Michael Sim has been dealing in Georgian furniture and artefacts from his shop in Chislehurst since 1983. A former Director of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Michael has a particular interest in the scientific aspects of restoration.

During his career, Michael has made some important finds, most notably the rediscovery of one of the greatest masterpieces of Italian furniture by Pietro Piffetti, which was subsequently sold to the Victoria & Albert Museum (read about the story here).Michael has also dealt extensively with a number of other museums and galleries, including the National Gallery of Scotland and the R.I.B.A Drawings Collection.


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Tel: 0208 467 7040     Fax: 020 8857 1313     Email msim@michaelsim.com     1 Royal Parade, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5PG
-- keywords -- antique, British, English, furniture, 18th century ,Georgian, clocks, barometers, for sale, sheraton, chippendale, hepplewhite, Pre-Raphaelite, seascape, landscape, sporting paintings, miniature, satsuma, porcelain, pre-War British art, Thomas Hennell, Henry Moore RA, Richard Ansdell, James Tassie, Vulliamy, Tompion, Edward Nairne, Alexander Adie, Barraud & Lund, Sybil Andrews, Bracket clocks, Mantel clocks, Longcase clocks, Carriage clocks, mirrors, bureau bookcase, --barometers & scientific instruments -- Early Wheel Barometer by James Gatty Adie Stick Barometer Barometer by Jessie Ramsden Gatty Wheel Barometer Rosewood Sympiesometer Bayonet Tube by Watkins and Smith Thermometer Satinwood Stick Barometer by Edward Nairne Watkins Dollond Stick Domenica Sala Christopher Betally Pocket Sextant by Alexander Adie Aneroid Barometer by Adie & Wedderburn Georgian Coin Balance --clocks-- Barraud Wall Clock Early Drop Dial Wall Clock by Charles Tutton Rare Miniature Wall Clock Miniature Engraved Carriage Clock Plain Arab Numeral Time-Piece Longcase Clock by Nathaniel Delander c.1760 Longcase Clock by William Carter Verre Eglomise Regulator Bracket Clock by James Tregent Fruitwood Bracket Clock by Charles Dupont Wontner Bracket Clock Small Fruitwood Bracket Clock by James Cowan --furniture-- George III Bureau Bookcase Georgian Travelling Bookcase Chinese Chippendale Gainsborough Armchair Dining A Rather Short Tallboy Allerton Mauleverer Chest Sheraton Sideboard Charles II Chest Portable Writing Desk George III Mirror Double Action Card Table Painted Pembroke Table Satinwood Breakfast Table Butterfly Pembroke Table Georgian Architects Table Regency Tripod Table Child's Spelling Alphabet Tea Caddy Cellarette, Chippendale Pot Cupboard Georgian Plate Bucket Etagere --paintings-- The Fawn and the Foxglove by Henry Moore Steamer on the Far Horizon by Henry Moore William Tasker 1808-52 A Summer’s Day on the Old Racecourse by Fulleylove Gypsies by Vincent Lines Potato Harvest at Ridley, Thomas Hennell Hay Rick with waggon, figures and a dog, Thomas Hennell Breezy Day, Ridley, Kent, Thomas Hennell (verso of Hay Rick above) Farmyard, Isle of Wight 1944 Golgotha by Sybil Andrews Fennel Stalks by John Nash Recording Britain 1939-45 Watercolours by Thomas Hennell and Vincent Lines Paul Maze, John Strickland Goodall and Claire Vicole. Plus Octavius Oakley, Myles Birket Foster --globes & maps-- Miniature Globe by Charles Smith Terrestial Globe by James Cox Early Celestial Globe by Wright Pocket Celestial Globe 18th Century Map by Matthias Seutter, C.1718 --objets & tassies-- James Tassie: Scotland’s Forgotten Sculptor Mr Hutton – Father of Geology - by Tassie Mr Hutton – Father of Geology - by Tassie Okimono of Monkeys and Cats Portrait of Mr Tulloch by Tassie Japanese Ivory Box Satsuma Vase by Kinkosan Satsuma Vase with Cockerels Satsuma Koro with Monkey and Cockerel decoration Pair of Mille Feuille Satsuma Vases Pair of Paktong Candlesticks Pair of Pewter Candlesticks Berlin Plate – The Toilet of Venus Eighteenth century brass candlesticks Bronze of a Bunting Bust of William IV by Samuel Parker Ivory Bust of George IV