PAUL DUNN ANTIQUES

Paul Dunn travels far and wide to track down beautiful pieces to sell from his base in West Sussex

Tell us about your background My (now retired) father was an antiques dealer, as was his mother before him, hence I was thrown headlong, and somewhat involuntarily, into the world of antiques from an early age.

Why did you launch your business? A !er a spell cu" ing my teeth with the family # rm came a move into auctioneering. This was much enjoyed, but could not disguise my desire for a return to ‘out and out’ antiques dealing.

What do you sell? Chairs are a personal favourite. However, dealers and collectors alike can # nd a wide variety of items for sale, mostly made of wood, each carefully selected for its sculptural form, wellchosen timber, texture and, all importantly, its colour.

What do you specialise

in? I buy and sell mainly, but not exclusively, British vernacular and country furniture, primitive and painted furniture, folk art, treen, metalware and related objects from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

What’s your price range? From £ 20 to £ 2,000, but the occasional higher-priced lot # nds its way in during moments of weakness.

How do you source your stock? Probably best answered by my trusty VW Passat, which has racked up more miles than she’d care to admit to! If I don’t see it with my own eyes I don’t buy it.

Future plans?

Keeping the passenger seat vacant for the next ‘favourite piece’, and to keep taking a pro#t when it is so graciously o$ered! pauldunnantiques.co.uk;@pauldunn antiques

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