Serendipity had it that two important, but scantily catalogued, lots of European glass emerged for sale in the […]
Author: Learn Antiques Team
Adam Smith’s own copy bearing his simple bookplate makes £750,000 in London auction. Extracted from Learn Antiques Gazette […]
A 1627, Ulm first of Johannes Kepler’s ‘Tabulae Rudolphinae…’, an important astronomical work named in honour of the […]
Norfolk auction house Keys has marked the end of its 65th year in business by gaining independence from […]
Earlier material in the last Comic Book Auctions (16% buyer’s premium) sale of the old year, which ended […]
Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-98) was the toast of London during the latest Victorian art sales held in the […]
‘A Book of Songs and Poems from the Old Testament and the Apocrypha’, the Ashendene Press book of […]
As the Barbara Holliday collection of Mod Brit art goes under the hammer on January 15 at Sworders, […]
Illustrations offered as part of an online Sotheby’s (25/20/12.9% buyer’s premium) sale held in early December included a […]
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a renowned designer and architect whose works included glassware, textiles, furniture, paintings, sculptures, and architecture. The furniture designs of Hugo were well thought-out Scandinavian Modern. His first design of architecture was built while he was still a student. Aalto relocated to a few places, at the same time, built a number of houses. While Aalto was prominent for his architecture, his furniture designs were exceptional and are still the rage these days. He also won many awards and honours in recognition of his contribution to the development of Finland. His wife carries on with the activities of the business till date.
Suave and sophisticated are the terms that come to mind when referring to the late, great and saintly […]
Inscribed to a fellow dramatist, a presentation copy of the 1933 first of Nathaniel West’s classic black comedy, […]
Topping a number of good pre-Christmas clock sales was a rare table/bracket clock, among the last made by […]
Among the first women potters recognised by the public as individual designers worthy of collecting were Hannah Barlow […]
For over 250 years, the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company has been producing interesting and sometimes very ornate and quite lovely porcelain pieces. It all started when Dr John Wall and William Davis had been experimenting with new ways to make porcelain. Tea was just becoming a popular social drink from 1730 onwards. The pottery of 1730 would crack or shatter if subjected to boiling water. They were the first to use soap-ware in their offerings so that the English enjoy a proper cup of tea made with boiling water. Royal Worcester porcelain is collected by people over the world, and the porcelain includes some very valuable and desirable pieces.
Christmas has little, if any, effect on collectors of vintage and antique toys, but that doesn’t stop auctioneers […]
Produced by Raphael Tuck & Sons c.1900, ‘Puppies Playtime’ is one of a pair of greeting card see-saws […]
Four well-known dealerships have teamed up with auction houses for major sales of stock in the early months […]