About Annabel Murphy, Vintage Art and Antiques
I started Annabel Murphy Art to sell affordable vintage art and antiques for people’s homes. I have always loved to collect but, like many of us, I don’t have a huge budget. I aim to source beautiful good quality paintings, prints, china, furniture and more at affordable prices.
In my twenties, I was fortunate enough to spend time in Italy studying Renaissance art, prior to gaining a degree at Sotheybys Insitute of Art in the History of Fine and Decorative Art and a MPhil masters degree in Contemporary Art at Christies Education.. I have worked for both The Saatchi Gallery and The Tate, and I believe this extensive experience and education helps in providing affordable and beautiful art and antiques for sale. Most of all, though, I don't sell anything that I don't love and wouldn’t have in my own home.
The pieces are sourced from auction houses, antiques fairs and house sales across the UK and Europe. The aim is to provide a wide range of art and antiques; from decorative sets of prints and plates to still life and landscape paintings, Staffordshire china, French Quimper pottery and much more.
I believe it’s very important that the artworks are sold in frames that suit the piece. Many of the works I sell have been reframed in bespoke hand-painted frames, so they are ready to be hung in your home straight away. If the work is being sold in its original frame, I will endeavour to make sure the frame is in reasonable condition, but the buyer should be aware that the frame may need some attention.