Draft:Tony Geering

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Tony Geering (born c. 1960s) is a British antiques dealer, curator, and restorer known for his expertise in 19th- and early 20th-century decorative arts. He is the founder of Puritan Values, a gallery based in London and Southwold that specialises in Arts and Crafts, Aesthetic, Gothic Revival, and Anglo-Japanese design.^[1]

Active since 1989, Geering has supplied museum-quality furniture and architectural antiques to major institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Blackwell House, and the Musée d'Orsay. He has appeared on several British television programs as a specialist antiques presenter and is producing documentary films on historic restoration and European Art Nouveau architecture.

Geering left school at 16 and completed a four-year apprenticeship in turbine engineering. He worked offshore in the North Sea as a turbine installation engineer before leaving the oil and gas industry at age 24. He trained himself in antiques and decorative arts, beginning as a dealer at Brick Lane and Durrants Auction Rooms.^[2][3]

In 1998, he opened the Puritan Values gallery in Southwold, Suffolk, within a restored 1930s drill hall known as The Dome. The gallery was fitted with salvaged period woodwork and an original Art Nouveau staircase.^[4]

Geering's areas of expertise include the Arts and Crafts movement, Anglo-Japanese, Aesthetic, Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau, and Scandinavian design. He works with furniture, lighting, decorative metalwork, architectural fittings, and garden statuary.^[5][6]

Puritan Values has supplied significant pieces to major institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, Musée d’Orsay, Brohan Museum, Hofmobiliendepot, and Blackwell House. The gallery has also provided furnishings and props for period film and television productions.^[7][8]

Puritan Values is a member of LAPADA and CINOA, and holds Platinum-level seller status on 1stDibs. Most pieces include provenance documentation and are restored with a focus on authenticity.^[9][10]

Geering advocates for historically sensitive restoration that prioritises returning items to their original function without excessive modernisation. His work often involves ethical reuse of period materials.^[11]

In one high-profile project, he salvaged carved oak panelling and a historic courtroom clock from the Middlesex Guildhall and reinstated them during the building's restoration.^[12]

Geering has appeared as a specialist antiques dealer on several British television programs, including:

• The Restorers (Discovery Channel, 2018–2021)
• Dickinson’s Real Deal (ITV, 2011–2020)
• Kirstie’s Homemade Homes (2010–2011)
• Antiques Road Trip (BBC)
• Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (BBC)^[13]

He is currently producing two documentary film projects:

• A visual exploration of European Art Nouveau architecture
• A documentary chronicling the restoration of La Maison des Fleurs, an Anglo-Japanese château in northern France purchased in 2019^[14]

He also featured in a restoration special involving original sofas from Doctor Who.^[15]

Geering was profiled in The Guardian in 2000 after identifying an Edward William Godwin mahogany drop-leaf table, purchased for £750 and later sold at Sotheby’s for over £20,000.^[16]

Geering mentors young dealers and restorers and regularly gives talks at decorative arts fairs and interior design colleges.^[17]

In October 2024, Puritan Values received the Best Stand Award at the 50th-anniversary LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair. The stand featured a George Trollope & Sons fireplace originally exhibited at the 1878 Paris Universal Exhibition.^[18][19]

• Puritan Values – official site