Our Antiques Portfolio
Hatchwell Antiques is a treasure trove of the unexpected, our specialist antiques stock is split into four main areas of expertise: Aeronautical, 20th Century, Optics and Classical. View our online SHOP or visit our CHELSEA SHOWROOM on the Kings Road.
AERONAUTICAL
Grown from a passion for pioneering design and superior engineering we have become the leading supplier of highly sophisticated models of aeronautical and space development. Many pieces are of scientific and historical importance, designed by leading industrial designers and aeronautical specialists of their day. Many pieces remain in their pure state such as wind tunnel and concept models and others are adapted to create practical interior furnishings. Our obsession with these items grows from a fascination of their superior engineering, extraordinary detail, and their importance in engineering history.
We have a large collection of rare and antique AIRCRAFT MODELS from wind tunnel and concept models and manufacturer’s and contractor’s models. Makers and designers include Rolls Royce, Martin Baker, NASA, British Aerospace, Douglas, Boeing, Vickers, & Zeppelin. Exciting EJECTOR SEATS designed and pioneered by Martin-Baker who is recognised as the world leader in this sector. Our impressive MIRRORS are made from polished aluminium, titanium and super-alloys, constructed from aircraft cowlings, jet engine turbines and stator rings. We stock a selection of metal and wooden PROPELLERS from airships and aircraft, dating from the later part of the 19th Century through to the first and second World Wars and beyond. TABLES incorporating jet and piston engines from manufactures such as Rolls Royce, Lycoming, Alvis, Pratt & Whitney, GEC, and Jacobs which make the perfect coffee tables.
OPTICS
We offer a range of highly collectable optical instruments including a superb collection of large aperture BINOCULARS from the “Golden Era” of binocular manufacturing dating from 1910 to 1975. From polished naval binoculars, giant sophisticated lenses designed for lighthouse lights and magnificent period tripod mounted and library antique refractor and reflector TELESCOPES and monoculars from makers such as Dolland, Troughton & Simms and Carl Zeiss. Our OPTICS MISCELLANEOUS section may house Fresnel lenses, parabolic reflector mirrors, microscopes, magic lanterns, cinema projectors, Kinora viewers, periscopes, sextants, and projection lenses. Names for all categories include Nikko (now known as Nikon), Kowa, Toko, Fuji, Carl Zeiss, Busch, Ross, Chance Brothers, AGA, BBT and Krauss.
20TH CENTURY
Our design section originated with mainly mid 20th century Nordic, British and European furniture and has now expanded to include lighting by architects, designers and makers, and rare items such as PH pianos by Andreas Christensen and Poul Henningsen.
Our DESKS collection has included free standing and partners desk, by designers such as Finn Juhl, Arne Vodder, Gunni Omann, Jorge Zalszupin and Thorvald Bindesbøll. The LIGHTING department has seen hanging, floor standing, wall and table lights, candelabra and chandeliers, industrial and factory lights, by designers such as by Orrefors, Holophane, BBT, Poul Henningsen and Erik Gunnar Asplund.
Specialist antique PIANOS is another Hatchwell speciality, occasionally having both grand and upright art-cased pianos designed by Poul Henningsen and made by Andreas Christensen. The SEATING sections offers sofas, chairs and stools, by designers such as Hans Wegner, Svend Skipper, Kai Kristiansen, Johan Rohde and Arne Morrell. Our Danish, French and English dining TABLES and low tables are by designers such as Kurt Ostervig, Maison Jansen, Norman Foster, and Kaj Gottlob. 20th CENTURY MISCELLANEOUS section sees, storage, models, sculpture, mirrors, chests, trunks, shelving, suitcases, and vintage “babyfoot” football tables.
CLASSICAL
