The billionaire antiques collector who revels in the beauty of imperfection

People who sell antique mahogany pedestal desks in Lancashire tend to live fairly modest lives. Not so much for Axel Vervoordt, an acclaimed Belgian antique collector and interior designer, whose home is a beautiful 12th century castle near Antwerp, boasting more than 50 rooms. (more…)

Antique provides new twist in timeless Lord Lucan mystery

An antique watch has produced scintillating new evidence to suggest Lord Lucan was alive and living in South Africa in the 1980s – because what appears to be the fugitive peer’s silver wrist watch, engraved by his friends, is now (more…)

Antiques collecting gets dangerous in Dursley

In Lancashire, antiques collecting generally means haggling over the Victorian dining chairs and antique chests at Preston antiques centre. However, in Dursley they take things a little more literally. A dog walker has warned people to be alert after a spate of digging for antique glass bottles left local woods pitted with dangerous holes and broken glass. (more…)

Beware the taxman if you’ve got Cash in the Attic

Programs like Antiques Roadshow and Flog It! have led to people taking a second look at heritage heirlooms such as antique cabinets. However, if they sell well at auction, beware – on top of the seller’s premium, you might have to give 28% of the cash you make to the government. (more…)

Throwing out that Victorian balloon back dining chair? It could be a work of art…

A pair of British interior designers are creating a buzz in the art world with their mashups of discarded antique chests and broken mirrors, reworked with modern junk to create original sculptures. (more…)