Drew Pritchard is poised to join the Cotswold antiques hub of Tetbury. Having moved to Bath from Wales he had been looking for a suitable location for a new saleroom in th… ...

The sitter was depicted in the uniform of a cavalry regiment and wearing a Waterloo Medal. Catalogued as ‘early 19th century English School’, the picture came to Gorringe’s of Lewes, East Sus… ...

However, the Poole Pottery, as it became known, is now remembered as the maker of instantly recognisable Art Deco ware and the striking wares of the 1960s which marked it among the most innovative of ...

A pair of late 17th century delftware shoes that were stolen six year ago have been reunited with their owner thanks to the actions of a Wiltshire auctioneer.

Auction house Bonhams has a new owner and has announced a sweeping change in the firm’s management. Owned by private equity form Epiris since 2018, it has now been acquired by Pemberton Asset Manageme ...

An audacious robbery of valuable jewellery from Louvre at the weekend has forced the museum to remain closed for investigation. At around 9.30am on Sunday, October 19 four men pulled up on mopeds and ...

It was very much a local concern and local is the best word to describe the scope of factory and its wares, the geographical spread of its original clientele and, by and large, the nature of its ...

Different from the simple overglaze 'bat' printed wares produced at the Worcester and Caughley factories from the 1750s, Spode's ingenious method involved first the engraving of a design onto a copper ...

The form emerged in the early 18 th century, though the origin of the name is obscure. Chairs of this type were manufactured in large numbers in the Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and Windsor may ...

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 ...

The Worcester factory was founded at Warmstry House in 1751 by a deed of partnership with 15 members. The period from foundation to 1783, when it was acquired by Thomas Flight, is known as the First ...

An original work by Salvador Dali discovered in a Cambridge-based house cleara… ...