Collecting

An elegant tea party scene in a Georgian living room

Vintage and antique teapot guide: how to collect teapots and the history of tea drinking in Britain

Blue and white Chinese Ginger Jar

Discover the history of the Chinese ginger jar

A picnic

How to buy a vintage 1950s picnic set

unity coombes RL shelfie 4

Shelf life: meet the artists inspired by antiques

The car on the wall is from an old fairground dodgem ride. The boxes with long handles are chapel collection boxes. Image: Grant Scott.

Real homes Inside Drew Pritchard's converted Methodist chapel

Two blue Wedgwood Jasperware vases shot against a burnt orange background

Wedgwood Jasperware: everything you need to know

Multi-gem set pendant ‘Regard’ necklace sold for £2,500 at Lyon & Turnbull.

How to buy and collect antique acrostic jewellery

This example of a ‘Vinegar Valentine’, mocks a girl for her love of croquet. Amoret Tanner/Alamy Stock Photo

Luke Honey’s cabinet of curiosities: Vinegar Valentines

A collection of antique and vintage valentine's cards

The history of Valentine’s Day cards and the best to buy this year

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