Antique Dealers: the British Antique Trade in the 20th Century

C. John

J.M. Cohen, trading as C. John (1899-1978) opened his first antique shop in Henley-on-Thames in 1936; in 1966 C. John received a Royal Warrant as Supplier of Carpets to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.  Leon Sassoon, the nephew of C. John, joined the firm in 1965.

Trading Names

C. John 1936 - 2000

Classifications

Antique Carpets: Antique Carpets 1936

Specialisms

Antique Tapestries 1938
Rare Rugs 1938
English & French Furniture 1946

Trading Classifications

No Trading Classifications

People

C. John 1936 - 1978
Leon Sassoon 1965 - 2015

Memberships

BADA 1946

Objects Sold

No Objects Sold

Objects Bought

No Objects Bought