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The Folio Society, founded in 1947 by Charles Ede, Christopher Sanford
15/05/2025 Blog
We were consigned a beautiful Chanel scarf for our forthcoming Fine Art sale
08/05/2025 Blog
The Staffordshire Potteries is an industrial area comprising of six towns
24/04/2025 Blog
The earliest surviving example of a British dolls houses dates to around 1695
17/04/2025 Blog
Cameos are distinguished by raised relief images, which are intricately carved
10/04/2025 Blog
At the moment mid-20th Century is especially on trend with the younger generation
21/03/2025 Blog
The Goldscheider factories are probably most well known for making beautiful Art Deco figurines
20/03/2025 Blog
Many Leica cameras are valuable because they are viewed as collectors’ items.
13/03/2025 Blog
The 1920’s and 1930’s saw the use of bold geometrical shapes and clean designs
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05/03/2025 Blog
There is always a keen market for vintage snooker programmes....
27/02/2025 Blog
In the 17th and 18th wooden and wax dolls were the main materials used in making dolls.
13/02/2025 Blog
The caverns deposits are thought to be about 250 million years old!
06/02/2025 Blog
Over the last fifteen to twenty years there has been a huge resurgence in vinyl records...
30/01/2025 Blog
From as early as the 16th Century, people have been using watches to tell the time.
23/01/2025 Blog
This week our Specialist Valuer, James Mettam, would like to talk about the subject of Retro Gaming.
16/01/2025 Blog
Memorial plaques were issued to commemorate the lives of our service men and women
09/01/2025 Blog
The Royal Albert brand was officially established in 1904
02/01/2025 Blog
Pocket watches have a rich history dating back to the 16th century
26/12/2024 Blog
The period of the 1920s and 30s is generally known as the golden era of Burleigh Ware
19/12/2024 Blog
Most of us enjoy decorating our houses for Christmas but have you thought about the history...
13/12/2024 Blog
The Chopper was made specifically for children and featured a long “polo” seat with high back rest
05/12/2024 Blog
Susannah Margaretta ‘Daisy’ Makeig-Jones was the designer....
28/11/2024 Blog
Examples of Rockingham can be seen at Windsor Castle
21/11/2024 Blog
This week I have been busy cataloguing for forthcoming Christmas Fine Art & Collectables Auction
14/11/2024 Blog
One of the great things about working at the Auction Gallery is that every day is different!
07/11/2024 Blog
The origin of chocolate bar wrappers dates back to the late 19th century...
31/10/2024 Blog
The popularity of plastic use within jewellery peaked during the 1930’s
24/10/2024 Blog
The company was originally called Wonky Toys Ltd., the name deriving from Pelham's WWII service