The 15th Wade Collectors Meet will be held on Sunday 10th July at the Wade Collectors Centre, Ford Lane, Ford, Arundel, West Sussex. Specials for the event include Gold and Silverl Razorback Whimsies, a pair of Gold and Silver Wade Sheepdog Whimsies and a pair of Gold and Silver decorated Cheers Betty Boop Whimsies all limited editions of only 50 pairs.
A pair of George II burr walnut card tables, which are believed to have been commissioned by Sir Thomas Dyer, 5th Baronet (1694-1780) for the Elizabethan country house, Spains Hall, near Finchingfield, Essex
Two superbly documented fragments of the original Star Spangled Banner, which inspired America’s national anthem in 1814 as it flew in defiance of the British over Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, MD, and were later in the collection of a Philadelphia museum, are expected to bring $60,000+ when they come up for bid as part of Heritage Auctions’ June 21 Arms & Militaria auction.
Set for release in June is Thomas Kinkade’s latest Limited Edition Summer’s Heritage.
Royal Copenhagen have launched two new bowls with the iconic Fluted Mega decoration – in blue and black. The decorative Blue Fluted pattern is just as topical today as when it first saw the light of day in 1775.
Sotheby’s are to auction, as part of the English Literature and History Sale on 14th July 2011, the historic autograph manuscript of Jane Austen’s novel ‘The Watsons’ – the only major Austen manuscript remaining in private hands and the most important Jane Austen item to come to the market in over 20 years.
Ellowyne Wilde is a doll with attitude, a world-weary doll with an unusual take on fashion. There is something about Ellowyne’s languid, lazy, rather bored approach to life which makes me smile. And many of her costumes are stunning – though what else would you expect when they are designed […]
Considered by many to be the ‘Master’ of ivory sculpture, Ferdinand Preiss was a skilled designer, modeller and carver, who worked throughout the Art Deco period.
One thing that often appeals to us collectors is a sense of order.
The forms were practical and classical, the lines were clean, and the colours were vibrant.
