Independent antiques, Petworth The Playhouse Gallery, Lombard Street since 2009
01798 343813 Mon to Sat, 10:30 to 5
Chequers Antiques · Petworth · Est. 2009
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Independent antiques · Lombard Street, Petworth · since 2009

Antiques worth the journey to Petworth.

On the cobbles of Lombard Street, in the one town outside London with more than thirty antiques dealers in a square mile, Paul Hawtrey has run Chequers since 2009. Furniture, clocks, silver, lighting, paintings and objets, chosen for the piece rather than the label, with new stock in every week. Walk in, or browse a little first.

2009Paul Hawtrey opens the shop
30+antiques dealers in the town
Weeklynew stock across the categories
Browse the stock Sell us a piece
The Chequers Antiques shopfront on cobbled Lombard Street in Petworth
THE PLAYHOUSE GALLERY · LOMBARD STREET The shopfront on the cobbles, in the heart of Petworth. Mon to Sat, 10:30 to 5.
2009Trading since Paul Hawtrey opened
Mon to SatNo appointment needed
WeeklyNew stock in every week
Lombard StHeart of the antiques quarter
WHAT WE STOCK · CHOSEN FOR THE PIECE

Six corners of the shop.

See recent pieces →
CLOCKS

Clocks

Carriage, longcase, mantel, bracket and wall. English movements read by the signature on the dial, like the bracket clock signed Moore and Sons of Clerkenwell, London.

carriage to longcase
FURNITURE

Furniture

Bookcases, chests, desks, seating, tables and wardrobes. Period and timber first, from a Regency satinwood bookstand to a rosewood lady’s writing desk.

Georgian to Edwardian
SILVER

Silver and silver plate

Candlesticks, tapersticks, photograph frames and wine items, read by their hallmarks, the assay office, the date letter and the maker’s mark struck into the base.

hallmarked English
PAINTINGS

Paintings

Oils and watercolours, framed and ready to hang. Landscapes, portraits and marine subjects, the kind Turner painted from Petworth Park a short walk up the road.

oils and watercolours
LIGHTING & MIRRORS

Lighting and mirrors

Chandeliers, table and standard lamps, and gilt-framed mirrors. A pair of Baroque table lamps, a gesso overmantel, the pieces that finish a room.

chandeliers to gilt
OBJETS D’ART

Glass, ceramics and objets

Cut and coloured glass, English and Continental ceramics, treen, boxes and the small decorative pieces that turn over fastest. New stock in every week.

new in weekly
RECENT PIECES · READ THE WAY WE TALK ABOUT THEM

A few things in the shop.

The detail is the point. The hallmark, the dial signature, the timber and the period, the things a piece is actually bought on.

Mahogany bracket clock, the silvered dial signed Moore and Sons, Clerkenwell, London.
CLOCKS Mahogany bracket clock, the silvered dial signed Moore and Sons, Clerkenwell, London.
Baroque cast silver taperstick, shell and scroll base, struck with its hallmarks.
SILVER Baroque cast silver taperstick, shell and scroll base, struck with its hallmarks.
Rosewood bonheur du jour, a lady’s writing desk with the fitted superstructure.
FURNITURE Rosewood bonheur du jour, a lady’s writing desk with the fitted superstructure.
THE SHOP · ONE DEALER · PETWORTH

One shop, on the cobbles, since 2009.

In March 2009 Paul Hawtrey opened Chequers at The Playhouse Gallery on Lombard Street, the cobbled lane at the heart of Petworth's antiques quarter. Petworth is the one town outside London with this many dealers within a square mile, and Petworth House, with its twenty Turners, draws collectors up the road all year. Paul buys across the categories himself, so the stock turns over and the shop is never quite the same twice.

March 2009
Paul Hawtrey opens Chequers Antiques at The Playhouse Gallery on Lombard Street, in the centre of Petworth.
The quarter
Petworth grows into the one town outside London with over thirty antiques dealers in a square mile, and Lombard Street sits at the heart of it.
Chequers Jewels
A jewellery side to the shop opens at the same Playhouse Gallery premises, antique and estate pieces alongside the furniture and silver.
Online
A selection of the stock goes online, furniture, clocks, silver, lighting, paintings and objets, browsable before the visit.
Every week
New stock lands every week, bought across the categories, so the shop is never the same twice.
Today
Open Monday to Saturday, 10:30 to 5, no appointment needed, on the cobbles of Lombard Street.
A marine oil painting in stock at Chequers Antiques, Petworth

CHEQUERS ANTIQUES · LOMBARD STREET · SINCE 2009

THE SHOP, IN ITS OWN WORDS
“We buy for the piece, not the label. Ask about anything in the shop, the hallmark, the maker, the period, and we will tell you what we know.”
Chequers Antiques · Lombard Street, Petworth

From a first piece of silver to a clock you have wanted for years, the same counter and the same dealer serve everyone who comes in off the cobbles.

WE BUY · SINGLE PIECE OR COLLECTION

Have something to sell? Bring it in.

We are always buying, across furniture, clocks, silver, lighting, paintings and decorative items. A single piece or a collection. Bring photographs to the shop, or send a note about anything large or fragile, and we will tell you straight whether it is for us.

What we buy
Furniture, clocks, silver, lighting, paintings, objets
How
Bring photographs in, or message first for large or fragile lots
Phone
01798 343813

Tell us about the piece

No obligation. We will tell you straight whether it is for us.

FAQ · WHAT WE GET ASKED IN THE SHOP

Five questions, answered up front.

Do you buy antiques, single pieces or whole collections?

Yes. We buy across furniture, clocks, silver, lighting, paintings and decorative items, from a single piece to a collection. Bring photographs to the shop or send a note about anything large, and we will tell you straight whether it is for us.

Is everything online, or is there more in the shop?

There is more in the shop. We list a selection of the stock online, but new pieces arrive every week and the larger furniture and one-off items are best seen in person at the Playhouse Gallery on Lombard Street.

Do I need an appointment?

No. Walk in Monday to Saturday, 10:30 to 5. We are on the cobbled stretch of Lombard Street in the centre of Petworth, a short walk from the square and from Petworth House.

Can you tell me a piece’s age, hallmarks or maker before I buy?

That is the part we enjoy. Silver is read by its hallmarks, a clock by the signature on the dial and the movement, furniture by its timber and period. Ask about anything in the shop and we will talk you through it.

Can larger furniture be delivered?

Yes. We arrange delivery for furniture and larger pieces, locally and further afield. Tell us where it is going and we will sort the carriage.

VISIT · LOMBARD STREET, PETWORTH

Come in off the cobbles.

We are at The Playhouse Gallery on Lombard Street, the cobbled lane in the centre of Petworth, a short walk from the market square and from Petworth House and its deer park. Park in the town and wander, the antiques quarter is best seen on foot.

Address
The Playhouse Gallery, Lombard Street, Petworth, West Sussex GU28 0AG
Phone
01798 343813
Email
chequersantiques@gmail.com
Mon to Sat
10:30 to 17:00
Sunday
Closed
The Playhouse Gallery, Lombard Street, Petworth GU28 0AG. In the centre of town, near the square. Open in Google Maps ↗