Friday, 27 March 2020

Glass with class: Jack in the Pulpit vases

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It’s not just owning a collection of antiques that’s fun. It’s also the enjoyment of hunting for new acquisitions, specially in a new sale...
Friday, 7 December 2012

Menus and their holders can be tasty collectables

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I’m on a diet, so there’ll be no stuffing myself with turkey, Christmas pudding and brandy butter or lashings of ginger beer this festive se...
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Friday, 30 November 2012

Give festive gifts with historic charm this Christmas

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My mission this week is to help you find Christmas presents for the collectors in your life: for Gran, a nice hand-blown English drinking gl...
Friday, 23 November 2012

My heart belongs to Chiparus Dolly Sisters

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THIS magnificent bronze and ivory figure by the great Romanian-born Art Deco sculptor Demetre Chiparus may not be unique – numerous editions...
Friday, 16 November 2012

Mourning jewellery–poignant and highly collectable

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Queen Victoria ruled for almost 64 years, the longest in British history. The last 40 of them were spent in mourning for her beloved husband...
Friday, 9 November 2012

Chocks away! What better way to spend rainy days than collecting first editions of Biggles’ adventures

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I am grateful to Roger Harris to sell for  his assistance in writing this post.  Roger is the publisher of  Biggles.com and WEJohns.com , ...
Friday, 2 November 2012

The potted history of collectable Victorian pot lids

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Who among readers of this weekly missive collects Staffordshire pot lids? Clearly no one who was at a sale I watched the other day because n...