Britain is a nation of gardeners; I’ve heard that 80% of houses in Britain have private gardens, covering an area twice as large as Surrey. That’s fifteen million gardens in our green and pleasant land. Every weekend sees thousands of us making our way to garden centres, where we choose […]
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Dennis Chinaworks Gala Day 2015
The 2015 Dennis Chinaworks Gala Day will take place on the 12th July at the Dennis Chinaworks Pottery in Shepton Beauchamp. The full day event will include teas, coffees, and lunch and Pottery trials and seconds will also be available for sale. The guest speaker of the day will be Ian Gregory, the renowned […]
Royal Doulton Bo Peep HN1327
Royal Doulton Bo Peep HN1327 is a very rare piece.
26th Annual BreyerFest Starts July 19
The 26th annual BreyerFest starts on July 17 and runs until July, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. This years event has a French Vive La France theme. Pictured: Que Sera Sera the Saturday Raffle Model BreyerFest is Breyer’s annual flagship event with tons of fun for horse […]
Love Shirley Temple – The Shirley Temple Auction
Shirley Temple Movie Costumes, Dolls, and Childhood Memorabilia from her personal archive. While Shirley Temple, the famously dimpled child star danced, sang and smiled her way into hearts throughout the Great Depression years of the 1930s, her mother, Gertrude Temple, was busy preserving the memorabilia that attended her daughter’s more […]
Swarovski Pair of Eagles
Swarovksi designer Martin Zendron latest materpiece is the dazzling Pair of Eagles, which is also the Swarovski Limited Edition of 2015. Symbolizing power and emotion, this authentic pair of eagles makes an impressive centerpiece in any home or office. Showcasing Swarovski’s expert craftsmanship, it depicts two birds in a territorial […]
Swatch Club Celebrates 25 Years
The Swatch Club is celebrating its 25th year and the yearly club watch is This is My World. This is My World is a gent lacquered with a silvery circle to make it shine on your wrist, and tells the story of the 25 past years of Swatch Club – A […]
Robert Thompson’s Mouseman Furniture
Robert (Mouseman) Thompson (7 May 1876 – 8 December 1955) was a British furniture maker whose designs were both functional and very collectable. His designs with their clean, simple lines, careful workmanship, classic construction and mouse carvings have attracted and continue to attract considerable interest from collectors not only in the […]
Corgi London Poppy Day Routemaster
The latest catalogue from Corgi’s includes some interesting new models including this colourful London Routemaster decorated with Poppies inspired by the poem by John McCrae. The model is 1:76 scale and measures 148mm long. However, collectors will have to wait and it is not due for release until the 15th […]
Reps Star Wars Palitoy Figures Hit Records
Rare Palitoy Star Wars action figures and Palitoy Star Wars toys from a Palitoy reps collection has generated a frenzy amongst Star Wars collectors, when the lots came to auction on the 27th May. When Palitoy ceased trading, rep Doug Carpenter was allowed to keep unsold stock and he kept boxes […]















