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Baker, Barnard

Covent Garden, London; upholder and cabinet maker (fl.1751–d.

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Banks, —, address unrecorded (1750). Cited in the Holkham Hall accounts in 1750 as being paid £2 2s for a mahogany dining table, and £9 for a small wainscot table.

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Banting, France & Co; Banting, France & Banting; Banting & Son; Thomas and William Banting (1811-1925)

Banting, France & Co; Banting, France & Banting; Banting & Son; Thomas and William Banting

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Bastard, Thomas, John and William (1689-1771)

Bastard, Thomas, John and William

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Baxter, Francis

Baxter, Francis, address unrecorded (1709–25). Carried out work at Chicheley Hall, Bucks., between 1709–25 supplying in August 1709 a Communion Table for the Church, and in April 1723 wainscotting ‘little room with Elm’, costing £10 15s.

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Bedwell, William (1723-42)

Bedwell, William, the Butter Mkt, Ipswich, Suffolk, joiner and cm (1723–42). As only joiner he took out a Sun Insurance policy on 6 January 1723 for £200 on his dwelling house in the parish of St Stephen.

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Bell, Daniel (1725-1734)

Bell, Daniel

London; cabinet maker and upholsterer (1725–34)

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Best, —

Best, —, address unrecorded (1734). Provided ‘a wainscot pair of chests of drawers’ costing £1 8s for Holkham Hall in 1734. [V & A archives]

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Bickadike, John (1734–59)

Bickadike (Bickerdike or Bickersdike), John

Newcastle; cabinet maker (fl.1734–59)

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Billups, William (1664-88)

Billups, William, Cambridge, joiner (1664–1688).

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Bladwell, John (1724-1768)

Bladwell, John

Bow Street, Covent Garden, London; upholsterer, cabinet maker and chair maker (1724–68).

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Brailsford, William (1774-1837)

Brailsford, William

Sheffield, Yorkshire; cabinet maker and upholsterer (1774–1837)

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Bream(e), Jasper (1661–1697)

Bream(e) (or Braem), Jasper

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Bridges, Henry (1845)

Bridges, Henry

406 Oxford Street, London; upholsterer & wainscot cabinet maker (fl.1845)

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Brodie, Francis (1708-1782)

Brodie, Francis

Lawnmarket and Cowgate, Edinburgh, Scotland; cabinet maker, wright, and glass grinder (b.1708-d.1782)

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Burnett, Thomas (1744-74)

Burnett, Thomas, Strand, London, u and cm (1744–74). Recorded at ‘The King's Arms, against the New Church in the Strand’, 1747–66, and no. 61 Strand, 1760–74. [D] In partnership with Gilbert Burnett, 1747–74.

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Burrows, Richard (1777-87)

Burrows, Richard, Saffron Walden, Essex, cm and u (1777–87). Named in the accounts for Audley End, Essex, where he supplied Sir John Griffin Griffin with ‘12 Stained Chairs @ 4/10 for Steward's Room’, in 1777.

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Cairns, Alexander (1708-1751)

Cairns, Alexander

Edinburgh, Scotland; wright (fl.1708-51)

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Crook, Benjamin Snr (1732–1750)

Crook, Benjamin Snr

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Cure, George (1721–1759)

Cure, George

Source: Dictionary of British and Irish Furniture Makers, 1500-1914

Custance, William (1788-1794)