Fashion icon Vera Wang is the latest addition to the Barbie Tribute Collection which celebrates visionaries whose incredible contributions have helped shape and impact culture. The Vera Wang doll is designed by Carlyle Nuera and is inspired by a look from Vera Wang’s own 2017 ready-to-wear collection. The Vera Wang […]
There’s something special about tinplate fire engines. They’re intricate, they’re beautiful, and they hark back to a bygone era of firefighting. For collectors the area is easily definable and a good collection can be acquired. We include a number of examples along with their estimates or prices achieved at auction. […]
Released during the Great War from 1915-1919 was an impressive set of eleven toby jugs based on the Allied Political and Military leaders by Wilkinson after designs and caricatures by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould. Each of the figures holds an item or is an item and has associated words e.g. […]
Lladró artists have introduced Ahsoka Tano, their fourth female model based on the Star Wars franchise. Ahsoka Tano was a Force-sensitive Togruta female former Jedi Padawan who, after the Clone Wars, helped establish a network of various rebel cells against the Galactic Empire. The Ahsoka Tano mode has been sculpted […]
Available to pre-order now and set for release from CORGI is the Harry Potter Hagrid Motorcycle and Sidecar. The model depicts the half-giant Hagrid on his motorcycle and Harry in the sidecar from the film Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1. The model looks great with fine attention […]
The work of Japanese glass designer Kyohei Fujita (1921-2004) is continuing to attract a lot of buyers and investment. Rago Arts Modern Design auction on the 13th May 2002 includes 3 fine examples of his very desirable glass boxes. Lot 713 Ornamented Box Japan blown glass, gold and silver leaf […]
The Rollieflex TLR camera revolutionized photographic history by making high-quality photography more accessible to the general public. Prior to its release, cameras were bulky, expensive, and difficult to use, limiting their use to professional photographers or wealthy hobbyists. The Rollieflex’s simple design and affordable price made photography available to a […]
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 […]
Spot-On was a range of die-cast toys produced by British toy factory Tri-ang from 1959 to 1967 (Tri-ang was a division of Lines Brothers, which had been established as a toy maker in 1935). The Spot-On range was created in response to the success of rival toy company’s Dinky and Corgi. […]
For nearly 80 years, the Murano Cenedese glass factory has been renowned for its exquisite handcrafted glass creations. Founded in Venice, Italy in 1946 by master glassblower Gino Cenedese (1907-1973). He initially started the factory with several other glass masters of the time: Alfredo Barbini, Gino Fort, Angelo Tosi and […]
