In the late 19th Century, a group of women in Boston came together to form what was to become the Saturday Evening Girls Club (S.E.G.). It would run as a group until 1969 and started as reading group for young immigrant women in Boston’s North End. The group met at […]
Muffin the Mule was a puppet character on the British children’s television show For the Children that first aired on the BBC in 1946. The show featured a wooden puppet mule who would interact and dance along with human characters. Although the show was very popular with children, it also […]
The Coronet Midget camera (sometimes referred to as the Coronet Midget Sub-Miniature camera) was a popular camera in the 1930s made by the The Coronet Camera Co. The cameras were made of bakelite, were small and compact, making it easy to carry around. The camera was also affordable, originally costing […]
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 […]
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 […]
Monart Glass was produced at the Moncrieff’s North British Glassworks by John Moncrieff Ltd, Perth, Scotland from 1924-1961. The design works was headed by Salvador Ysart, a Spanish glassworker, and his four sons (Paul, Vincent, Augustine, and Antoine). Monart Glass is recognisable for its mottled and marbled colour patterns and […]
Glass designer Geoffrey Baxter is one of the most renowned and celebrated designers of his era. His elegant and timeless designs are still popular today, and his work has been exhibited in galleries all over the world. Born in 1922, Baxter started working at the Whitefriars Glassworks in 1954, where […]
Demétre Chiparus (Demétre Haralamb Chiparus) was a Romanian sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France during the Art Deco era. He is best known for his carved and patinated bronze sculptures of elegant Art Deco dancers and is considered to be one of the most important sculptors of that […]
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. […]
Lowestoft Porcelain is a type of soft-paste porcelain that was produced in the town of Lowestoft in Suffolk, England. The porcelain was produced from 1757 to 1800/1802 and was known for its delicate painting and intricate decoration. The soft-paste porcelain used by the Lowestoft factory was a combination of local […]
