A & J Speelman Ltd

A&J Speelman has been established at 129 Mount St in Mayfair London since 1976, and as a family antiques business stretching back three generations to 19th century Holland. The Speelman Brothers, Grandfather and Great Uncle of Jules Speelman, extended into England around the turn of the century, documented by an invoice in the gallery's possession dated 1905, issued from their then premises at 180 Wardour St, Oxford St, London W1. The gallery dealt generally in antiques, from European ceramics, tapestries and furniture to Chinese porcelain and works of art. Jules Speelman's father Alfred followed in their footsteps, and throughout a long lifetime of dealing eventually established a gallery in Kensington Church Street where he was joined by his son in 1964, at which point a gradual focus towards Asia took place.