The City of Dublin is often referred to as the heart and soul of Ireland, and within the heart of the City itself is Ireland’s number one visitor attraction – The Guinness Storehouse. Opened in November 2000, it has to date, attracted over 3 million visitors including myself on a […]
To celebrate Prince George’s his first birthday Hazle Ceramics are launching a New Limited Painting entitled ‘Prince George’s Birthday Shop’ which is painted on their Sally Lunn building (which was built in 1482). The windows are filled with presents, bunting, cake and of course a birthday banner. There will be 66 […]
Bairstow Manor Collectables latest addition to their world famous series of character jugs has been created to commemorate the First World War. The jug is entitled “Lest We Forget” and has been modelled by Ray Noble. Ray Noble is well known for his ceramic modelling, particularly for his character jugs portraying […]
Airfix has revealed that they were commissioned to make a one-off scale model of the Royal Navy’s largest ever Aircraft Carrier in 1:350 scale. The actual carrier was named by the Queen on the 4th July. The model, which is over 800mm in length is currently on display to visitors aboard […]
Bonhams Prints and Multiples sale on July 15th offered a fantastic opportunity for art lovers to purchase works by some of the western world’s greatest artists at accessible prices. The Old Masters to Contemporary giants were represented in the sale at the company’s headquarters in 101 New Bond Street. The […]
Whovians And Comic Readers Invited To Join Day Of Events And Promotions To Celebrate New Doctor Who Comics! This July 23 sees the release of two brand-new Doctor Who ongoing series, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor and Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor by Titan Comics, which already is set to […]
A 1962 Dr. No quad film poster was one of the highlights of the James Bond section of the Vectis 12th July Entertainment Memorabilia. The poster featuring Sean Connery on a striking yellow background with the text The First James Bond Film! fetched £3,000. Pictured right: DR. NO (1962) Film Poster. […]
A unique Star Wars poster will be of interest to Star Wars collectors in the Vectis 12th July Entertainment Memorabilia. The poster depicts all six Star Wars films and has been signed by sixty nine members of cast and crew. This Star Wars poster will be worth a great deal […]
Antiques & Collectables expert Mark Hill has announced that he will be opening a stand at Grays Antiques, in the heart of central London. Situated behind the renowned Grays main building, the Mews (below left) is a few minutes stroll from Bond Street tube station and Oxford Street and north of the renowned […]
Tea was introduced to this country in the mid-seventeenth century, and within 100 years it was a national beverage enjoyed by all classes, the direct cause of considerable changes in the times of meals and in social customs and, of course, of the introduction of the tea services so highly […]
