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COVID-19 Customer Announcement

Mar 18, 2020
Category: Buying Tips
The health and safety of our customers and employees is our top priority. We are closely monitoring developments of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and are following guidelines from the government and relevant health authorities.

Antique wine glasses & decanters: How to toast the New Year in style

Dec 19, 2019
Category: Buying Tips
Whether you're planning an elegant English-style party or a Mad-Men-themed vintage bash, antique wine glasses can be a charming touch to your New Year's toast.

Christmas gift ideas for antique lovers

Dec 19, 2019
Category: Buying Tips
Christmas gifts for antique lovers can be hard to source. Most antiquarians have distinctly unique tastes - and their homes are curated to express it. But that doesn’t mean you should just abandon all hope and buy them another pair of socks.

Making money from antique dinner service wares

Dec 12, 2019
Category: Buying Tips
There is so much to talk about - and many an investment to be made in - the antique dinner service realm.

Antique figurines: how to find one-of-a-kind ornaments

Dec 12, 2019
Category: Buying Tips
If there’s one thing we know about antique lovers, it’s that they know their style. Their homes are either perfectly curated or eclectically unique.

Flavour of the past: A guide to antique kitchen chairs, tables & dressers

Nov 8, 2019
Category: Buying Tips
They say the kitchen is the heart of the home. How charming, then, to adorn yours with pieces of the past.

The only way is oak: Two furniture makers that will make you money

Oct 16, 2019
Category: Buying Tips
Nothing is quite as British as oak. It’s a national symbol of Blighty’s strength, power and resilience. Thanks to its remarkable durability, many of the latter are still around today.

How to transform your home with antique tiles

Oct 11, 2019
Category: Buying Tips
From the hallway to the bathroom, antique tiles can breathe new life into any space. Tiles have been a thing for thousands of years, since the Industrial Revolution allowed homeowners of Victorian England to tile their floors inexpensively.
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Understanding: Antique telescopes and microscopes

Sep 23, 2019
Category: Buying Tips
From scientists to sailors, magnifying instruments have aided the crafts and lives of many. Technical brilliance combined with beautiful decoration make them a collector's dream.

The wonderful world of kitchenalia & domestic antiques

Sep 20, 2019
Category: Buying Tips
Love the past but can't afford its fine furniture or precious wares? Then delight the array of curious goods found in old kitchens. Many everyday items from the Victorian era can be picked up on a budget - still attractive and even usable.

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