Flog It! expert sells antique inkstand for £5,000

Flog It! fans in Cumbria may have heard that an antique desk stand sold for £5,000 at the auction house run by one of the (more…)

Metal works wonders for the BBC

Those interested in antique cabinets and antique desks had a full evening on Wednesday 2nd May, as two superb new (more…)

Sky on lookout for competitors in new antiques series

Do you have an interest in antique dining tables or Victorian oak partners desks ? In Lancashire, Sky Arts viewers may soon have the chance to (more…)

Lucy Worsley learns how dining chairs were made

In Lancashire, antique dining tables and Victorian dining chairs are once more coming into vogue as people rediscover the beauty and craftsmanship of antique dining furniture, a subject covered (more…)

New series exposes truth about Victorian dining chairs

In Lancashire, antique cabinets and Victorian dining chairs are widely popular, but what do we really know about the beautiful items we collect for our homes? Antiques Uncovered aims to (more…)

No profit from antique cabinet at Cumbria auction

Antiques Road Trip featured furniture expert James Lewis selling a tatty antique cabinet at a Cumbrian auction; unfortunately, he just about broke even, while a (more…)

Handmade in Britain – from silver teapots to antique cabinets

Lancashire antique collectors should make a date in their diaries for 2nd May, because that’s when the first of three episodes tracing the beauty and heritage of British metalworking and silversmithing will be screened. (more…)

New BBC programme explores the true worth of antique cabinets

In Lancashire, antique oak pedestal desks and similar fine furniture are often viewed in rather superficial terms, especially on TV where presenters rarely look beyond the surface beauty of the piece or its value at auction. (more…)

Knowledge of Victorian dining chairs could earn you a place on new gameshow

ITN are on a nationwide hunt for contestants to appear on a new antiques gameshow. Called Antiques House, it will be screened on the Sky Arts channel. (more…)

Sky invites you to lunch at the antique dining table of a Cumbria stately home

Muncaster Castle in Cumbria is one of four stately homes featured in ‘The Guest Wing’, a new series from Sky Atlantic which shows that living the life of an aristocrat, surrounded by antique marquetry furniture and portraits of your ancestors, might not be as glamorous as it seems. (more…)