AN “ANTIQUES ROADSHOW” LUNCH
FRIDAY MARCH 16 2018
12 NOON TO 4 P.M.
PHYLLIS COURT CLUB, HENLEY ON THAMES
Will Farmer has very kindly offered to give up a day of his time to join us for lunch at Phyllis Court.
The Format:
- Will Farmer speaks about and values whatever goodies you wish to bring along.
- Lunch will be served at 1.15 p.m.
- After lunch we have an opportunity to hear more from Will about his life in the Antiques world and to have more interesting valuations.
So bring along your prize possessions!
All proceeds go to the Trevor Collins Foundation.
Cost: £55.00 per person including a 3 course lunch and wine
Raffle
Auction
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Venue: Phyllis Court Club, Phyllis Court Drive, Henley upon Thames, RG9 2HT
RSVP:
Brenda Collins
Belmont House, Belmont Road, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 2EJ
Telephone: 01494 786827
E-mail: brenda@belmonthouse.net
About Will Farmer
Will’s love affair with antiques began at the tender age of 4 months old when he went to his first auction. From that point on there was no looking back and, along with his mum and grandmother, Will spent every weekend looking around fairs, auctions and shops. By the age of 12, he had his own stall at a local antique fair. he studied “Silversmithing, Jewellery and Art and Design’ at university. After university, he formed his own company dealing in 20th century furniture.
In 1999, he joined Birmingham auction house Weller & Duffy as Head of Fine Art and Antiques. In 2001, he and his business partner set up their own auction house: Fieldings Auctioneers. He still collects and among his main passions are Art Deco, Poole Pottery and 20th century glass from the UK and Scandinavia.
Since joining the Roadshow in 2004, Will has seen an array of amazing objects, including a beautiful Fornasetti desk in Jersey. However, as a lover of 20th Century ceramics, he’d love to see a full set of Clarice Cliff Age of Jazz figures – or even just one! “They are so avant-garde, so amazing, that they would without question challenge all the dissenters who seem quick to knock one of the greatest designers of the 20th Century”, he explains.
Outside antiques, Will’s main interest is …. antiques! More specifically, his passion is 20th Century design and he loves looking for it. The most treasured pieces in his collection are “a group of glass birds designed by Allesandro Pianon for Vistosi in the 1960’s. I’ve always said that if I lost everything, went bust and ended up under a railway arch … I’d be under a railway arch with my four silly, comic glass birds”.