Collecting

Collecting antique decanters

A guide to collecting and buying decanters

Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill

Mark Hill shares his love of Czech glass

Queen Elizabeth II at the Antiques Roadshow

Antiques Roadshow experts share their memories of The Queen

Anglepoise original 1227 lamp

A history of the Anglepoise lamp

art accepted in lieu

What does it mean when art is ‘accepted in lieu’?

Collecting Welsh Blankets

Welsh blankets: history, different styles and how to collect

Luke Honey's Cabinet of Curiosities: Vampire Slaying Kits

What are vampire slaying kits and how to collect them

Mochaware mugs

Everything you (probably) didn’t know about mochaware

Collecting tartanware

A guide to collecting tartanware

how to collect love spoons

Welsh love spoons: their history, meaning and how to make and collect them

Annie Sloan Chalk Pain colour card

Who is Annie Sloan?

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Royal memorabilia sales skyrocket as collectors rush to buy Queen Elizabeth II souvenirs

Highclere Castle in the sunshine

Downton Abbey: how the designers captured the historic interiors aesthetic

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Kintsugi: how to do it, different methods and best kits

The corner of an ornate gild frame

How to clean antique picture frames