Original pieces of William de Morgan’s work are out of the price range for the majority of us, but we thought we would show a few pieces and price guide, just in case any of our readers win the lottery. For a brief introduction to William de Morgan click here. […]
Classed as one of the most important pioneers of the Arts & Crafts movement, William De Morgan was a prolific potter, inventor, novelist and designer.
1961 was the best of times. JFK and Jackie were in the White House, NASA was in space, Elvis was back from the Army, and Marx Disneykins were introduced on toyshop shelves throughout the Western world. Made of injection molded hard plastic and hand-painted by artists in British Hong Kong, […]
Collecting for me is about amassing items that give you pleasure. Now that may well be a collection of stamps, ceramic ornaments or even toy cars but whatever you choose they are items that either bring back nostalgic memories or you simply purchase them because you love them. For me […]
First developed in the early nineteen hundreds, it’s a range of patterned, pressed glass suffused with an iridescent lust re, which reflects the light, making the surface gleam with metallic highlights. It resembles the rainbow effect that you see when oil is spilt in a puddle. This effect was gained […]
The United States was the home of Carnival Glass. It was developed there, and though other countries soon began to produce their own versions, most collectors today begin with American glass as it is the easiest to obtain. A previous article described the manufacture and appearance of this beautiful product, […]
Imagine how useful it would be if we had little knobs, strings or keys in our backs, enabling us to instantly lengthen our hair from a short, everyday bob to long, flowing locks which would make even Rapunzel jealous. Lots of dolls have this useful feature; they don’t need sessions […]
The Disneyland resort in Anaheim will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year and we expect to see many exciting collectibles and news throughout the year of celebration. Just released is the first of the 60th Anniversary Countdown Series pins. The Blue 60th pin is released on the 31st January. Each […]
A Boba Fett Star Wars vintage figure from The Empire Strikes Back has sold at Vectis auctions for a record £18,000. The figure is from the collection of Star Wars expert Craig Stevens. The sale also included other rare carded figures including a Palitoy Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Ben (Obi-Wan) […]
One of the most significant private collections of paintings by the celebrated Scottish artist, Jack Vettriano, is to be sold in a stand-alone auction at Bonhams Edinburgh on 31 March. The collection comprises 12 paintings and is estimated at £800,000-1,200,000.
