About M. P. Levene Ltd
We are a family business selling the highest quality antique and modern British silverware, and new hand-made English crystal. Our store is opposite London's famous Victoria and Albert Museum.
In 1889, Pierre Levene opened a shop in nearby Fulham Road, selling watches, jewellery, silverware and general objets d'art. His wife, Cissie, can be seen in the photograph below.
The shop was destroyed by enemy action in the early days of the Second World War. Meanwhile their son, Maurice Pierre Levene, who was born in 1900, had opened his own shop, M.P. Levene Ltd, at 5 Thurloe Place in 1926. He specialised in silverware and rare postage stamps.
Maurice's son, Colin, joined the business in 1953 and is now Managing Director. In 1973 he acquired the next-door premises, 4 Thurloe Place, and amalgamated the two areas into the shop we have today.
In 1997, his son Martin joined, becoming the fourth generation Levene in the family firm.
We are now an international business, with clients all over the world. Thanks to the internet, more and more lovers of fine English silver and crystal can see a selection of our stock.
