Collecting Male Movie Dolls – Up until recently, male dolls were very few and far between, but over the last few years, as the trend for character dolls has grown, men have been making their presence felt – and how. Dolls are made to represent footballers, pop stars, sportsmen and […]
In the past at WCN we have written about Collecting various classic comedy stars and acts such as Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy etc. With the recent TCM Presents … There’s No Place Like Hollywood (November 2014) auction and on reading about the Robert Edward Auctions amazing Three Stooges posters sale (April […]
Robert Edward Auctions will be offering an extraordinary Three Stooges movie-poster collection in their April 25, 2015 auction. The most important highlight of the collection is what may be the only known one-sheet poster for the group’s first film for Columbia Pictures in 1934: Woman Haters. Is this the only example that exists […]
The astonishing collection of Lauren Bacall, acclaimed actress of stage and screen, is to go on international tour prior to its auction at Bonhams New York on 31 March and 1 April. The collection, which includes work by the greatest artist of the 20th century, will be previewed in Hong […]
We thought it would be fun to take a closer look at George Tinworth and his humorous comical frogs. For a more detailed account on the life and work of George Tinworth visit George Tinworth – The Greatest Doulton Lambeth Designer. Here we look at some of the Tinworth frogs and frog groups and […]
Pomp, Pre-Fabs And Poodles – Dolls in The 1950s by Sue Brewer Just as a black and white film explodes into technicolour, this decade dawned grey, but ended in dazzling colour. This eventful ten years gave young people more power that ever before, and propelled Britons into a completely new […]
The Swarovski Collectors Society Annual Edition for 2015 is the spectacular Peacock Arya. This wonderful piece is designed by Martin Zendron.
We thought it would be fun to take a closer look at George Tinworth and his humorous comical mice. For a more detailed account on the life and work of George Tinworth visit George Tinworth – The Greatest Doulton Lambeth Designer. Here we look at some of the Tinworth mice and mice […]
2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a landmark in the history of children’s literature and one of the strangest and most enduring stories ever written. To celebrate the anniversary, Royal Mail commissioned award-winning illustrator Grahame Baker-Smith, to illustrate ten key […]
Cupid Swatch bridges the gap for valentines all over the world This Valentine Swatch are releasing a little piece of Swatch love with it’s Unlock My Heart watch. The Unlock My Heart Swatch watch has a white dial with heart lock printed in dark pink with a light pink silicone […]
