Dolly Archer English Antiques

Dolly Archer English Antiques English antiques from a life between place. Family roots & long-held relationships in England. Carefully chosen objects rooted in place and memory.

Perhaps one of the hardest working pieces of furniture in an English home.The dresser has been part of English houses fo...
09/19/2026

Perhaps one of the hardest working pieces of furniture in an English home.

The dresser has been part of English houses for centuries-and there's a reason we continue to bring them home.

Part cupboard.
Part display.
Part work surface.
An extraordinary amount of character.

We hand select every dresser and display cabinet in the UK, looking for things that make each one worth the journey...beautiful proportions, gorgeous old timber, fascinating hardware, hand hewn joins and original wavy glass...those details that tell us how, where and for what purpose a piece was made.

What we love most is how wonderfully useful they remain.

Fill the shelves with plates and serving pieces on a kitchen or dining room. Display books and collected objects in a living room or study. Let it become a bar, store linens behind cupboard doors or give an entryway both storage and presence.

We've gathered some of our favorites here; swipe through to find yours!

All are available locally in our retail shop and nationwide through our online catalogue with nationwide shipping available.

Visit dollyarcher.com to view dimensions, additional photos and details or come to the shop and let us show you around.

Hand selected in England and ready for your home.

A little piece of rural Worcestershire has just arrived in the shop.One of the things we love most about Dolly Archer is...
09/18/2026

A little piece of rural Worcestershire has just arrived in the shop.

One of the things we love most about Dolly Archer is being able to share not only English antiques but the work of English artisans who are currently creating beautiful, useful things inspired by the countryside around them.

This one feels particularly close to home.

Carice Green is the work of Worcestershire-based artist, designer and printmaker Carice Green who creates her original screen prints in her studio near Bredon Hill - the very part of England where Richard was born and raised, where his family still live today and where we are based when working in England.

Her designs take their inspiration from the English countryside: the plants, animals and familiar details of rural life, translated into wonderfully distinctive prints and then used to create artful, practical things for everyday living.

We've just stocked some new favourites including cylinders of reusable beeswax food wraps, biodegradable dish cloths and beautifully scented lavender bags - all featuring Carice's original designs.

Thoughtful. Useful. Made by hand. Rooted in a corner of England we know and love very well.

Now available at Dolly Archer

Built by hand. Chosen slowly. Prepared to last.There is something about a piece of furniture made entirely by hand that ...
09/17/2026

Built by hand. Chosen slowly. Prepared to last.

There is something about a piece of furniture made entirely by hand that asks you to look a little closer.

This 19th-century English pine dresser is one of those pieces.

The hand-cut joinery. The geometric panelling worked into the cupboard doors. The open-backed upper shelves, allowing the wall behind to become part of the piece. The gentle scallop along the cornice. The tulip feet giving such a substantial dresser an unexpected lightness.

None of it was hurried.

More than a century later, that same idea of taking one’s time is very much a part of how we buy.

We source slowly in England, looking for pieces where craftsmanship, proportion, patina and usefulness come together. We would rather wait for the right piece than fill a container simply for the sake of filling it.

And when something does come home with us, the process isn’t finished.

Every piece spends time in Richard’s workshop, where it is carefully assessed, cleaned, conditioned and sympathetically repaired where needed. Drawers are checked, joins examined, hardware attended to and the whole piece prepared—not to erase its age, but to make sure it is ready for the life still ahead of it.

Made slowly then. Chosen slowly now. Carefully prepared for what comes next.

This beautiful dresser is currently available in the workshop and coming soon online, with nationwide shipping available.

Four things about antiquing in England that were totally reinforced for us after years of doing this work. A trip to Ard...
09/01/2026

Four things about antiquing in England that were totally reinforced for us after years of doing this work. A trip to Ardingly was just what we needed to get down to brass tacks about what makes a good fair visit when sourcing in England. It doesn't need to he a complicated affair full of early morning drama and running for it. A bit of decent planning and low drama mindset can yield Incredible results...and a great day.
Save this post and follow for real, experienced insights into sourcing in the UK.

Thank you IACF Ardingly and The Curious Pig In The Parlour

A few pieces we're particularly fond of right now.Some are grand. Some wonderfully simple.Some are newly listed and some...
08/25/2026

A few pieces we're particularly fond of right now.

Some are grand. Some wonderfully simple.
Some are newly listed and some have been with us for a minute. Each one has something that made us stop when we first found it in England - and something that still makes us stop when we walk past them in the shop today.

