J Taylor Antiques was founded in London, England, in 1979 as an antique restoration company.

We expanded to buying period furniture at provincial estate auctions, restoring it and selling through the London auction market and in 1996 we opened our first retail store in Kingston upon Thames.

In 2002, we relocated to Canada and opened a retail store on Locke Street, Hamilton, however, we continued to source nearly all our stock from the same English auction houses and certain highly reputable Home Counties dealers.

In 2017, we relocated our head office (and home) to Brantford, Ontario, while continuing to maintain the retail premises on Locke Street.

In 2019, we set aside space for a showroom in Brantford, ultimately replacing the Locke Street store altogether.

We still make regular buying trips to Europe and our stock is still of the same high quality that our customers have come to expect since our move to Canada in 2002.

For more information about visiting the Brantford showroom, please see the Contacts page.