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 ...

Records date back to 1720 for a small glassworks off London's Fleet Street, but Britain's longest running glass house, best known as the Whitefriars factory, really came into its own when James Powell ...

That, at least, was the theory. In fact, relatively little Irish ‘provincial’ silver made the journey to the metropolis to receive official approval – for reasons of security and economy. It is a ...

After 1840, F. & R. Pratt of Fenton in Staffordshire, became the leading (but not the only) manufacturer of multicoloured transfer printed pot lids and a huge range of related wares. Long admired for ...

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The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a late Tudor or early Stuart purse with a connection to Mary, Queen of Scots bringing remarkable competition at an auction ...

Recently rediscovered in a German family collection where they have been for at least a century, a pair of Ming dynasty wucai ...

More than £24,000 worth of items were stolen from National Trust property Montacute House in Somerset last month. A 1781 ...

Vendor looks to double their money after discovering Anthony Van Dyck’s ‘only surviving landscape’ on the back of equestrian portrait Christie's is offering Anthony van Dyck’s (1599-1641) painting ‘An ...

The written note was from passenger Richard William Smith, who perished with 1500 others three days later ...

Sotheby’s is planning its first auction in Saudi Arabia in what will be the first sale to be held by an international auction house in the kingdom. Set for February 8, the two-part evening sale titled ...

Arriving just in time for those seeking to do some Christmas shopping, Classic Antique Fairs return November 29-December 1. This charming antique and arts fair has become synonymous with the Midlands ...