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 ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of an Irish antiques sleuth making a major profit on a £200 eBay purchase. When an Irish antiques sleuth paid under £20… ...

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 ...

Darnley Fine Art is currently hosting an exhibition (December 2-14) showcasing the works of several … ...

Prior to the 16th century, tempera, a mix of egg and pigment, was the method of choice for most artists.

The UK government has placed a temporary export bar on two Roman mosaics dating from the fourth century AD. Together they are valued at £560,000. The two geometric and patterned sections of Roman ...

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 ...

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The earliest collectors of firearms were probably monarchs intent on amassing armouries to demonstrate their wealth and power. They also became patrons, employing expert craftsmen to create better and ...

Up to the mid-1670s, English glasses, like their Continental counterparts, were made of soda glass producing thinly constructed, lightweight vessels of fluid design. The patenting by George ...

London Art Week (December 2-6) is one of the UK's most prestigious fine arts selling events. The hig… ...

The pen-and-ink drawing by Paul Trevillion was personally signed by the former prime minister at his offices in 1955 A Winston Churchill (1874-1965) portrait personally signed by the former prime ...