Original Vintage

It starts with our sourcing, finding the very best original vintage furniture and lighting is what drives us. We simply do the miles, hunting far and wide from Scotland to the farthest corners of Eastern Europe. It’s a treasure hunt.

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Merchant & Found presents collections by Carolyn Quartermaine

Objects sourced with love to create a new energy
‘It’s not just about the object, it’s about the history and how it is woven into your life’

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Bentwood Dining Chairs

Instantly familiar, original vintage bentwood chairs add a depth of character like no other chair, they are comfortable, practical and hardwearing. We carry large stocks for both private and commercial clients.

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Vintage Lighting

Original vintage lighting is often the star of any interior, the focal point that lifts a room and adds an authenticity to the design. We carry large stocks from industrial enamel lamps through to art deco opalines and prismatic glass from Holophane.

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The Vintage Supermarket

We founded The Vintage Supermarket, which we launched in Soho London in May 2024, here you can shop our ever changing collection of small fun and slightly mad stuff that we love.

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Film & Prop Hire

We have long established partnerships with most of the major film production companies, set designers and prop buyers. We have supplied hundreds of productions from Bridget Jones through to James Bond. Explore how we can help your production.

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EU Shipping

With warehouse and distribution facilities in the UK and EU, we are set up to deliver through the EU and UK customs free and with only local VAT rates applying. No customs clearance or other fees. Learn more about our delivery terms and lead times.

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New Arrivals

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1950’s Blonde Fan Back Armchairs With Patterned Seat

£165.00 VAT inc

1950’s Very Large Belgian Butchers Workstation – Butchers Block

£2,245.00 VAT inc

1950’s French Two Drawer Farmhouse Rectangular Dining Table

£1,455.00 VAT inc

1940’s Original French Workshop Bank Of Drawers – 3.8M

£4,250.00 VAT inc

1950’s Shallow 16 Inch Cast Top Factory Pendant Lamp

£345.00 VAT inc

Contemporary Nicolle French Metal Stool – Wood Seat

£175.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Botanic Geometric Fabric

£695.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Heavy Lime Weave Fabric

£695.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Rust Boucle Fabric

£695.00 VAT inc

1960’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Sunflower Basket Weave With Sprung Seat

£695.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Lime Geometric Fabric

£565.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Lime Heavy Geometric Weave Fabric With Sprung Seat

£695.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Tomato Boucle Geometric Check Fabric With Sprung Seat

£695.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jindrich Halabala Armchairs In Original Tapestry Floral Fabric

£795.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jindrich Halabala Armchairs In Original Bold Floral Jacquard Fabric

£795.00 VAT inc

1950’s Re-Upholstered Cube Armchair – Single Armchair

£595.00 VAT inc

1950’s Re-Upholstered Cube Armchair

£595.00 VAT inc

1970’s Ludvik Volak Sea Foam Slubbed Weave Reupholstered Bratislava Side Chairs

£625.00 VAT inc

1970’s Ludvik Volak Sunflower Reupholstered Bratislava Side Chairs

£625.00 VAT inc

1970’s Ludvik Volak Sea Green Reupholstered Bratislava Side Chairs

£625.00 VAT inc

1970’s Ludvik Volak Coral Slubbed Weave Reupholstered Bratislava Side Chairs

£625.00 VAT inc

1970’s Ludvik Volak Grey Brushed Cotton Reupholstered Bratislava Side Chairs

£625.00 VAT inc

1970’s Ludvik Volak Deep Blue Slubbed Weave Reupholstered Bratislava Side Chairs

£625.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In Chevron Slub Jacquard – Sprung Seat

£695.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Chevron Slub Jacquard – Sprung Seat

£695.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Tufted Forest Jacquard – Sprung Seat

£695.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Forest Jacquard – Sprung Seat

£695.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Geometric Slub Jacquard – Standard Seat

£565.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Tufted Orange Jacquard – Standard Seat

£565.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Geometric Orange Jacquard – Standard Seat

£565.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Geometric Slub Jacquard – Sprung Seat

£695.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Geometric Aubergine Jacquard – Sprung Seat

