The two speakers, who are generously giving their time and expertise to the Foundation for our 12th Lecture, are:

Paul Atterbury

You will instantly recognise Paul when you meet him as he has been in our living rooms for twenty years as an expert on the BBC’S Antiques Roadshow. It will be like meeting an old friend, perhaps in one of his colourful blazers! His enthusiasm on every subject is contagious.

Dr. Paul Atterbury is a writer, lecturer, broadcaster and curator specialising in the art, architecture and design of the 19th and 20th centuries. In previous lives he has also been a graphic designer, publisher and magazine editor.

He has written many books, on ceramics, silver, social history, canals and railways.

Over the years he has curated a number of exhibitions, including several for the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1976 and 2001. The most recent have been Pugin, a Gothic Passion in 1994 and The Victorian Vision in 2001. Part of the legacy of these has been an enthusiasm for the Gothic Revival in architecture, in his lecture is titled The Gothic Revival. A study of the Gothic Revival from its romantic origins in the 18th Century to its emergence as the style that shaped Victorian Britain

Sean Clarke

A director of Christopher Clarke (Antiques) Ltd of Stow on the Wold. He runs the business with his brother Simon and it is one of the very few, if not the only, that specializes purely in campaign furniture and travel items. The business has helped with the formation of private collections and ranks a number of international museums amongst their clients. They have held numerous exhibitions both in England and Australia. In New South Wales they worked closely with the Historic Houses Trust to help launch their Endangered Houses Project by mounting a joint launch exhibition at the Trust’s important Glenfield House property.

An important part of the business’s activity is the research and archiving of information on their subject which has led to a number of articles written by Sean. The company’s exhibition catalogues have become an essential source of information for those interested in campaign furniture.

A Director of LAPADA, The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers.
A past Chairman of The Cotswold Art & Antique Dealers’ Association.

His lecture is titled Campaign Furniture. The lecture will give an insight to the history and variety of British Campaign Furniture, its makers and the ingenuity of its design. It will also consider why the British used portable furniture to a far greater extent than any other country and the reasons for its demise.

Tickets

Tickets for the Reception and Lecture at the Royal Overseas League are £16 each.

It is a popular event and early reservations are advised.

Admission is by ticket only. To purchase please contact our Chairman Jonathan Arnold at:

Forge House, Penn Street, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0PX
Tel. 01494 712244 or by email;
at chairman@frederick-parker-foundation.org

It will be a special evening in a convivial atmosphere for all those interested in furniture.

Location

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Lecture 11 - 22nd October 2009
Royal Over-Seas League, Park Street www.rosl.org.uk

Talk: “ Linking Land and Sea – Frederick Parker aboard Cunard’s Fleet”
Speaker: Christie Jackson

• An aquatic biologist and ecosystem researcher
• An academic with qualifications in biology, ecology, the arts, culture and education
• A museum curator who spent many weeks in our archives researching Frederick Parker’s activities as a ship furnisher

Talk: “A Master of Wine’s Approach to Period Furniture”
Speaker: Conal Gregory

• A Master of Wine, author of wine books and consultant to vintners
• A former distinguished Member of Parliament and County Councillor for Norfolk
• A journalist who wrote an article on our Queen Anne silvered chair published in The Times

Lecture 10 - 30th October 2008
Royal Over-Seas League, Park Street www.rosl.org.uk

Talk: “The Hidden Pleasures of Research”

Speaker: Dr Bernard (Bill) Cotton

• Internationally known as a historian on Regional and Vernacular Furniture Author of the standard reference book “The English Regional Chair” 1990.
• Author of the recently published “ Scottish Vernacular Furniture” 2008 Co-founder, past Chairman and President of the Regional Furniture Society

Talk: “The Past and Future of Contemporary Furniture”

Speaker: Gareth Williams

• Curator at the V&A department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion.
• Author “The Furniture Machine: Furniture since 1990”
• New book for 2009 “Telling Tales” and major exhibition of contemporary furniture to take place this summer at the V&A.

