Walter Waddingham at Temple Newsam

An antique desk.

Antique library desk sold by Walter Waddingham to Temple Newsam in 1951

Watch our film outlining the sale of an antique library desk, c.1760, sold to Temple Newsam by Walter Waddingham in 1951 for £1,850.

Watch the other nine films which tell the stories of antiques sold to Temple Newsam by other antique dealers.

In this film various curators and museum staff reflect on what an antique actually is.

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