In this month’s Antique Collecting magazine – subscribe now to get it each month – we find out why dinosaur sales are a roaring success, take a look into the attics of Holkham Hall in Norfolk ahead of a historic sale, and introduce a new series looking at 19th and 20th-century art.
Scroll down to find out what’s inside another packed issue
Bared Bones: With the record-breaking sale of a fossilised stegosaurus in 2024, Antique Collecting digs deep into the exciting and controversial world of dinosaur bone collecting
Attic Finds: For the first time in its 300-year history the 18th-century Palladian mansion of Holkham Hall in Norfolk offers up its treasures at a very special on-side sale. Antique Collecting previews the lots on offer
All Hands on Deck: We chart the history of the tarot card, from its origins as a trick-taking parlour game, to their use for mystical divination in the 19th century
Eastern Magic: In the start of a new series, London fine art dealer Adrian Mibus celebrates significant art movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, starting with Orientalism
Love Me Sender: Romantic gifts haven’t always been chocolates and flowers, Antique Collecting reveals how apple corers and knitting sheaths once sent women swooning
In the Knowles: Eric Knowles is all at sea with excitement when a fragment from the hull of the legendary ship the HMS Bounty appears for sale
Lots to Talk About: Auctioneer and TV expert Catherine Southon deciphers the love language of acrostic jewellery, which was all the rage in Georgian and Victorian times
Marc My Words: The Antiques Roadshow expert Marc Allum shares his off-camera life, this month revealing the secrets of his workshop and repairs to a piece of Derbyware
Also inside this month’s issue:
Waxing Lyrical: Fine English furniture expert David Harvey discovers a stunning Davenport desk which exceeds all expectations
Top of the Lots: This month’s treasures include a lifetime collection of museum-quality European porcelain and a very rare Stradivarius violin
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When did you start publication?
We started publication in 1966 – so this year is our 50th anniversary!
On p.54 of the current issue – Top of the Lots – the main illustration is described as an armorial crest. This is quite incorrect as it is a Coat of Arms. In fact a crest is not present at all which if it were would be a Lion standing on the Crown This is elementary and whoever wrote the description (even without being an heraldic expert) should know the difference between an Armorial and a Crest, (the latter being the emblem on the top alone as the name implies) – especially when writing in a specialist magazine !
Many thanks for your comments regarding the story in this month’s magazine. The description for the news item was taken from the auctioneer’s catalogue.
I have many vintage post cards and birthday cards from my family members. Pre WW 1 and earlier.
Could you please recommend someone that could advise me of the value and sense of history.