Specialists in the finest French and English furniture, paintings and objets d’art of the 18th Century, Frank Partridge belongs to the fourth generation of one of England’s major art-dealing families. Founded in 1980 by the present Frank Partridge’s great grandfather, the business opened a gallery almost opposite Christie’s in King Street, dealing in English and French furniture and Chinese porcelain. After these premises were bombed in 1942, Frank Partridge Snr moved his business to the famous “Partridge” building opposite Sotheby’s in New Bond Street in 1945. During this period, Partridge’s received the Royal Warrant as Purveyors of Fine Art to Queen Mary, a frequent visitor to the gallery. He was succeeded by his son, Claude and then his grandson John, the present Frank Partridge’s father who changed the name from Frank Partridge to Partridge Fine Arts. Here the business stayed until the sale of the business in 2006 when Frank and his wife, Susan, continued to trade under his n...