The very first original cover art featuring comic character Tintin has sold at auction in the US for […]
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An impressive 8in (20cm) high ice pail, cover and liner made what is thought to be a record […]
When James Hadley started his apprenticeship, Royal Worcester was still known as Kerr and Binns of Worcester. Such was his skill that by 1870, he became the chief designer in the factory. John Sandon, a well-respected British authority on glass and ceramics, described James Hadley as “probably the finest English modeller of all time”. He was said to be able to work in any style or form but is best known for his decorative figures. Perhaps one of his most famous models was the “Aesthetic Teapot”. In 1875, he left the Worcester factory and set up his own. James Hadley had a somewhat turbulent career. Yet, he left some of the finest models ever produced.
Vincent van Gogh died from a gunshot wound in the summer of 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise in the south […]
A maquette for the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in London’s Tavistock Square – valued at £20,000 on the […]
On July 2 Sotheby’s will hold the first of a four-part series of sales to disperse an important […]
The series of Victorian carriage clocks by James McCabe – the son of a Belfast clockmaker of the […]
In the week marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings a poignant medal was sold at auction […]
Included in Weiss Auctions’ sale in Lynbrook, New York, on June 26 is this British Waterloo Medal for […]
Sporting a torn and defective but rarely seen dust jacket, a 1911, first American printing of Gaston Leroux’s […]
This c.1900 French automaton is included in the next sale held by Chicago saleroom Potter & Potter specialist […]
A rare Roman gold coin, found by a metal detectorist in a field in Kent, was hammered down […]
A group of six dresses worn by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret when they were children will be […]
Marc Newson may well be one of the most influential and groundbreaking designers of the present generation. He has delved into aircraft design, product design, furniture design, and even clothing and jewellery. He is known for collaborating with a number of big corporations including Apple, Montblanc, Nike and Louis Vuitton to name a few. Newson has quite a number of solo exhibitions under his belt including his very first one in 1986 where he unveiled his Lockheed Lounge chair. He is known for smooth geometric lines with an absence of sharp edges. As he is still quite young and active, we can only speculate as to how impactful his legacy would be.
In 1953, Marilyn Monroe told the world that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. But a pair of […]
This silver-gilt Doncaster Cup racing trophy has hallmarks for Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp for 1767. Extracted from […]
The Black Country Living Museum has bought a rare piece of local history – a fireman’s helmet from […]
Estimated at a token £100-200, a large twin fusee wall clock sold to an online bid of £2400 […]