Adding a classical touch to a highly successful five-day sale at West Sussex auction house Bellmans (22% buyer’s […]
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Extinct for 65 million years, dinosaurs continue to rule the world of children visiting the National History Museum, […]
“Try a glass of Old Bushmills whiskey, your majesty, it is the whiskey all connoisseurs drink”. Not only […]
You probably own a snow dome or globe or two, most of us have one somewhere about. They can be varying sizes and may have outer decorations which can be elaborate. Snow globes and snow domes may also have a built-in musical box to further enchant you. They are not too difficult to find for collectors, although there are some very rare and precious ones for the serious addict. Snow globes and snow domes are for everyone. Indeed, they do have a magic of their own – and you are never too old to turn the globe and watch the snow falling, falling, falling…
Although Charles Dickens is often credited with creating the ‘modern’ Christmas, some of the recognition should go to […]
The height of fashion nearly three centuries ago, this 18th century doll’s dress caught the eye at C&T’s […]
Containing numerous diagrams, a manuscript manual on 18th century shipbuilding techniques and practices sold for £3600 in a […]
After their intitial interest in Wedgwood, the Starrs went on to collect other examples of early English porcelain, […]
An impressive 23in (58cm) tall Sèvres vase offered by Shropshire auction house Trevanion & Dean (20% buyer’s premium) […]
An impressive piece of neoclassical silver gilt with an impressive provenance, this George III trophy was consigned to […]
A previously unrecorded painting by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro 1830-1903) sold above estimate at a recent auction in […]
Another of the highest prices in the Stair Galleries’ sale of a New York ceramics collection came for […]
A large Chinese porcelain vase inherited by a Chiswick woman from her next-door neighbour, an Asian art dealer, […]
The large collection of predominantly English ceramics offered by Stair Galleries from a New York collector included examples […]
Moorcroft has designed a unique style of tube lined works with brilliant colours and great artistic appeal. The earlier pieces featuring flowers and fruits have been extended to modern abstract designs, yet still using the traditional methods of manufacture. If you are a collector of Moorcroft, then you are in good company. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, adds them to her royal collection, former US presidents, British prime ministers, together with many well-known actors and singers, collect Moorcroft. You can always find something interesting and stylish for your collection, prices ranging from the highly valued limited editions to the more affordable, yet still valuable ceramics.
Two music-makers caught the eye, or rather ear, at Adam Partridge’s (20% buyer’s premium) Macclesfield sale. Extracted from […]
A more recent purchase for the Starrs was this late-18th century, 10¼in (26cm) high, black basalt two handled […]
A 1939 copy of Marvel Comics No 1 sold at Heritage Auctions this week setting a world auction […]