The tenth annual Masterpiece London art and antique fair is to be held in Chelsea later this month and is set to attract collectors from all over the world.
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A new book and bed hotel in Naples, Italy, has bedrooms full of books and antique furniture for visitors to appreciate.
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A 12-inch lacquer casket with an estimated value of £200 to £300 has been sold at auction for £40,000 after bidders spotted that the casket dated from the Japanese Edo period.
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YouTube videos of people restoring antiques has become a popular trend recently, with some viewers claiming that watching them is like therapy.
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A Chinese Imperial Dragon throne from the Qianlong-era recently sold for £6.1 million at a London auction, five times its estimated value.
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A pink sofa that played a part in the abdication crisis of Edward VIII has gone up for sale.
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It has recently been revealed that Parliament spent around half a million pounds protecting its antique furniture from pests and vermin.
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In a recent episode of BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, a lock of braided hair inside an antique ring was thought to be from author Charlotte Brontë.
At the recording of the Antiques Roadshow at Erddig, North Wales, a woman bought in (more…)
A pair of giant Irish elk antlers owned by the artist Sir Sidney Nolan are being sold in London in May.
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Antique dealer, Alexander Archbold bought an almost derelict house in Alberta, Canada that used to belong to a hoarder who had left thousands of items in the house and is set to make hundreds of thousands of dollars from it.
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