Mallett is furniture and works of art agent and dealer based in London and New York. For most of the second half of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century, it occupied a position at the forefront of the English furniture trade, profiting from the growth in interest in the style of British and European 18th and 19th century furniture and works of art.
25-519: Octagon Chapel in England may refer to: Octagon Chapel, Bath , Somerset Octagon Chapel, Liverpool , Merseyside Octagon Chapel, Norwich , Norfolk Octagon Church aka Octagon Chapel, Wisbech , Isle of Ely See also [ edit ] List of octagonal buildings and structures Octagonal churches in Norway Topics referred to by
50-549: A violin concerto , an oboe concerto and a harpsichord sonata . The organ was completed in October 1767. The organ was built by John Snetzler . Part of the keyboards and pipes have survived and are on display at the Herschel Museum of Astronomy . In 1858 William Connor Magee published a book of sermons he had given at the chapel. The vaults of this building were let out to a wine merchant, which gave rise to
75-630: A Burger & Lobster restaurant. However this closed in January 2017. As of March 2019, the Octagon Chapel is leased as a bar and restaurant to The Botanist . Mallett Antiques Founded in 1865, Mallett & Son Antiques was one of England's oldest dealers of fine furniture and works of art. They specialized in English and Continental furniture and decor. In 2017 Mallett was officially wound up by its last owner, Stanley Gibbons Ltd. It
100-497: A dealership of international stature. Mallett's have an association with museums and private collections all over the world including the Victoria and Albert Museum . In 1983 Francis Egerton retired and in 1987, under the new management, Mallett became a public company. Lanto Synge assumed the role of chief executive until his retirement in 2009. Lanto Synge has had a number of books published on antiques and on antique needlework,
125-611: A particular specialty of his, including Art of Embroidery – A history of Style and Technique , produced in conjunction with the Royal School of Needlework . In 1999 he published Mallett Millennium , illustrated throughout with photographs from the extensive Mallett archives. In 1991, the Bond Street business moved to new enlarged premises at 141 New Bond Street with twelve showrooms. In 2012 Mallett moved its premises to Ely House, 37 Dover Street. This classical townhouse
150-510: A structure which would be warm, comfortable and well lit. The Octagon fulfilled all of these requirements, and it became the most fashionable church in Bath. Eminent and distinguished visitors made a point of engaging a pew for as long as they stayed in the city, hiring it at the same time as they hired their lodgings. The most expensive of these were like small rooms, each with its own fireplace and easy chairs. Between service and sermon, an interval
175-470: A structure which would be warm, comfortable and well lit. The Octagon fulfilled all of these requirements, and it became a fashionable church. Eminent and distinguished visitors, including Jane Austen , made a point of engaging a pew for as long as they stayed in the city, hiring it at the same time as they hired their lodgings. The most expensive of these were like small rooms, each with its own fireplace and easy chairs. Between service and sermon, an interval
200-413: Is a late 18th century building from which the company is developing a range of restoration services. Hatfields has a history which dates back to 1834 when the original Hatfield family established the firm. Initially founded to produce miniature frames, the company expanded to include furniture workshops, restoring and conserving furniture and works of art for Royalty, private and museum collections throughout
225-471: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Octagon Chapel, Bath The Octagon Chapel in Milsom Street , Bath , Somerset , England was built in 1767 and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building . The building was designed as a church by the architect Timothy Lightholder (or Lightoler), whose specific brief was to produce
250-813: The West Country to and from London and facilitated attendance at the spa, bringing much added interest and business to Mallett's at the Octagon. In 1908 the Franco-British Exhibition (1908) was held at Earls Court in London, and the firm took a stand there. This was such a successful venture that Walter Mallett decided to open a permanent shop in London, and he took a lease of premises at 40 New Bond Street , which contained showrooms on two floors displaying stock of furniture including mirrors, pictures and objects, each room arranged to re-create
275-467: The 1870s or early '80s, quickly assumed complete control, and today he is acknowledged by Mallett as the real founder of the firm. It was he who expanded the stock to include old silver and furniture and who arranged for the purchase of the lease of the Octagon Chapel . This building had originally, in 1767, been designed as a church by the architect Thomas Lightholder , whose brief was to produce
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#1732764996677300-502: The New York Brownstone building and offered stock sent over from the London showrooms. Since 2006, Mallett expanded further and established three new and distinct companies, James Harvey British Art, Meta and Hatfields Restoration. Operated for several years from 2006 from 15 Langton Street, Chelsea , SW10. The gallery is dedicated to promoting British Artists from the 17th century to the present day. With an emphasis on
