Guide to Collecting Election Memorabilia
The US election may have been one of the most contentious in living memory, but does that mean memorabilia and
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Guide to Collecting Chinese Jade
In 551-479 BCE Confucius wrote that jade was ‘soft, smooth and glossy, it appeared to them like benevolence; fine, compact
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Explore Trade Tokens from the 17th century
The combined political, economic and social challenges the UK currently faces have echoes of another tumultuous period in the country’s history that created
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Guide to Valuing an Estate for Probate
It is an unfortunate fact that the loss of a loved one will always involve a series of essential administrative
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Georg Jensen – master silversmith
85 years since his death, work by the Danish silversmith Georg Jensen has never been more popular writes Mark Littler Georg Jensen – Master
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How to bid in online auctions – the essential guide
As more and more of us bid online we asked Mark Gilding, director of Leicestershire-based Gildings Auctioneers, for his tips on bagging a bargain
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Taxidermy – the ultimate guide
Once shunned by collectors, taxidermy is making its way back to the mainstream. Antiques consultant Mark Littler reveals why it’s no longer a
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Guide to Welsh Stick Chairs
Antique dealer Tim Bowen has had a lifelong love of Welsh stick chairs, admiring them for their sculptural beauty and
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Spode – A Collecting Guide
Spode – the inventor of transfer ware – celebrates its 250th anniversary this year with the popularity of ‘granny’ ware receiving a surprising
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Bernard Leach – a quick guide to his ceramics
On the centenary of the influential Leach Pottery formed in St Ives in 1920, Antique Collecting highlights the ceramics of its founders Bernard Leach and
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