Auction to feature Mr Darcy’s antique sofa

Jane Austen fans and collectors of antique furniture will be interested in an auction taking place at Moore Allen & Innocent next week. Among the lots will be a sofa which (more…)

Australian antiques dealers defend “brown furniture”

An association of antiques dealers has recently defended “brown furniture” after Bonhams Australia claimed that it wasn’t economical to sell “people’s wardrobes”. According to Mark Fraser, the chairman of Bonhams, the company would focus on (more…)

Sales surge for collector of old skis

A man in Colorado whose business turns skis into furniture experienced a huge sales boost in (more…)

Sotheby’s to auction antique Indian furniture

Ivory furniture given to the first British Governor-General of India, Warren Hastings, will be auctioned at Sotheby’s in London this week. The furniture was commissioned by (more…)

Hidden message sees family reunited with couch

The owner of a store which sells chairs in Canada recently made a decision to return an antique sofa to family members of the (more…)

Handmade sofa on Alan Carr’s Chatty Man made by Gateshead company

The gold sofa holding pride of place on the set of Alan Carr’s Chatty Man was hand made by a small (more…)

Antique chairs from the Leeds Coloured Cloth Hall to be auctioned

The Cheffins Fine Art Sale, which is taking place later today, will feature 17 antique chairs which were previously housed in the Leeds Coloured Cloth Hall.

The antique dining chairs are made of mahogany and date back to 1790. The auction will be held in Cambridge, with the lot’s value (more…)

Bonhams auction to include Lockwood de Forest antique chairs

A pair of antique chairs to be included in the Fine American & European Furniture, Decorative Arts & Silver auction on (more…)

Antique seats at Selhurst Park sold to fans

Seats that have been part of the main stand at Selhurst Park since 1924 are being ripped out and replaced as part of a renovation programme. The ground is undergoing work to improve the football stadium, to be completed before (more…)