Welsh furniture Richard Bebb Antique consultant and author Member of the B.A.D.A and C.I.N.O.A.

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Richard Bebb is the owner of Welsh Antiques and is the author of the
widely-acclaimed two-volume publication: "Welsh Furniture 1250-1950 ",
"The Bardic Chair : Y Gadair Farddol " and "Welsh Country Furniture ".

He has been trading from his Kidwelly premises for the past 40 years and is recognised as the foremost authority on Welsh antique furniture, frequently lecturing
on the subject across the country.

He is a member of the B.A.D.A (British Antiques Dealers Association) and
C.I.N.O.A (Confédération Internationale Des Négociants en Oeuvres d'Art) and adheres to a strict code of practice. As well as his frequent consultancy projects to both private and public collections, Richard (and his stock !) have made a number of television appearances.

Richard Bebb's showrooms are past double award winners at the prestigious
B.A.C.A Awards (British Antiques and Collectables Awards),
one for the BEST ANTIQUES WEBSITE and the other for the
BEST ANTIQUES SHOP IN WALES.

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Richard was born in 1948 in Cwmparc in the Rhondda valley, and spent most of his childhood in Devon and Cornwall. In 1970, after graduating in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics, he returned to Wales with his wife Lynne, settling in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire. There he began a career as an antiques dealer specializing in Welsh furniture.

His fine collection is displayed in the appropriate
settingof the Old CastleMill,Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire,
West Wales, and covers a wide range ofitems representing the whole spectrum of dressers, tables, longcase clocks, chests, coffers, cupboards and seating, which was produced in the various parts of Wales.

In his own premises Richard is ableto display a far larger number of qualitypieces than would be possible at any antiques fair, and the extensive showrooms feature many exceptional examples of the craftsmanship which is so typical of Welsh furniture, from individual chairs to large elaborate carved cupboards.

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Particularly eye-catching are over 20 original dressers, each different in their design.
Just assoughtafter
though, and just as typical of Wales, are the many fine examples on show of the
coffor bach - a miniature chestassociated with marriages and often decorated in a
highly individual manner.

He also has a variety of smaller items including quilts, domestic and decorative treen, samplers, boxes, ceramics, copper and brass, ironwork and pewter, slate ornaments, and pictures - always with the emphasis on items of Welsh interest.

Restoration is kept to a minimum on pieces to preserve the original condition and finish
as far as possible.
Any restoration is fully listed in our showrooms.

Over the past 20 years Richard has been helped with the day to day runnng of the shop by Allison Hurren, during which time she has built up a sound knowledge of Welsh antiques along with customer requirements.

You can contact us by e-mail at info@welshantiques.com
or by using our online form by clicking the button below.

WelshAntiques.com
Castle Mill
Kidwelly
Carmarthenshire
SA17 5AJ
United Kingdom

National Telephone:...........01554 890534
International Telephone: .44 1554 890534

Opening Times:

We are open Fridays and Saturdays 10am-5pm.
By Appointment at all other times.

To make an appointment to visit us please telephone
01554 890534 or e-mail info@welshantiques.com

Payment Methods

Payments are to be made in sterling and can be made
using the following:

Visa/Mastercard, Sterling Cheque or Money Transfer

WelshAntiques.com is a trading name of Country Antiques (Wales) Ltd.

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