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Five tips for buying antique doors

Mar 14, 2019

Categories: Antiques, Buying Tips, Guides

Whether you’re upgrading your home’s main entrance or filling an interior frame with an old-world piece, antique doors are simple updates that can add depths of charm.

A guide to: Antique rugs

Mar 12, 2019

Categories: Antiques, Buying Tips, Guides

Whether you’re scouting down a travel trophy in the former Persia or bidding on antique rugs for sale in an old Blighty auction, it helps to know the basic forms, origins and styles. Read our guide to antique rugs.

A collector's guide to antique drinking glasses

Feb 15, 2019

Categories: Antiques, Guides

The Englishman was first to produce clear lead crystal glassware on an industrial scale, vastly improving the process of adding lead oxide to glass in 1674. A glass revolution was started and the first goblet to sit on the shelves of antique drinks cabinets across the country was developed - the baluster.

What is antique silver worth? How to identify antique silverware for sales

Feb 4, 2019

Categories: Antiques, Guides

Antique silver is one of the most versatile and glamorous of all precious metals. From teapots to trinkets, antique silver candlesticks to antique silver cutlery, these gleaming pieces combine strength and intricate design to create objects of real beauty. Yet despite their opulence, many silver antiques can be bought for bargain prices.

What is antique and what is vintage?

Jan 22, 2019

Categories: Antiques, Guides, Trends, Vintage

With changing tastes and new interior trends, investing in forever-pieces is on the up. But exactly what is antique? How old is antique? And what is the difference between vintage and antique? Read on...

Antique desks: how to choose the right one

Jan 10, 2019

Categories: Antiques, Buying Tips, Guides, Furniture, Trends

From drums to Davenports, antique desks are as widely varied as the writers who’ve sat at them. While their original purpose was to provide a stable surface for old-fashioned artistry and literacy, they’re now well-coveted pieces for modern homes and offices.

How to reupholster an antique chair

Jan 7, 2019

Categories: Antiques, Guides, Furniture

You don’t have to be a sewing expert to learn how to reupholster an antique chair. Whether you’re jazzing up a family heirloom or giving an auction find a little TLC to sell on, upholstery can be rewarding in many ways.

More than old relics: What is the future of antiques?

Jan 2, 2019

Categories: Antiques, Buying Tips, Guides, Furniture, Trends

Recessions will come and go, tastes will change and buying habits will fluctuate. Among it all, antiques will continue to thrive. From the rise of the online antique store to shifts in interiors, dealers and collectors are stepping into the future to adapt to a more digital world. But can new-age portals ever replicate the euphoria of an in-store trawl?

A guide to: Antique chairs

Dec 21, 2018

Categories: Antiques, Guides, Furniture

Generations of owners have left their mark on antique chairs. It all adds depth and character - that heavily prized patina - which simply cannot be replicated by even the priciest modern counterparts.

The Joy of Antique Cabinets & How to Spot a Valuable Example

Nov 28, 2018

Categories: Antiques, Buying Tips, Guides, Victorian furniture, Furniture, 19th-Century Furniture

Our ancestors storage and display needs were always met with grandeur. Despite being some of the most expensive furniture ever made, many antique cabinets can be found at affordable prices. Wonderfully varied, you could land upon chunky antique shop display cabinets at an auction one day followed by a slinky pair of antique bedside cabinets the next.

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