Exceptional details, perfect proportions, little doors and hidden spaces.

These are a few our current faves...all hand selected in the UK, all carefully prepared in our workshop, all ready for their next adventure.

See something that catches your eye? Explore the full collection at dollyarcher.com or come us in the shop. We would be delighted to show you around.

Nationwide shipping available.

Everyone knows Newark—and with good reason.But after years of sourcing in the UK, we’ve learned there is no single “best...
08/18/2026

Everyone knows Newark—and with good reason.

But after years of sourcing in the UK, we’ve learned there is no single “best” antiques fair. Each has its own personality, its own dealers, its own rhythm…and, importantly, its own fair-day food.

So, ahead of our September sourcing trip, we’re sharing a few of the fairs we love—and a couple still firmly on our list.

Sept 1–2 | Ardingly
Big, brilliant and indoors and out. Furniture, smalls, wonderful dealers—and we’re headed there this trip.

Sept 5–6 | Builth Wells
A fabulous dealer mix, a spectacular drive through the Welsh countryside and quite possibly the best pulled pork and apple sauce sandwich we’ve ever eaten.

Sept 8 & 29 | Kempton
A must on nearly every trip. Set designers, collectors, vintage dealers, familiar faces and the same delicious bacon sandwiches we return to time and again.

Sept 18–20 | Shepton Mallet
We’ve heard wonderful things for years, but our dates have never quite aligned. It’s firmly on the list.

Sept 20 | Malvern
Near and dear to our hearts. One of our earliest fairs and still a favourite—from exceptional antiques to car-boot treasure hunting, with a 99p with a flake for revival (if you don't know please ask!)

Sept 21 | Runway Monday, Newark
All the spirit of Newark distilled into one fast, focused morning. Pair it with Newark Chapel Antiques for a very good sourcing day indeed.

Newark may be the fair that makes the headlines - and do we ever love it! - but some of our favourite sourcing days happen elsewhere.

That’s part of the joy of buying in England: knowing the fairs, knowing the dealers, and knowing where to find the good bacon sandwich and the Mr Whippy truck.

We’ll be taking you along in September.

Which fair would you most like to see behind the scenes?

IACF
B2B Fairs Ltd
Sunbury Antiques

My heart! My gosh the years, and this summer of sending them back to Uni is the one that really sticks. A sophomore and ...
08/13/2026

My heart! My gosh the years, and this summer of sending them back to Uni is the one that really sticks. A sophomore and a junior....should somehow get easier right? They are adults now...they may come back next summer or they may be away in Europe who knows? Our excitement for their futures is palpable but the knowing that they may not return to us is something. Dear J and Z we do love you the most...go be amazing but also know that home will always be a safe place to land. Xoxox

08/06/2026

Today is a prep day - we are prepping 6 pieces for shipping pick up and they are all going to different parts of the country.

An English pine barrel backed corner cabinet off to North Carolina, a cricket table to Minnesota, a chest of drawers to Oregon, a pine dresser and oak console to Pennsylvania and a stunning Irish pine dresser to Rotonda West.

Each one hand selected by us in England, expertly restored in our Ft Myers workshop and now on their way to their next chapter.

To see more like these, come visit our retail shop in Ft Myers, FL or shop our online collection at dollyarcher.com (link in bio)

The last few days have taken shape as a much needed break to step away and be. We took ourselves off to Sanibel for morn...
07/23/2026

The last few days have taken shape as a much needed break to step away and be. We took ourselves off to Sanibel for morning bike rides, afternoon ice creams, poolside reads and beach strolls. We visited some of our favorite shops on the island...took in the soothing vibes CĒLĒBRER - Design Studio , the delightful surroundings Nanny’s of Sanibel and picked up some great new reads MacIntosh Books + Paper . We caught a (maybe too close up) sighting of coyotes frolicking, soaked up some of the best marina views Gramma dots Seaside Saloon and explored the newly revamped and frankly spectacular Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium Golly are we ever rested and refreshed. You can catch us back at the shop tomorrow. Summer hours are Fridays and Saturdays 10-4 ❤️☀️🇬🇧

One of the questions we are asked most often is how we decide what comes back with us from England.The truth is, there i...
06/27/2026

One of the questions we are asked most often is how we decide what comes back with us from England.

The truth is, there isn't a checklist.

Sometimes it's the craftsmanship.

Sometimes it's the proportions.

Sometimes it's simply a feeling that the piece has so much more life to live.

Here are some of the pieces we simply couldn't leave behind.

Which one would have made it into your container?

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