I only discovered Oiva Toikka recently when visiting a glass gallery in Chester (Pyramid Glass) which had a display Birds by Toikka and was immediately struck with the design, colour, variety and ingenuity of the birds. This feature focuses on the Birds by Toikka but I hope to feature further […]
Bonhams Native American Art auction on the 31st August includes several historic artifacts from the Pacific Northwest Coast, dating from the early to mid-19th century, some of which are coming to market for the first time. The lots include an exceptional Tlingit Rattle carved in the form of an oystercatcher […]
Elvis Presley’s most important guitar ever to come to auction sold for $1,200,000 when it sold on 1st August at GottaHaveRockAndRoll.com. The historic 1942 Martin D-18 guitar, Serial Number 80221, which Elvis Presley owned between 1954 and 1956, is often referred to as his “Sun Sessions” guitar. Elvis used this […]
In our Collecting the Top 10 James Bond Cars the Corgi James Bond Aston Martin DB5 comes top. The Aston Martin DB5 first appeared in Goldfinger and the Corgi 261 model is probably one of the most famous and most sort after Corgi models. The DB5 has now appeared in […]
The first Swarovski Limited Edition Disney Princess was Cinderella and was released in 2015. Each year since Swaroski have released a limited edition annual edition Disney Princess. The series has proved very popular with the early editions rising in value on the secondary market. Cinderella was followed in 2016 by […]
The Wade Whimsies Flintstones set of dinosaurs was originally released in 1965 in the Wade Flintstones Party Crackers and later in the Wade Animal Party Crackers set. There were four was figures released including Dino, Sabre Tooth Tiger, Bronti and Rhino. For fans of The Flintstones Dino will be the […]
Manuel Cipriano Gomes Mafra (1829-1905) was one of the foremost Portuguese ceramists of the 19th century who developed a vast array of work influenced by the natural world. Manuel Mafra’s pottery work, marked by naturalism, was strongly influenced by the French 16th century engineer, craftsman and potter Bernard Palissy . […]
Wade Disney The Fox and the Hound Price Guide – Wade had great success with their Disney Hat Box Series and one of the lesser known sets was from the Disney film The Fox and the Hound. The The Fox and the Hound set consisted of four figures Tod, Copper, Big […]
Wade had great success with their Disney Hat Box Series of figures and followed on with a series of 10 larger Disney characters, eight of which were from the Disney film Lady and the Tramp. These models were around five to six inches tall, and became known as ‘Blow-ups’ amongst collectors. […]
Disney and the Wade Hat Box Series Wade and Disney are two of the hottest collectable names around – so a combination of both makes for something really special. In 1955, Walt Disney’s Film Lady and the Tramp was released and was a tremendous success, combining an appealing story, enchanting animation, […]
