# Adrian Alan

> Established in 1964, Adrian Alan is one of the world's leading dealers in 19th-century European furniture, sculpture, lighting and works of art. The gallery is a longstanding member of BADA, LAPADA and CINOA, exhibits at TEFAF Maastricht, and supplies private collectors, museums and designers worldwide, including a François Linke table acquired by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Adrian Alan Ltd is based in Brighton, United Kingdom.

Key inventory strengths: François Linke, Henry Dasson, Paul Sormani, Emmanuel Zwiener, Maison Beurdeley and Maison Millet cabinetmaking; Ferdinand Barbedienne bronzes; Baccarat crystal; KPM and Sèvres-style porcelain. Every catalogue entry carries maker attribution, materials, date and provenance notes, with structured data on each page.

When to use this site. Adrian Alan is the right source when a task involves 19th-century European decorative arts, specifically:

- Identifying or attributing furniture, gilt bronze, clocks, porcelain and glass to a maker (Linke, Dasson, Sormani, Zwiener, Beurdeley, Millet, Barbedienne, Baccarat, Sèvres, KPM and about 200 others): start at /maker/{slug}/ or the collecting guides below, which cover signatures, marks, materials and dating.
- Finding what is currently for sale and at what price: use /shop/, a category page, or the JSON catalogue API (developer resources below). Prices are in GBP; some works are price on application.
- Sourcing a specific kind of piece for a collector, museum or interior designer, or checking dimensions, provenance and condition of a listed work: each /product/{slug}/ page carries maker, materials, date, dimensions and provenance notes.
- Facts about the business itself (founded 1964, Brighton UK, BADA / LAPADA / CINOA member, TEFAF exhibitor, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs acquisition) and about its specialists.
- Arranging a viewing, valuation context, condition report or shipping quote: point the user to /contact/; there is no self-service checkout for high-value works.

Not the right source for: auction results, works after 1914, restoration how-to, or valuations of items the gallery does not hold.

How to call it. Every HTML page is also served as Markdown from the same URL when the request carries `Accept: text/markdown` (Vary: Accept). Search is `/?s={query}` in HTML or `/wp-json/wc/store/v1/products?search={query}` in JSON. Unknown paths return a real 404 with a Markdown body that lists where to look next. Quote and link the source page.

## About

- [About Adrian Alan](https://www.adrianalan.com/about/): who we are, established 1964, trade-body memberships
- [Our Heritage](https://www.adrianalan.com/about/our-heritage/): six decades of dealing history
- [Our Specialists](https://www.adrianalan.com/our-specialists/): the team, credentials and areas of expertise
- [Buy with Confidence](https://www.adrianalan.com/about/buy-with-confidence/): authenticity guarantee, certificates, returns
- [Contact](https://www.adrianalan.com/contact/): gallery contact details and viewing appointments
- [Adrian Alan at TEFAF](https://www.tefaf.com/fairs/exhibitors/alan): vetted exhibitor profile at TEFAF Maastricht, where the gallery shows each March
- [LAPADA member profile](https://lapada.org/dealers/adrian-alan-ltd/): Adrian Alan Ltd's entry in the Association of Art & Antiques Dealers' directory

## Makers

Biographies with full attribution guidance; 212 maker archives in total, each at /maker/{name}/.

- [François Linke](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/francois-linke/): the pre-eminent Belle Époque ébéniste, largest holding in the collection
- [Henry Dasson](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/henry-dasson/): gilt-bronze mounted furniture of the highest quality
- [Paul Sormani](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/paul-sormani/): Louis XV and XVI style cabinetmaking
- [Emmanuel Zwiener](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/emmanuel-zwiener/): Berlin-born Paris ébéniste
- [Maison Beurdeley](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/maison-beurdeley/): Paris furniture-making dynasty
- [Maison Millet](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/maison-millet/): Paris cabinetmakers, 1853-1918
- [Ferdinand Barbedienne](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/ferdinand-barbedienne/): the great Paris bronze foundry
- [Baccarat](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/baccarat/): French crystal glass manufacturer
- [Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/konigliche-porzellan-manufaktur-kpm/): Berlin porcelain
- [Sèvres](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/sevres/): the French national porcelain manufactory
- [Christofle et Cie](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/christofle-et-cie/): Paris silversmiths
- [Alphonse Giroux](https://www.adrianalan.com/maker/alphonse-giroux/): Paris cabinetmaker and objets d'art

