Antique and vintage glass rolling pins vary from simple clear examples, to the famous Bristol Blue colours, to elaborate multi-coloured Nailsea examples and to examples with motifs and words. Glass rolling pins although functional developed into quite an art form and also became known as love tokens as they were […]
Charlie Chaplin Royal Doulton Figurine HN2771 This great Charlie Chaplin Royal Doulton Figurine was designed by William K Harper and was released in 1989 as part of Doulton’s Entertainers Collection. The collection also included Laurel & Hardy (released 1990) and Groucho Marx (1991). It was released in an edition size of […]
The Dark Side of Hollywood, an auction of more than 470 memorabilia, costumes, posters, and significant pieces of Hollywood history featuring Bela Lugosi’s Count Dracula cape from Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Universal International Pictures, 1948 . Unlike other films where pieces of the same item were made, there was […]
The Tinplate and Specialist sale at Vectis on the 14th November includes The London Decorative Tin Collection – a single private owner collection of 33 lots of unusual and scarce decorative sweet and biscuit tins. Tins from the collection date back to early 1900s and designs include sentry boxes, a windmill, Grandfather […]
If one collectable could epitomize the rise and fall of collectables in the last 20 years I would probably pick the famous NatWest Pigs. We look at the collectable phenomenon, some interesting NatWest Pig facts and look at prices. The pigs were a promotion began by NatWest Bank who were looking […]
Ever since I watched Queen at the 1985 Live Aid concert I, along with many others have been a massive fan. With the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody just released there is a lot of new merchandise for collectors including a set of Funko Pop! Vinyl figures featuring all 4 band […]
Troika Pottery has become one of the most collected forms of modern British pottery with it’s distinctive colours, incised and geometric designs it has attracted many collectors. Early works from two of the company’s founders Leslie Illsley, and Benny Sirota are especially collectable with prices for rarer items reaching well […]
To coincide with Disney’s latest feature The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Dolls, Barbie are introducing four fantastic dolls based on characters from the film and sculpted to the likenesses of the actors. Each one comes with a doll stand for display and Certificate of Authenticity. The four dolls are: FRN75 […]
The release of the Lalique Limited, Numbered and Signed Editions of Collector’s Flacons has become an annual event since 1994 when Marie-Claude Lalique introduced her perfume. The 2019 Lalique Crystal Limited Edition is entitled Naiade and shows a figure draped in a veil that reveals her voluptuous figure, adorned with […]
To celebrate the 70th birthday of His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Royal Doulton have created a new limited edition figurine featuring Prince Charles in his Royal Air Force Marshal uniform taken at the Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary at Westminster Abbey. The figurine has been sculpted by Neil Welch and […]
