The Family Behind the Collection
Fifty years of looking, handed on to the next generation.
Stuart Anthony started out on Portobello Road and spent five decades building the collection behind That Antiques Guy. He has since passed the business on to his children, Mason Budd and Warwick Budd.
The Story
Stuart Anthony learned the trade the old way: on a market stall on Portobello Road, handling hundreds of pieces every weekend until he could tell the real from the restored at a glance.
From the market he moved on to the London salerooms, Christie’s and Bonhams among them, and to the smaller provincial auction houses. Over fifty years he bought paintings, prints, silver, ceramics and furniture.
The collection is broad and personal. He bought what he liked, and he looked hard at condition.
Stuart has since handed the business to his children, Mason Budd and Warwick Budd, who now run That Antiques Guy and are selling the collection piece by piece.
What We Look For
What you will find in the collection.
Paintings & Watercolours
Oils and watercolours, mostly British, from the Victorian period to the present day.
Prints, Posters & Photographs
Etchings, limited editions, transport and film posters, and sporting photographs.
Sculpture & Bronzes
Wildlife and figurative pieces in bronze and terracotta.
Silver, Rugs & Jewellery
Persian and Anatolian rugs, jewellery and smaller decorative pieces.
Approach
“We only offer things we would be happy to own ourselves.”
That rule is Stuart’s, and it still stands. We describe every piece as it is, including any damage or restoration, and we say when a picture is a print rather than an original.
A Life in Antiques
Fifty years in the trade.
1970s
Portobello Road
Starts out on a stall at Portobello Road Market, learning the trade by handling it every weekend.
1980s
The Salerooms
Becomes a regular at Christie's, Bonhams and the provincial auction houses, buying his first significant pieces.
1990s-2010s
Building the Collection
Widens the collection across furniture, silver, ceramics, paintings and decorative objects.
Now
The Next Generation
Stuart hands the business to his children, Mason Budd and Warwick Budd, who now offer the collection.
Come and see for yourself.
Private, unhurried viewings in London, one visitor at a time.