However, the Poole Pottery, as it became known, is now remembered as the maker of instantly recognisable Art Deco ware and the striking wares of the 1960s which marked it among the most innovative of ...

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The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included the results of an 18-month research project into a rare 17th century painting of black and white women.

Records date back to 1720 for a small glassworks off London's Fleet Street, but Britain's longest running glass house, best known as the Whitefriars factory, really came into its own when James Powell ...

Gurr Johns, the art advisor that owns UK auction house Dreweatts, has opened an office in Paris. The firm, which describes ...

The Worcester factory was founded at Warmstry House in 1751 by a deed of partnership with 15 members. The period from foundation to 1783, when it was acquired by Thomas Flight, is known as the First ...

PIERS Motley has taken over the Bicton Street Auction Rooms in Exmouth from Martin Spencer-Thomas who has retired after 25 years as an auctioneer and valuer in Devon.

Silver spoons for the dining table have been around since antiquity - a much longer history than the table fork, which did not come into general use until the 18 th century. By this time spoons had ...

Next year marks the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the most famous naval battle in British history. Heading into this year’s mere 219 th anniversary – October 21 – Berkshire auction ...

Trevor Francis won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and both winner’s medals were snapped up at auction at Piers Motley A football collection of shirts, medals and international caps ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a remarkable cache of Chinese works of art coming ...

Oxford’s Legge Carpets & Textiles is hosting a retrospective exhibition, which is celebration of Christopher Legge’s five decades in the business. 50 Years- Along the Way runs until October 27.