They did this to avoid the perils of travel and (after 1784) to escape paying duty in a region where a heathy distain for the Hanoverians persisted well into the 19 th century. Currently some 30 ...

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 ...

Within the broader context of 18th century drinking glasses there are certain areas which form the basis of specialist collecting fields. One of these is Beilby glassware, a class mostly of drinking ...

Two English Delftware plates, described on BBC’s Antiques Roadshow a decade ago as “as rare as you can get”, went under the hammer at Woolley & Wallis on February 5. Back in 2014 the owner had carried ...

A decorative 18th century map showing the estate of an influential Gloucestershire family made 10 times its estimate at a recent Dominic Winter sale. on January 29.

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The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of tributes pouring in following the death of silver dealer and Flog It! expert Michael Baggott. We apologise for the ...

There was high demand for a collection of what appeared to be Roman dental instruments at a recent Apollo Art Auctions sale.

The family collection of works by Gwilym Prichard (1931-2015) and Claudia Williams (1933-2024), the renowned husband and wife team of modern Welsh art, is being offered without reserve at Rogers Jones ...

A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen has become the world’s most expensive Grand Prix car ever sold after hammering down at €51.15m (£42.5m) including 15% buyer’s premium. We apologise for ...