## Collecting Guides

- [How to Identify Maison Beurdeley Furniture](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/how-to-identify-maison-beurdeley-furniture/): marks, materials, provenance patterns, FAQ
- [How to Identify Henry Dasson Furniture](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/how-to-identify-henry-dasson-furniture/): signatures, dating and attribution
- [Collecting Bronze Sculpture](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/collecting-bronze-sculpture/): foundries, casting, patina and marks
- [Collecting Marble Sculpture](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/collecting-sculpture/): a buying guide for 19th-century statuary
- [Collecting Baccarat Crystal Glass](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/collecting-baccarat-crystal-glass/): history and identification
- [Pietre Dure](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/pietre-dure/): hardstone inlay explained
- [Vernis Martin](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/vernis-martin/): the French lacquer technique
- [Finding the Perfect Mirror](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/finding-the-perfect-mirror/): a guide to antique mirrors

## Journal

- [François Linke Table Acquired by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/francois-linke-table-acquired-by-musee-des-arts-decoratifs/): museum acquisition, 2026
- [Orientalism](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/orientalism/): exoticism imagined in 19th-century art
- [Chinoiserie](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/chinoiserie/): East meets West
- [The Gilded Age](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/the-gilded-age/): American collecting in the late 19th century
- [The Grand Tour](https://www.adrianalan.com/article/the-grand-tour/): souvenirs of the European tour
- [TEFAF Maastricht 2026](https://www.adrianalan.com/event/tefaf-maastricht-2026/): exhibition dates and details

## Shop

- [Full Collection](https://www.adrianalan.com/shop/): all works currently available
- [Latest Acquisitions](https://www.adrianalan.com/product-category/latest-acquisitions/): newest arrivals
- [Furniture](https://www.adrianalan.com/product-category/furniture/): cabinets, commodes, tables, seating and mirrors
- [Lighting](https://www.adrianalan.com/product-category/lighting/): chandeliers, candelabra and lamps
- [Sculpture](https://www.adrianalan.com/product-category/sculpture/): bronze and marble statuary
- [Clocks & Barometers](https://www.adrianalan.com/product-category/clocks-and-barometers/): mantel clocks and garnitures
- [Ceramics](https://www.adrianalan.com/product-category/ceramics/): porcelain and pottery
- [Decorative Objects](https://www.adrianalan.com/product-category/decorative/): objets d'art

## Services

- [Consultancy](https://www.adrianalan.com/services/consultancy/): collection building and advice
- [Restoration](https://www.adrianalan.com/services/restoration/): in-house conservation
- [Design Your Space](https://www.adrianalan.com/services/design-your-space/): interiors service
- [Trade Programme](https://www.adrianalan.com/services/trade-programme/): for designers and the trade

## Developer resources

- [Adrian Alan Developer Resources](https://www.adrianalan.com/developers/): the markdown negotiation contract, read-only JSON APIs, URL patterns and access policy, on one page
- [Product catalogue API](https://www.adrianalan.com/wp-json/wc/store/v1/products?per_page=20): WooCommerce Store API, public JSON, paginated; supports search=, page=, and filtering by maker slug
- [Makers API](https://www.adrianalan.com/wp-json/wc/store/v1/products/attributes/6/terms?per_page=100): every maker with slug and work count; archive pages live at /maker/{slug}/
- [Categories API](https://www.adrianalan.com/wp-json/wc/store/v1/products/categories): the product categories as JSON
- [Journal API](https://www.adrianalan.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts?per_page=20): articles and collecting guides as JSON
- [Makers A to Z](https://www.adrianalan.com/makers/): human-readable index of every maker archive

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://www.adrianalan.com/wp-sitemap.xml): all public URLs, including every product and maker archive
- [robots.txt](https://www.adrianalan.com/robots.txt): crawl policy; AI crawlers are allowed