Norman Adams (1905-1979) began trading in antiques in 1923, opening a shop in Boston, USA, after leaving his father's antique business, Walter Adams, in Bristol. The firm opened their first UK shop in Hans Road, London in 1928. The business had branches in New York from 1929, one of the New York branches was run by the young Alistair Stair. Cecil Adams, Norman's brother, set up an antiques business in Johannesburg, South Africa in the early 1950s. Norman Adams died in 1979 and his son-in-law, Stewart Whittington, together with Christopher Claxton Stevens, continued the business.
Norman Adams
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Norman Adams, 155 East 54th Street, New York, exterior, 1931. Photograph, Apollo, 1931.
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Norman Adams, Hans Road, London, interior 1928. Photograph, Connoisseur, June 1928, courtesy of Chris Coles.
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Norman Adams, Hans Road, interior 1936. Photograph GH 1936.
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Norman Adams, 140 Charles Street, Boston, USA, ground floor interior, 1928. Image originally in Norman Adams sales brochure 1998.
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Norman Adams, 27 Sutton Place South, New York USA (with Norman Adams dressed as a doorman), exterior 1934. Image originally in Norman Adams sales brochure 1998.
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Norman Adams, 155 East 54th Street New York, USA, exterior 1929. Image originally in Norman Adams sales brochure 1998.
Trading Names
| Norman Adams | c.1923 - 2000 |
| Norman R. Adams Inc | 1931 |
| Norman R. Adams Ltd. | 1936 |
Classifications
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Specialisms
| Fine XVIII century English Furniture | c.1950 |
Trading Classifications
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People
| Norman Adams | 1923 - 1979 |
Memberships
| BADA | 1922 |
Locations
| 8-10 Hans Road, SW3, London, Greater London, England | 1928 - 2000 |
| 140 Charles Street, Boston, USA | 1923 - 1945 |
| Denmark Avenue, Unity Street, Bristol, England | 1932 - 1951 |
| 155 East 54th Street, New York, USA | 1929 - 1932 |
| 27 Sutton Place South, New York, USA | 1934 - 1937 |
| 10 East 49th Street, New York, USA | 1937 - 1939 |
Objects Sold
No Objects Sold
Objects Bought
No Objects Bought