Burmantofts Pottery was born out of James Holroyd’s architectural brickworks, taking advantage of the rich local deposits of both coal and clay. However, today, the church built in Shakespeare Street ...

A group of seven first edition hardback copies of the Harry Potter books, all signed by author JK Rowling, are being offered by Heritage Auctions. The group already has pre-auction online bids ...

The record-setting £27.5m Canaletto at Christie’s last week represented the sixth highest sum ever recorded at auction for an Old Master. But what others feature in the top 10? ATG's table here is ...

While the origins of the game date back over a millennium (early precursors have been traced to the 6th century AD), its popularity in Europe really started to grow in the Medieval period as the game ...

The third (and final) Downton Abbey film is set to be released in September and a goodbye auction of the hit TV series and film franchise’s props is being hosted by Bonhams. The Downton Abbey auction, ...

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By 1897, the antiquarian Albert Hartshorne had published Old English Glasses: An account of glass drinking vessels in England, from early times to the end of the eighteenth century. This seminal work ...

When they first came into use in the 1830s, friction matches were hazardous and could combust without warning, so vesta cases were something of a necessity. But as their production became more ...

The relatively small number of surviving hollow wares represent the pinnacle of Scottish provincial silver collecting. This rare snuff box marked WJ, ABD for William Jamieson of Aberdeen, and engraved ...

Different from the simple overglaze 'bat' printed wares produced at the Worcester and Caughley factories from the 1750s, Spode's ingenious method involved first the engraving of a design onto a copper ...

A hand thrown and carved model of a bottle kiln in red stoneware by Guy Sydenham, 14in (35cm). Sold at Cottees, Wareham in November 2010 for £1500. Wired for use as a table lamp, this is believed to ...

A verre églomisé (reverse engraved glass picture) by Jonas Zeuner (17… ...