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

Frederick Litchfield (b.1851) was one of the leading antique dealers of the second half of the 19th century, as well as being a prolific author of books on the history of Furniture and Ceramics. He retired from antique dealing in 1903 when the auctioneers Fosters, Pall Mall, sold the remaining contents of the antique shop on the premises at Shaftesbury Avenue, on 13th June 1903; the auction continued for 7 days. The business was continued by his son as Litchfield & Co.