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In recent years Witney has expanded rapidly but still retains its charms as a market town on the edge of the Cotswolds. The market dates back to the Middle Ages, and the market square, at the top...
The idea for the Antiques Treasure Trail came about in 1995. I was sitting in the garden with some friends, antiques dealer, Maurice Goodlad, and John and Gill Garbutt. I had frequently wanted to...
More than a house, Red House was the epicentre of love and tragedy for the Pre-Raphaelites. Designed for William Morris by the architect Philip Webb, it is a revolutionary building in the history...
Ham House was built in 1610 for Sir Thomas Vavasour, Knight Marshal to James I. On Sir Thomas's death in 1620, the house passed briefly to the Earl of Holdernesse, before becoming the home of...
Many people enjoy owning antiques. Some people like to own them for the pure pleasure they bring. Some people enjoy how they look and the class they bring to a room. Some people like the fact they...
It is rare to find furniture pre-16th Century anywhere other than in a museum. It seems that collectors have only been able to obtain pieces from the Tudor period (1485-1600) onwards and even these...
Some people love perfume for its smell and the dreams it conveys, others love the beautiful bottles. If you enjoy collecting, perfume bottles not only look good, some of them are quite valuable...
Rene Jules Lalique was born in Ay, Marne, France on April 6, 1860, and died May 5, 1945. He was a glass designer, renowned for his stunning creations of perfume bottles, vases, jewellery,...
A marketing revolution has taken place that gives Antiques Dealers a great opportunity to promote themselves effectively, for very little outlay. Dealers, who often rely on business outside their...
To most people who buy and sell antiques, social networking is a mysterious concept that has no bearing on them, or, what they do for a living. Facebook? MySpace? Twitter? What is the point in...
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