An antique desk owned by one of the Founding Fathers is just one of the gems featured in a new (more…)
A National cash register in a family-run jewellery store is still giving perfect service a century after (more…)
A rare Charles I joint stool, c.1630, sold for £15,625 at Bonham’s “The Oak Interior” sale – an auction in which a harlequin set of Charles II backstools from (more…)
A rare antique tankard made by Yorkshire silversmith Edward Mangie realised £17,000 at a recent Chester sale – £2000 above the (more…)
The Victorian church of St Peter in Wallsend, Tyneside, is to hold an open day – so visitors can admire an antique chest which was featured on Antiques Roadshow last (more…)
The recent storms ruined dozens of festivals across the British Isles, including the English Heritage Festival of History at Kelmarsh Hall, which had to be cancelled after (more…)
The double dip recession may have made foreign holidays unfeasible for some families in Lancashire, but there’s one private beach where they can still get a tan – at Osborne House on (more…)
The antique dining chairs made by American Shaker communities epitomise Arts & Crafts furniture . Now, one of these humble seats has been made the unlikely focus of a play by (more…)
At least 12 experts will be appearing at the fifth New Orleans Antiques Forum, giving talks on everything from American ornithology books to (more…)
The Colonial Foundation of Williamsburg has purchased two 18th Century English side chairs that once stood in the governor’s chamber of the historic Capitol building, and were used in the lead up to (more…)