART’ can be anything our soldier may have carried with him or made to eventually take home to his family.
In ‘THE NAVY’ we look at the art and objects encountered by the British seafarer. Much of this will probably have been made in China for Export to the West, or made as scrimshaw, woolworks or other keepsakes by ‘Jack’ to while away the time when there was little else to do. On occasion these things could be traded with merchants in the busier ports.
The English Country House is full of anything and everything that you might have found in an English home or garden from the mid seventeenth century to the end of the Edwardian era.
If you are interested in a specific from this collection, please call us on +44 (0)7831 561042 to arrange a viewing.
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