£695.00 VAT inc

1950’s Jaroslav Šmídek Original Armchairs In A Green Geometric Jacquard – Sprung Seat

£695.00 VAT inc

Frame Dining Table

£995.00 VAT inc

Tolix UD Table

£3,075.00 VAT inc

Tolix T37 Monastic Table

£3,420.00 VAT inc

Tolix UD Stained Oak Table

£4,360.00 VAT inc

Tolix T37 Coffee Table

£1,140.00 VAT inc

Tolix T37 Round Table

£2,770.00 VAT inc

Tolix UD Chair

£390.00 VAT inc

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Carolyn Quartermaine

About Us

Our Sourcing

It starts with our sourcing. Finding the very best vintage furniture and lighting is what drives us. We simply do the miles, hunting far and wide from Scotland to the farthest corners of Eastern Europe, it’s a treasure hunt.

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Attention to detail

We have an amazing team whether it be in our workshops, pack and dispatch or ‘HQ’. We pay attention to the detail of every order.

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About Us

Original Vintage

We specialise in vintage furniture and lighting mainly from the 20th Century, with a nod to the softer side of industrially produced products. Everything we sell has a story to tell, a heritage and a provenance.

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In the Pipeline

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1950’s Compact Haberdashery Glass Cabinet – Twelve Drawer

£1,575.00 VAT inc

1890’s Classic Pitch Pine Planked Victorian Kitchen Dining Table

£795.00 VAT inc

1950’s French Pitch Pine Large Rectangular Dining Table

£1,450.00 VAT inc

1950’s White Round Outdoor Metal Table

£275.00 VAT inc

1950’s Industrial White Adjustable Swivel Metal Stools

£85.00 VAT inc

1960’s Fan Back Bar Stools – Set Of Four

£780.00 VAT inc

1950’s Industrial Light Grey Metal Locker

£595.00 VAT inc

1950’s Industrial Dark Green Metal Locker

£595.00 VAT inc

1950’s Industrial Dark Green Metal Locker

£595.00 VAT inc

1950’s Industrial Dark Green Metal Locker

£595.00 VAT inc

1950’s Industrial Dark Green Metal Locker

£595.00 VAT inc

1950’s Wide Stance Blue Elbe Stacking Dining Chairs

£85.00 VAT inc

1950’s Belgian Stadium Benches – Row Of Four

£275.00 VAT inc

1950’s Original Coca-Cola Fridge Chest

£1,450.00 VAT inc

1950’s Original Coca-Cola Fridge Chest

£1,450.00 VAT inc

1950’s Original English Stak-A-Bye Dining Chairs

£110.00 VAT inc

Our Friends

We are very lucky to have worked with some amazing people and are truly grateful for their inspiration and support.

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Sustainability

We work hard to be environmentally responsible and vintage is the ultimate sustainable product. In everything we do we work to minimise our impact, for example our packaging materials are recyclable or made from recycled material.

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Makers

We are ‘Champions of the Forgotten Maker’, the original 20th Century factories and workshops that produced the vintage furniture and lighting we sell today. Many of these makers were born alongside the industrial revolution, providing ‘mass’ produced furniture and equipment that was part of the economic boom. Most of the producer no longer exist and we are passionately trying to document and archive whatever historical material we can find. Some of the makers have survived, Thonet, Tolix and Nicolle to name a few.

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Latest News

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MOBO & Sebel History

We are big fans of Mobo toys, especially the pressed steel rocking horses and scooters, toys made to last. We decided we needed to do some research and uncovered such a fascinating story of innovation and industrial evolution through the 20th Century.

Champions Of The Forgotten Makers – The Next Phase

When we started this Merchant & Found gig a few years ago, we were driven by our passion (polite way of saying obsession!) for some of the famous makers in the furniture…

Baumann – ‘The Chairs Of France’

Over the years, I have been lucky enough to see and handle literally thousands of chairs. I have bought chairs and developed chairs in factories all over the world, and after a…

Tan – Sad From Pushchairs to Furniture

Tan-Sad began life in 1922 in Birmingham and was first publicly listed as an exhibitor at the British Industries Fair, selling typists tables, constructional toys, motor cycle chairs, perambulators and office and…