Lecture 9 - 30th October 2007

Talk: “Patina: the Romance of British Furniture”
Lecturer: Christopher Claxton Stevens

• Director Norman Adams
• A Past Chairman of the Regional Furniture Society
• Trustee –The Geffrye Museum, Chiltern Open Air Museum and Frederick Parker Foundation
• Author of
  • 18TH Century English Furniture- The Norman Adams Collection
  • Co-author of British Furniture, 1600-2006 (2005)

Second Talk “Function, Structure and Expression”
Lecturer: John Makepeace OBE

• Internationally know as one of our leading designers and makers of bespoke furniture of the finest quality of innovative design.
• Founder member the Crafts Council.
• Founded the Parnham Trust and between 1977 and 2001 he taught a generation of now very successful designers and makers.
• Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers, the Institute of Management and the Royal Society of Arts.
• In 1998 he was awarded on OBE for services to furniture design.

Lecture 8 - 18th October 2006 - R.A.C. Club, Pall Mall

Talk : "Visual Exploration of the unique archive of Francois Linke"

Speaker: Christopher Payne -

• BBC Antique Road Show expert
• Past Director Sotheby's Furniture Depart
• Author of
  • 19th Cent.European Furn (1981)
  • Animals in Bronze (1985)
  • Francois Linke - The Belle Epoque of French Furniture (2003)

Lecture 7 - 20th October 2005 - Chatham House

Talk : "Furniture Exhibitions Makers and Artisans"

Speaker : Jonathan Myer -

• Director of Sotheby's
• Past Chairman of RICS Fine Arts Faculty
• Lecturer and Author with a degree in Theology

Talk : "Gorden Russell -'The Broadway Adventure'"

Speaker : Ray Leigh MBE -

• Architect, furniture and interior designer
• Past Chairman of Gordon Rusell
• Chairman of Gordon Russell Trust

Lecture 6 - 28th October 2004 - Chatham House

Talk : "English Chairs of State 1660-1727"

Speaker : Dr Adam Bowett -

• Author and leading Furniture Historian
• Author of "English Furniture -Charles 11 to Queen Anne 1660-1714"

Talk : "Design & Manufacture Friend or Foe?'"

Speaker : Profess. Floris Van den Broecke -

• Held the Chair at Royal College of Art for Furniture Design,
• International designer
• Design Director or Ercol Furniture

Lecture 5 - 30th October 2003 - Chatham House

Talk : "English Cane Chairs Origins & Influences in the late 17th Century"

Speaker : David Dewing-

• Chairman Regional Furniture Society
• Director the Geffrye Museum

Talk : "Vernacular Furniture in Context'"

Speaker : James Ayres -

• Author and Director of John Judkyn Memorial-American Museum
• Lecture sponsored by Bonhams

Lecture 4 - 31st October 2002 - Church House

Talk : "The Head, the Heart and the Hand"

Speaker : Prof.Sir Christopher Frayling -

• Broadcaster
• Critic
• Author
• Historian, and Profess. Cul. History Rector
• Vice-Provost The Royal College of Art

Lecture sponsored by- Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Lecture 3 - 17th September 2001 - Christie's

Talk : "Chair Research"

Speaker : Lucy Wood -

• Curator - The Lady Lever Art Gallery
• Author
• Historian

Talk : "Chair Design"

Speaker : Luke Huges -

• Furniture Designer and Manufacturer
• Liveryman
• Mountaineer

Lecture sponsored by Christie's

Lecture 2 - 26th October 2000 - Linnean Society

Talk : "The Polypropylene Chair"

Speaker : Robin Day OBE

• Furniture, Industrial and Interior designer at Hille, John Lewis.

Talk : "The Cabriole Leg"

Speaker : Profess. Bernard (Bill) Cotton -

• A Past President Regional Furniture Society Author/Lecturer
• Historian

Lecture 1 - 28th October 1999 - Linnean Society

Talk : "Four Chairs by Four enthusiasts"

Speaker : Graham Child

• Former Senior Director - Furniture Department Sotheby's

Speaker : Christopher Claxton Stevens

• Director - Norman Adams
• A Past Chairman - Regional Furniture Society

Speaker : Michael Legg

• Principle Michael Legg Antiques
• Vice President of the Regional Furniture Society - The Regional Furniture Society

Speaker : James York

• Assistant Curator - Victoria and Albert Museum