Collecting

Antique silver napkin rings on white frilly napkins

Collecting Guides

Antique napkin rings: how to collect and where to buy

A Mauchline tartanware photo album c1890 made £475 at Lyon & Turnbull in 2019

Luke Honey’s Cabinet of Curiosities: tartanware

‘Old London Bridge’ Charles Osborne-patented corkscrew, Victorian (sold for £40,000 in November 2014).

Antique corkscrews: how to collect and where to buy

These tinsel pictures belonged to Vivien Leigh and sold at Sotheby’s in 2017.

Luke Honey’s Cabinet of Curiosities: tinsel pictures and toy theatres

A vast collection of antique copper jelly moulds.

Antique jelly moulds: how to collect and where to buy

A travel agent’s model by Bassett-Lowke for RMS Queen Mary c1960, sold by Charles Miller Ltd for £1,400.

Antique model ships: how to collect and where to buy

Luke Honey's Cabinet of Curiosities: Vampire Slaying Kits

Luke Honey’s Cabinet of Curiosities: vampire slaying kits

The Saturday Book 11th year 2

Luke Honey’s Cabinet of Curiosities: The Saturday Book

A shelf of treasures above the range in Elizabeth Harbour’s kitchen

The history of Staffordshire dog figurines and how to build your collection

An embroidered table cloth on a dining table

How to buy embroidered table linen

Cliche garland, £500, Fileman Antiques.

Antique glass paperweights: how to collect and where to buy

Rectangular stool by Robert Thompson c1940, £1,800, Holly Johnson Antiques.

How to buy Mouseman furniture and the history of his designs

Red and white toile de Jouy cushion - cushion, find similar at Katharine Pole.

The history of toile de Jouy

A cluster of mercury glass on a rustic shelving unit

The history of mercury glass and how to start your collection

A display of Victorian pressed fern leaves in Bridget Elworthy’s dining room.

How to buy and collect antique pressed ferns