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         Brian Page Antiques
Established 1968

Our Website: www.brianpage.co.uk  

Brian Page interest in Japanese and Chinese Art goes back many decades. As a teenager he found a set of lacquer chop sticks in a junk shop run by his aunt in Amberley in Sussex.  The set cost one shilling (now 5 pence). He was so fascinated by the lacquer that the following day he bought a book on Japanese Art which started a lifetime obsession. Although active as a collector it was not until 1968 that he decided to devote himself full-time to the business of being an Asian Art dealer.

His first shop was in Lewes, Sussex where he was soon joined by his brother Colin who later became one of the UK most respected Antiquarian Book Dealers. The business was called Kokoro, a Japanese word meaning heart, mind and soul. The business later moved to a premises in the centre of Brighton where Brian had the lower floor and Colin the upper floor. As the brothers soon outgrew the available space Brian moved out and Colin stayed on at the shop which still trades today as Colin Page Antiquarian Books, Colin having retired in 2000.

Brian next venture was a partnership with his old friend, the Somerset dealer, David Hawkes (edo11 on eBay) . They opened a large shop in Brighton under the name Page & Hawkes. This business specialised in Japanese Antiques and Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau and Austrian Secessionist furniture. David Hawkes ran their warehouse and restoration workshop in what had been the Victorian Railway Engine House at Templecombe Station in Somerset. During this period Page & Hawkes were the main suppliers of Arts & Crafts furniture to Messrs Liberty of Regent Street, London. Also at this time Brian was making regular trips to Japan on buying trips and filling containers with Japanese antiques.

When the availability of Arts & Crafts furniture diminished the partnership was dissolved and Brian returned to dealing solely in Asian Antiques. David Hawkes also returned to Asian Antiques and now trades from his home in Somerset.  In 2000 Brian son Matthew joined him in the business. As Matthew main interest and field of expertise is in Chinese Antiquities from the Neolithic period up to the end of the Ming Dynasty, he took over that part of the business leaving his father to deal with all other aspects of Asian Art, particularly Japanese. During a long career Brian has built up a wide network of contacts amongst scholars, museums, dealers and salerooms. The business of Brian Page Antiques is founded on long experience, great enthusiasm and the benefits of an extensive library built up over many years.

You are welcome to visit us at our gallery but please contact us in advance to ensure we are open, as we do not necessarily keep regular business hours.

New England House . New England Street . Brighton . Sussex . United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0) 1273 622152

 Our Website: www.brianpage.co.uk

eMail: mail@brianpage.co.uk

 

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