Simon Phillips, expert in English furniture

Simon Phillips

Simon Phillips, from Ronald Phillips limited is an expert in English 18th and 19th Centuries furniture. His furniture includes styles such as Queen Anne, George I, George II, George III, George IV and the Victorian period. He answered the Artfinding's exclusive interview about his specialty and vision of the global art market.

His gallery located in London, includes a wild range of amazing English furniture. According to Simon Phillips, among all the styles of English 18th Century furniture the Chippendale style is without a doubt by far the most fashionable. The Chippendale style took its name from Thomas Chippendale, a 18th century cabinetmaker, who got specialized in mixing English, Gothic, and Chinese decoration.

The 19th English furniture is not disregarded in England like the French 19h century's style is in France, mostly because the largest part of French 19th Century furniture is a copy of the previous Century's styles. Therefore the French collectors use to disregard the 19th Century Louis XV & Louis XVI styles since they are manufactured and are simply bad copies of the 18th Century's masterpieces.

But all the 19th Century French furniture is not disregarded by the French market; a few artists such as Beurdeley, Lièvre or Linke decided to create totally new designs. These artworks exhibited by major Parisian galleries such as M&N Uzal and Michel-Guy Chadelaud reach amazing prices and clearly lead the 19th Century furniture market. These artworks are bought mostly by the "Russian, Chinese and Middle-Eastern collectors", says Michel-Guy Chadelaud.

You can contact The Ronald Phillips gallery at:
26 bruton street
W1J 6QL London
+44 20 7493 2341
advice@ronaldphillips.co.uk

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