325-565: The atmosphere of a private house. On his death in 1930, the business passed to a consortium of six of his employees, who in 1937 decided to close the Octagon premises and move the whole business to London. Francis Mallett became chairman. On his death he left a large part of his collection to the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford. After the Second World War, under the chairmanship of Francis Egerton, Mallett's began to evolve into
350-562: The basement. A gas engine was installed to drive the polishing lathes , work the lift, make the electric light and, by means of a fan, circulate air through every part of the building. Mallets was described in Drapers Record, 26 December 1908, as 'the most sumptuous shop in Europe, the wares of which include practically priceless curios and treasures of historic association. Probably not under one roof may be found more millionaires in
375-619: The course of a year than at Mallett's, in Bath, in the whole of the Kingdom.' In World War II it was used as a food office and after the war was restored, opening as an art exhibition space for the Bath Festival of 1951. It later served as the headquarters of the Royal Photographic Society . In 2004 the local authority, Bath and North East Somerset announced a deal with the L and R Group to convert much of
400-501: The less established names of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the gallery will also promote traditional figurative contemporary art. Meta has commissioned designers, including Asymptote Architecture, Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture , Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby , Tord Boontje , Matali Crasset and Wales & Wales to create contemporary objects and furniture. In 2007 Mallett merged with Hatfields and took over premises in London on Clapham High Street. Scholars House
425-425: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Octagon Chapel . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Octagon_Chapel&oldid=1115435335 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
450-465: The site to retail and restaurant use but ensure the Grade II* listed building was maintained and improved. In 2008 to 2009 the old showrooms were converted for retail and restaurant use but the original Octagon Chapel remained unfurnished and with no permanent tenant for some years and was used frequently for exhibitions, art shows, retail, catering, events and festivals. In 2015 the former chapel became
475-420: The verses by Christopher Anstey : Spirits above and spirits below, Spirits of Bliss and spirits of woe, The spirits above are spirits Divine, The spirits below are spirits of wine. Since the building was leasehold, it was never consecrated, so when it fell into disuse in the 1890s Mallett Antiques took it over. New showrooms were linked into each side of the church, with workshops and storage in
500-421: Was allowed during which footmen poked the fires and saw that their master and mistress were comfortable. The church, as a popular venue to "see and be seen", was not popular with The 'Enthusiastics', later known as Methodists . William Herschel was appointed as the organist in 1766 and gave his introductory concert on 1 January 1767. As the organ was still incomplete he performed his own compositions including
525-416: Was allowed during which footmen poked the fires and saw that their master and mistress were comfortable. The vaults of this building were let out to a wine merchant, which gave rise to the verses by Christopher Anstey : Spirits above and spirits below, Spirits of Bliss and spirits of woe, The spirits above are spirits Divine, The spirits below are spirits of wine. Since the building was leasehold, it
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#1732764996677550-590: Was built as the London palace for the Bishop of Ely . It is, like Mallett's first gallery in Bath, an architectural masterpiece and a Grade I listed building , designed by the neo-classical architect Robert Taylor in 1772 for Robert Keene, the Bishop of Ely. From 1894 until recently it was occupied by the Albemarle Club , whose members included artists and authors such as Oscar Wilde. Mallett's second business
575-521: Was established in 1962 at Bourdon House, in Mayfair , until 1953 the London house of the 2nd Duke of Westminster . Built for William Burdon Esq in the years 1723–25, during the reign of George I , the house stood amidst fields and market gardens between the then emerging Berkeley and Hanover Squares . Mallett sold Bourdon House in 2007. In 2003, Mallett opened a New York Gallery at 929 Madison Avenue and East 74th Street . Mallett completely renovated
600-423: Was never consecrated, so when it fell into disuse in the 1890s Mallett's took it over. New showrooms were built on each side of the church, with workshops and storage in the basement. A gas engine was installed to drive the polishing lathes , work the lift, make the electric light and, by means of a fan, circulate air through every part of the building. With the improvement in communications, express trains serviced
625-619: Was purchased in 2018 by Gurr Johns, the international art advisory, brokerage and appraisals company with offices in London and New York. In 2023, Mallett was relaunched as part of the Gurr Johns Group, led by Rufus Bird, former Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art and Christie's furniture specialist. The company was founded in 1865 by John Mallett (a jeweller and Silversmith) at 36 Milsom Street , Bath, Somerset , England. His son, Walter Mallett, who had joined his father's business in
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