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 at their value and worth with some prices they are selling for. […]
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 […]
The tobacco stopper, also known as a pipe stopper or a tobacco tamper, is used to enable a pipe to be filled by evenly distributing the tobacco within the length of the bowl, and to press the tobacco down. What started as a utilitarian device developed into a vast array […]
As with much of tobacciana the growth of decorative cigar cases relates to rise of smoking. The first use in this country of the word ” cigar” (or ” segar ” as it was often written and pronounced) is ascribed by the Oxford Dictionary to the year 1735. The date is curious […]
Just finished watching the first episode of the new Dr Who series to watch the latest regeneration of the 13th Doctor as acted by Jodie Whittaker. Jodie was great and we are really excited by the forthcoming series. We saw her chosen outfit and style at the end of the […]
