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Magpie·Antiques
01787 405 220
Magpie Antiques — Long Melford
Antique & Vintage Dealer · Long Melford, Suffolk · Est. 1998

Properly old.
Properly priced.
No reproductions, ever.

LAPADA Member· Free Valuations· UK & European Shipping
01 — The Shop

Twenty-seven years on the High Street, and not a reproduction in the place.

Magpie Antiques has traded from the same beam-and-plaster shopfront in Long Melford since 1998. Three rooms over two floors, every piece bought by us, every piece checked, dated and described properly before it goes on the floor.

We don't do dealer stickers, painted reproductions, or anything pretending to be older than it is. If a piece has been restored, we say so. If it's a marriage, we say so. If the silver is plate not solid, the ticket says plate. It's the only way to run an antique shop, in our view.

LAPADA members since 2004. Independently valued for insurance, probate and family division. Honest prices for honest pieces — and we'd genuinely rather sell you nothing than the wrong thing.

02 — On the Floor

This month's pieces.

A small selection of what's caught our eye this month. The full stock book is on the dresser inside — over four hundred pieces at any one time.
No. I£1,850

Mahogany Bow-Front Chest

George III, c.1790
H 92cm · W 105cm · D 56cm

Original brass swan-neck handles, oxidised oak linings, untouched colour.

No. II£640

Pair of Silver Candlesticks

Sheffield, 1812
H 28cm · weighted bases

Maker's mark of Matthew Boulton. Hallmarked, lightly polished, never re-cast.

No. III£1,250

Ercol Studio Couch

English mid-century, c.1956
L 188cm · H 78cm

Original elm frame, re-sprung and upholstered last spring in olive Belgian linen.

No. IV£2,200

Diamond & Sapphire Cluster Ring

Edwardian, c.1908
Size N · sapphire 1.4ct est.

Platinum-set, eight old-cut diamonds around a Ceylon sapphire. Independent appraisal on file.

No. V£420

Brass Library Lamp

Late Victorian, c.1885
H 64cm · green opaline shade

Rewired to UK standard, original opaline shade intact, brass shows honest patina.

No. VI£1,480

Walnut Davenport Desk

Victorian, c.1860
H 88cm · W 56cm · D 56cm

Sloped writing surface, four side drawers, four dummy. Inkwell drawer still pristine.

03 — What We Buy & Sell

Five corners of the trade.

Vintage furniture
01

Georgian & Victorian Furniture

Mahogany, walnut and oak — chests, tables, bureaux, longcase clocks. Bought from country houses and private estates across East Anglia.

02

Mid-Century Modern

Ercol, G-Plan, Robin Day, the Danish bench. Carefully sourced, sympathetically restored, never stripped or re-stained.

03

Silver & Pewter

Georgian flatware, Victorian tea services, candlesticks and salvers. All hallmarked, all checked, no electroplate sold as solid.

04

Vintage Jewellery

Edwardian, Art Deco and mid-century pieces. Independently appraised, valuations on letterhead supplied with every sale over £500.

05

Period Lighting

Brass and gilt-bronze table lamps, chandeliers, library lamps and wall sconces. All rewired in-house to current UK standard.

04 — Provenance & Valuations

Free valuations, written properly, never inflated.

Inherited a piece and not sure what you're looking at? Bring it in. We'll tell you what it is, what it isn't, and what we'd realistically offer for it — free of charge, written on letterhead if you want it on paper.

For estate clearance, probate and family division, we travel across East Anglia and into London by appointment. We've handled single pieces and entire country-house contents — discreetly, and at a fair fee.

Insurance valuations supplied with hallmark photographs, period notes and current market figures. Sent to your broker direct if needed.

Four services
  • Free counter valuations
    Bring it in any opening day.
  • Home visits
    By appointment within Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk.
  • Probate & estate
    Full inventory and written report.
  • Insurance valuation
    On letterhead, with photographs.
Edward Whitlock — proprietor
05 — The Proprietor

Edward Whitlock — twenty-seven years behind the same counter.

Edward opened Magpie in 1998 after fifteen years at Christie's South Kensington. The shop was a tea room before that, and the original Georgian counter is still in use — now serving as the writing desk where the receipts get written by hand.

He's joined on Saturdays by his daughter Anna, who runs the jewellery side, and most days by Hector, the shop's third whippet in residence. The kettle is on most mornings by ten past nine, and you're always welcome to come in for a look without buying anything at all.

Antique jewellery cabinet
Brass and period lighting
From a recent customer
“Edward valued my mother's silver flatware honestly when two London dealers had tried to lowball us. He paid a fair price the same week, and wrote me a proper inventory for the rest of her estate. Couldn't ask for more.”
Mrs H. · Bury St Edmunds · Spring 2026
06 — Visit

Come in for a look round.

No appointment needed in shop hours. For estate visits and valuations across East Anglia, ring ahead.

Address42 Hall Street, Long Melford,
Suffolk CO10 9JA
Telephone01787 405 220
Opening Hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 — 17:00
Wednesday10:00 — 17:00
Thursday10:00 — 17:00
Friday10:00 — 17:00
Saturday09:30 — 17:30
Sunday11:00 — 16:00
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Otherwise open every week of the year, including bank holidays.