Antiques Features
Wheathills - Let the memory live again
September 15th 2011
Wheathills puts the memories of a lifetime into an antique for the future
Antiques & Collecting: Chairs
March 25th 2011
Are you sitting comfortably? A look at the development of chairs through the ages by Peter Bunting
Antiques & Collecting: Talking about Antiques
August 26th 2010
Items in a stone unique to Derbyshire have been treasured since the 16th century. Max Craven investigates ...
Antiques & Collecting: Talking about Antiques
June 28th 2010
A ‘find’ in a wardrobe in Borrowash provided one of those rare moments that antique experts treasure. Max Craven reports ...
Antiques & Collecting: Rosemary Riggott looks back to a Victorian Christmas
January 6th 2010
Christmas in Victorian times was a non-commercial, festive, family occasion. Christmas cards first made an appearance in 1843 and had a decidedly moral message.
Antiques & Collecting: Famous Cabinet Makers - Chippendale
July 6th 2009
Thomas Chippendale (1718-79) is no doubt one of the best known cabinet-makers. The son of a carpenter, he was born in Otley, Yorkshire, and was working in London by about 1748. He established his workshop in St Martin's Lane and called it 'The Cha...
Antiques & Collecting: A Fan for Easter
April 6th 2009
Before the existence of air conditioning ladies of all ages carried fans to events such as a ball or the theatre. Either kept in handbags or hung from the wrist by a short decorated strap, they rapidly became a fashionable as well as practical acc...
Antiques & Collecting: Wedgewood
March 6th 2009
Wedgwood has been in the news recently because its future is in doubt. This Staffordshire firm is one of this country's leading ceramic manufacturers and ironically its wares are now likely to become even more collectable and valuable.
Antiques & Collecting: Easter Eggs
March 1st 2009
The custom of giving an egg at Easter dates back a long way, possibly to the Middle Ages when eggs were distributed by churches to mark the end of the Lenton fast. Many English china factories, as well as all the European ones, manufactured porcel...
Antiques & Collecting: The Arts and Crafts Movement - Art Nouveau
January 6th 2009
In the latter years of Queen Victoria's reign a number of Guilds and Societies were formed with the purpose of reviving interest in the craftsmanship of earlier times and developing greater co-operation between the various crafts.
Antiques & Collecting - Tunbridge Ware
January 1st 2009
As anyone who has watched the BBC's Antiques Roadshow or Flog It will know, Tunbridge Ware is very collectable and prices have risen in the last few years.
Antiques & Collecting: English Furniture Woods
August 6th 2008
My favourite pieces of antique furniture are those which rely solely on the beauty of the wood for their attractive appearance. I enjoy looking at 'burrs' and 'oysters', 'bird's eyes' and 'feathers'.
Antiques & Collecting: Davenports, Canterburys and Teapoys
July 6th 2008
Davenports, Canterburies and teapoys are three pieces of furniture particularly associated with the Victorian era which are still popular and useful today.
Antiques & Collecting: June 08
June 6th 2008
Furniture restorer and dealer NEIL HELDREICH makes a case for buying 'brown.'
Antiques & Collecting: Victorian Art Glass
April 6th 2008
Victorian decorative glass is frequently called 'art glass' and covers a whole range of categories, colours and decorative pieces. The best known type of English art glass is sometimes referred to as coloured Bristol (not to be confused with the l...
Antiques & Collecting: Derby Porcelain
February 1st 2008
I think I am correct in assuming that there are more ceramic enthusiasts in Derbyshire collecting Derby porcelain than in any other part of the country, which is really not suprising when you consider that its production has been a continuous proc...
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