The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein in Germany has an exhibition running until showing the history of home interior design and how it reflects social and political issues.
The exhibition features a loft inspired by (more…)
The late Mario Buatta’s collection of antique furniture, decorative objects and fine art was sold in February for $7.6 million (£5.8m), which is two and a half times its estimated value.
Mario Buatta was known as the (more…)
An elderly man collapsed in shock on the US version of the BBC television program Antiques Roadshow, when he was told that a Rolex watch he (more…)
An antiques expert has recently expressed his recommendations for the public to look at investing in an antique desk.
With many people being given the (more…)
The play ‘Quinney’ is based on the life of antique dealer Thomas Rohan and was first performed in 1914. Over a century later, it is been revived and will be part of a event taking place in March.
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Buckingham Palace is being refurbished and this requires the moving of the Queen’s art to temporary storage facilities. She has applied for planning permission to (more…)
According to Architectural Digest, antique furniture is set to be a design trend for 2020.
The popularity of antique furniture is (more…)
In the late nineteenth century, voting involved ornate wooden ballot boxes that are now expensive collectable antiques.
People who voted in the (more…)
A pair of 28th Century Chinese dining chairs were sold at auction in North Yorkshire recently, significantly exceeding their guide price.
The chairs are constructed from rare (more…)
The antiques trade wants to be seen as environmentally-friendly, with a low carbon footprint.
Generally, buying antique furniture instead of (more…)