Makers

Harris Lebus

Harris Lebus - furniture manufacturer, London (1840s-1960s). A very successful family furniture manufacturing business set up by Louis Lebus and his two sons Harris and Solomon in the East end of London. In 1883 it had become the largest...

Lalique Glass

Lalique - Founded by renowned glassmaker and jeweller René Lalique in 1888. He opened his own workshop on Place Gaillon in Paris in 1888. Within a decade he was amongst the best-known Parisian jewellers. In 1907 Lalique began producing ornate...

Lamb of Manchester

Cabinet maker: Lamb of Manchester Antique Furniture. Founded by James Lamb 1816-1903. A well respected cabinet maker in Manchester and a important name in the Aesthetic movement. Having a showroom and workshops in Manchester, they produced high...

Lambert

Legras

Legras Glass - French Glass Maker. Founded by Auguste Legras in 1864 after taking over the St. Denis glassworks. Inspired by Emile Galle, Legras decided to seriously concentrate on producing Art Nouveau style glass. After his retirement the company...

Liberty

Liberty Furniture & Home decor. Arthur Lasenby Liberty opened his first shop in 1875 selling ornaments, fabrics & oriental items. Through the late 19th century demand for carpets, home furnishings & furniture increased. Liberty built strong...

Limoges

Linthorpe

Lizardman

Lizardman - Martin Lizardman Dutton and Derek Lizardman Slater. Furnituremakers. Robert Mouseman Thompson trained many local craftsmen, many of whom created their own similar trademarks - known collectively as the Yorkshire critters. These critters...

Lladro

Founded in 1953 by three brothers, Juan, José and Vicente Lladró, in the village of Almàssera near Valencia Spain. Their production at the beginning was vases, jugs etc and in 1956 they started producing the sculptures for which they are now most...

Lloyd Loom

Lloyd Loom - Furniture maker. Lloyd Loom was invented by an American - Marshall B Lloyd in 1917. It was a process were craft paper is twisted around a metal wire and woven into Lloyd Loom fabric. It had all the benefits of wicker and rattan without...

LMS London Midland & Scottish Railway

LNER London & North Eastern Railway

LNWR London & North Western Railway

Loetz Glass

Loetz Glass. Producers of European art glass. Founded in the Czech Republic. This foremost Bohemian glass house produced primarily iridescent wares during its most successful period. After changing hands several times the glassworks in the southern...

London Makers

Antique London Longcase Clocks & Makers by date. Clocks FOR SALE. Samuel Guy c1678 John Gavell c1690, Jeremiah Johnson c1690. John Finch c1705, John Tolson c1705, Peter King, 1705, Ben Hutchinson c1705. John Webster c1710, Peregrine Tawney...

London Underground

Longines

Longines was founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832. Longines is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. It's logo the winged hourglass, was registered in 1889. The company is the oldest registered watch manufacturer in the world....

Longwy

In 1798 Boch and Nothomb founded a faience factory in Longwy-Bas. Known for its overglaze enamel decoration, often in a manner similar to cloisonné which was introduced by Amédée de Caranza in 1875. Their production thrived reaching a peak in the...

Marc Lalique

Marc Lalique was the son of René Lalique. After the death of his father Marc took over the business under the new name of M.Lalique and later as Cristal Lalique. At this time Lalique transitioned to producing lead glass (crystal). After Marc's...

Norris of London

Norris of London. Makers of hand tools. Founded in 1860 in Lambeth, then New Malden, Surrey. Prestigious makers of hand tools in England in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Some Norris planes, especially bespoke models, are highly...

Rene Lalique

French glass designer. Born 1860, died 1945. Rene Lalique was amongst the world's most renowned glassmakers. Lalique was one of France's foremost Art Nouveau jewellery designers. Rene Lalique is known for his creations of perfume bottles, vases,...

Samuel M Levi | Silversmith

Samuel M Levi | Silversmith - Birmingham (Note. Dates in brackets are the date of listed items by the maker) (1902)(1930) Silver Hallmark S.M.L Samuel M Levi Ltd (1939) Silver Hallmark SMLLTD