Lyons Tea enamel advertising signs were produced in the UK from the 1920s onwards and remained popular until the 1960s. They were typically rectangular in shape and usually featured the words LYONS’ TEA in some format. The signs were hung in tea rooms and other public places such as railway […]
What’s it Worth – Free Antiques & Collectables Price Guide
What’s it Worth is a Free Antiques & Collectables Price Guide dedicated to providing historic and up-to-date auction results and prices on antiques, collectibles, toys, teddy bears, dolls, memorabilia, ephemera etc.. In addition to the price guide, the channel also features analysis, backgrounds, and in-depth information on a massive range of collecting topics. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or just getting started, What’s it Worth is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in antiques and collectibles. Thanks for reading!
Mouseman Price Guide for Smaller Items
Mouseman Price Guide for Smaller Items. Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson was a British woodworker who found fame in the early 20th century for his furniture featuring mice. A talented carver, Thompson began incorporating mice into his work in the 1920s as a signature motif. His furniture soon became highly sought-after, and […]
Lowestoft Porcelain Cats and Pugs Price Guide
Among the most collectables pieces Lowestoft Porcelain are their range of animals including cats and pugs. Most of the Lowestoft Porcelain Cats and Pugs date from 1770 to 1795. We take a look at a few examples showing some of the slight variations along with a realised auction price guide. […]
Schuco Pick Pick Bird Information and Price Guide
One of Schuco’s very first toys was the Pick-Pick bird and between the 1920’s and the 1960’s some 20 million were made. The Schuco Pick Pick Bird is probably one of the most famous and iconic wind up clockwork toys not only of Schuco but any toy manufacturer. The Pick […]
Schuco Teddy Bear Perfume Bottles Information and Price Guide
Schuco was a German company that was founded in 1912 and is particularly noted for its production of tin toys. However, among other toys and items, Schuco began to produce Schuco Teddy Bear Perfume Bottles perfume bottles which fitted inside small jointed teddy bears, cats and monkeys. Schuco even produced […]
Clarice Cliff Bizarre Grotesque Masks by Ron Birks
The series of Clarice Cliff Bizarre Grotesque Masks designed by Ron Birks were created in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Ron Birks was apprenticed to Clarice Cliff at the Newport Pottery and is noted for his abstract artwork on pottery and is probably most famous for the Grotesque Masks. […]
Schuco Felix the Cat Perfume Bottle Price Guide
Schuco are well known for their toys, miniature figures and their miniature mohair teddy bear perfume bottles. They were made in the 1920s and 1930s and one of the rarer editions is one based on Felix the Cat. The Schuco Felix the Cat perfume bottle features a mohair Felix the […]
Hornsea Muramics Wall Plaques information and price guide
The Hornsea Muramics Wall Plaques were designed by John Clappison whilst at Hornsea Pottery in the early 1970s. They were only produced for a short period from 1971-1972 and each one was unique. We take a look at these interesting Muramic wall plaques with an associated price guide. How the […]
Georges Omerth French Art Deco Designer Price Guide
In this feature we take a look at the work of French Art Deco Designer Georges Omerth along with examples of his work with price guide. Georges Omerth was born in 1895 in a small town in the south of France. He showed an early interest in art, and at […]
Vitascope Clocks A Short History and Price Guide
We take a look at the history of these very interesting Vitascope clocks along with a price guide to some examples. The Vitascope clock became a design icon of the mid 20th Century featuring an illuminated diorama with a rocking and pitching model ship. The Vitascope Clock proved to be […]
