Mantelpieces decorated with ceramic figurines were a mainstay of the English middle class during Queen Victorias reign in the mid 1800s. The potters of Staffordshire made painted and glazed pottery sheep dogs, exotic animals and other figurines which are still being collected today. Worthologist Audra Blevins spoke with Lisa Vickers of V and V Antiques […]
Federal Glass made many of the most recognized and important depression glass patterns. We’ll give tips to collect and enjoy two patterns, Georgian, also called Lovebirds, and Diana, this month.
Georgian and Diana are two very different patterns although Federal made both of these. Let’s look at some differences to compare these before we go into […]
(by Kathryn Eickholt)
Federal Glass made many of the most recognized and important depression glass patterns. We’ll give tips to collect and enjoy two patterns, Georgian, also called Lovebirds, and Diana, this month.
Georgian and Diana are two very different patterns although Federal made both of these. Let’s look at some differences to compare these before we […]
Lushpad.com makes it easier for modern design and contemporary art fans to buy, sell or find out more about that extra special piece.
Lushpad is a unique online home for lovers of mid-century Modern furniture, accessories and related objects sought by vintage collectors and anyone else interested in contemporary design and art. In the spirit of […]
When you are looking for vintage costume jewelry you will notice the term Jelly Belly used to describe anything from colored cabochons to moonstones.
When I first started in the business as an antique jewelry dealer I found the wide use of the name Jelly Belly to be very confusing. I have since learned that Collector’s […]
The invention of the laundry iron with automatic heat and adjustable temperatures ushered the iron business into the modern era. A fourteen year old boy’s curiosity proved to be the driving force.
The invention of the laundry iron with automatic heat and adjustable temperatures ushered the iron business into the modern era. The curiosity of a […]
In a time when the kitchen stove was always hot, cooking something for breakfast, lunch and supper, it didn’t just keep those old kitchens warm. It warmed the hearts of families all across our country as mealtimes were a chance to bond, share and spend time with family. Those traditions are our history and culture. […]
It has taken over 400 years but soon the Tower of London is going to get some of its guns back. On May 25, archaeologists will begin work on the recovery of cannon from a sunken Elizabethan ship that went down off the coast of Alderney in the Channel Islands in 1592.
Oxford, UK, May 20, […]
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In 1885 Tsar Alexander III commissioned the House of Fabergé to make an Easter Egg as a gift for his wife, the Empress Maria Fedorovna. Its ‘shell’ is enamelled on gold to represent a normal hen’s egg. This pulls apart to reveal a gold yolk, which in turn […]
