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Love our paintings? A few surprises among Nottinghamshire's favourite artworks

Rating: 3

January 19th 2012

Nottinghamshire art lovers can now browse the city’s art collection online - and order prints of the work for home and work

An Election and a Puzzling Jug

Rating: 3

January 19th 2012

FOR a landlocked shire with dreamy landscapes and plenty of livestock, Shropshire has had a surprisingly colourful election history with many hard fought contests.

Investment advice from antiques expert David Harper

Rating: 3

January 14th 2012

TV expert David Harper has been fascinated by antiques for as long as he can remember. And he has some words of advice for investment in these straitened times Words by Sue Campbell

Safe Bets

Rating: 3

January 3rd 2012

Having the correct insurance in place for your fine art, antiques and jewellery is crucial

Antiques Feature: More pleasure than paper investments

November 30th 2011

Downturn or upturn? Gerry Berwyn-Jones reviews Bonhams’ silver sale at Knowle.

Art Life from Kent Life

Rating: 3

November 2nd 2011

Antique of the month with Dan Bray of Gorringes...

Wheathills - Let the memory live again

Rating: 3

September 15th 2011

Wheathills puts the memories of a lifetime into an antique for the future

BRITAIN’S BEST COLLECTOR

Rating: 2

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July 11th 2011

Eccentric Maurice Collins, owner of a weird and wonderful collection of off-beat antique gadgets - including the world's first ever...

Royal wedding memorabilia passion spans 40 years for Stockport collector

Rating: 3

July 5th 2011

Royal wedding souvenirs are just one aspect of the huge collection of memorabilia that Robin Hunt has been collecting at his Stockport home for four decades WORDS BY EMMA MAYOH PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIRSTY THOMPSON

Antiques - A Bachelor's chest

Rating: 2

July 1st 2011

Gerry Berwyn-Jones charts the success of a a piece of furniture found in a cottage deep in the Worcestershire countryside

Antiques of the month with Ross Mercer of Gorringes

Rating: 2

May 3rd 2011

This month we take a close look at the Southern African knobkerrie. The name originates from the Afrikaans word ‘knop’, meaning knot or ball and the word ‘kierie’, meaning cane or walking stick...

Bonanza Chinese sale at Chorley's

Rating: 3

April 21st 2011

After the success of their 2010 sale, Chorley’s are preparing for another successful Chinese invasion this month

Seek and you will find: An A to Z of antiques in Suffolk

Rating: 2

April 19th 2011

There are treasures aplenty in our county.... Anne-Louise Hall guides us around the main antique centres of Suffolk

A beginner's guide to bidding at auction

Rating: 2

April 19th 2011

Television has laid bare the secret world of the auction house but in reality the closest many of us get to a live auction is the occasional flirtation with eBay. So just what happens when items go under the hammer? Chantal Haddon explains...

Start searching your attics!

Rating: 2

April 19th 2011

Think you have a rare antique that may make you rich? Antiques expert Curtis Dowling tells you what you should do

Antiques: Nature’s gem

Rating: 2

April 14th 2011

It is often said that the pearl is “the queen of gems, and the gem of queens”

Antiques: Nature’s gem

Rating: 3

April 14th 2011

It is often said that the pearl is “the queen of gems, and the gem of queens”

Pots in the Kitchen - Ceramic Exhibition

Rating: 2

April 6th 2011

Somerset based potter Clio Graham’s work often features on the shelves of Number Seven in fact her work is so popular with our customers that it often sells before we get a chance to display it...

Royal collectables

Rating: 2

March 25th 2011

It’s a tradition at all weddings that the bride should have something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. With a touch of poetic licence, Judy Sharp looks at Royal Collectables old and new – and yes, even blue!

Antiques & Collecting: Chairs

Rating: 3

March 25th 2011

Are you sitting comfortably? A look at the development of chairs through the ages by Peter Bunting