Arthur Churchill (1869-1936) opened his antique shop in 1908, first in Brook Street, London, then at 48 Knightsbridge until 1920, before moving to 10 Dover Street in July 1920, where he remained until his death in 1936. Churchill became world renowned for antique glass, although he began his career with the ceramics dealers Mortlock's of Orchard Street, London.
Wilfred Godfrey Thomas Burne (b.1903), joined Arthur Churchill in the 1920s, eventually running the business, together with Churchill's daughter, Vernita, after Arthur Churchill's death in 1936, when the business became Arthur Churchill Limited. W.G.T. Burne established his own antique glass dealership in 1936 after the Arthur Churchill Limited had been bought by Edward Barrington Haynes (1889-1957). Haynes was cofounder and director of Arthur G. Dixon Ltd, furniture depository business, but was also a keen collector and an acknowledged authority on antique glass, producing the famous Arthur Churchill 'Glass Notes' for collectors during the 1940s. Haynes moved the Arthur Churchill business to 34 High Street, Marylebone, where they stayed until 1956, when they moved to 22-32 Harrow Road, Paddington, the home of A.G Dixon Ltd.
The antique glass dealer Howard Phillips joined Arthur Churchill Limited sometime before 1948, leaving to set up his own antique glass dealership.
We would like to very much thank Simon Wain-Hobson for the helping with information on Arthur Churchill Limited. See also Simon Wain-Hobson, 'A tale of two GEORGIAN glass dealers', Glass Matters, Issue no.13, February 2022, pp.4-8.