Antiques and Collectables

Over the centuries Britains soil has yielded countless spectacular hoards of ancient coins and other artefacts, affording us priceless insights int...

Rene Lalique was one of the giants of twentieth century decorative arts and a master of the Art Deco idiom. Born in 1860, early artistic talent led...

In the 1920s and 30s Art Deco influenced everything from art and architecture, interiors and furnishings, automobiles and boats, to the small perso...

In October 2015, metal detectorist James Mather discovered an important Viking hoard near Watlington in South Oxfordshire. The hoard dates from the...

The coinage struck posthumously in the name of Faustina the Elder, wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, was the largest such issue ever produc...

The 6th edition of this numismatic classic offers much more than previous editions, not only in terms of the number of varieties recorded but also ...

*Detailed assessment of a complex subject, updated to include 300 new color illustrations*While French furniture dominates this work of reference, ...

Antiques add the touch of time and the human hand. Every dented baby cup, mended tablecloth, perfectly or imperfectly preserved piece of silver or ...

This striking book represents the personal odyssey of antique dealer, collector and jewelry lover Mimi Lipton. Over the years, she has amassed a su...

Retro may be cool, but why are we now in the middle of a love affair with objects and designs from the mid-twentieth century? What unique qualities...