That, at least, was the theory. In fact, relatively little Irish ‘provincial’ silver made the journey to the metropolis to receive official approval – for reasons of security and economy. It is a ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a key work by the renowned studio potter Hans Coper (1920-81) being found in a back garden and now being offered at Chiswick ...

If you are new to the art market you may find this list of terms frequently used by Antiques Trade Gazette helpful. Living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are ...

Burmantofts Pottery was born out of James Holroyd’s architectural brickworks, taking advantage of the rich local deposits of both coal and clay. However, today, the church built in Shakespeare Street ...

Up to the mid-1670s, English glasses, like their Continental counterparts, were made of soda glass producing thinly constructed, lightweight vessels of fluid design. The patenting by George ...

A major consignment of Old Masters is coming up at Sotheby’s New York in May which the saleroom said is poised to break the ...

A 1963 first UK issue of The Amazing Spider-Man comic – the first to solely focus on the superhero – appeared at a recent auction at Ewbank’s. The comic, written by Stan Lee with art by Jack Kirby and ...

Crane Kalman Gallery is staging an exhibition celebrating the work of British painter Mary Newcomb (1922-2008). The show, which runs at the London gallery from March 6-April 19, will feature many ...

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Although now familiar to generations of children, the industrial process of die-casting only came into being towards the end of the First World War. Forcing a molten alloy into a mould under pressure ...

After 1840, F. & R. Pratt of Fenton in Staffordshire, became the leading (but not the only) manufacturer of multicoloured transfer printed pot lids and a huge range of related wares. Long admired for ...