Antiques dealer, auctioneer, museum curator and TV presenter Steven Moore is publishing his latest book this autumn.

The first of six new episodes of the BBC’s Fake or Fortune? had an ambiguous outcome. Airing at 9pm, Monday, July 21, the show, presented by art dealer Philip Mould and broadcaster Fiona… ...

A stolen painting of Madonna and Child by Antonio Solario (1465-1530) has been returned after more than 50 years. Chris Marinello’s Art Recovery International worked for free to help recover the ...

Kinghams in Moreton-in- Marsh is offering a West Midlands private coll… ...

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Silver Spoons The many variations and styles of silver spoons, together with their long history, has created a rich collecting seam. Enthusiasts collect by type, function, by maker, by geographical ...

When they first came into use in the 1830s, friction matches were hazardous and could combust without warning, so vesta cases were something of a necessity. But as their production became more ...

Lowestoft Porcelain The East Anglian fishing port of Lowestoft, set far away from the other centres of 18th century porcelain production like London, Staffordshire or Liverpool, began producing ...

Pot Lids It was Felix Edward Pratt (1813-94) who spotted the commercial possibilities of using new printing technology to decorate the lids of containers for popular products such as bear's grease, ...

Burmantofts Pottery was born out of James Holroyd’s architectural brickworks, taking advantage of the rich local deposits of both coal and clay. However, today, the church built in Shakespeare Street ...

English Drinking Glasses English drinking glasses have a long collecting pedigree. Certain types have been sought out for many centuries as ceremonial accoutrements, but the idea of collecting them as ...

Beilby Glass Within the broader context of 18th century drinking glasses there are certain areas which form the basis of specialist collecting fields. One of these is Beilby glassware, a class mostly ...