The ‘Four Ages of Wood’ – David Harvey
Antiques expert and Antique Collecting magazine columnist, David Harvey, considers why the ‘four ages of wood’ might not be as clear cut as previously
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Guide to Buying Antique Clocks – Lennox Cato
BBC Antiques Roadshow specialist and dealer Lennox Cato always has time for antique clocks, and there is one to tick everyone’s box
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The Essential guide to antique chests
A chest is one of the most stylish pieces of antique furniture you can own. Antiques dealer David Harvey lifts the lid on some
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Guide to Papier Mâché Antique Trays
Antique trays serve up a decorative backdrop, none more so than Victorian papier mâché designs, writes Lennox Cato. Antique trays often get overlooked as
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A Guide to Collecting Postcards
While we might not be sending many this summer, the humble postcard has been connecting British people for more than a century and
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Christina Trevanion discovers a rare 17th-century painting
Christina Trevanion discovers a 17th-century painting with a remarkable history and important future There are moments in an auctioneer’s life that ‘stick’ and, recently,
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Charlotte Perriand – Modern Love
The unsung French designer Charlotte Perriand is celebrated in an exhibition at the Design Museum in London, exploring the central role
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Enamel advertising signs – the essential guide
While their eye-catching designs once adorned the walls of corner shops and garages, early enamel advertising signs are now in
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Christina Trevanion on The Dirty Dozen military watches
There is something enduringly appealing about military wristwatches. The simplicity of design retains a dignified and modest silence at what it must have
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Grinling Gibbons – carving a place in history
This year marks the tercentenary of the death of the master carver Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721) described as the Michaelangelo of Wood. With a
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