A cased pair of gold and silver inlaid flintlock pistols by the renowned French maker Nicolas Noel Boutet of Versailles, c.1805-14, which sold for $380,000 (£262,000) at an auction held by James Julia ...

"In their view, we Londoners know little about God, and nothing about pottery". Royal Doulton's rise from London makers of domestic stonewares to an internationally-recognised Staffordshire Potteries ...

After 1840, F. & R. Pratt of Fenton in Staffordshire, became the leading (but not the only) manufacturer of multicoloured transfer printed pot lids and a huge range of related wares. Long admired for ...

That, at least, was the theory. In fact, relatively little Irish ‘provincial’ silver made the journey to the metropolis to receive official approval – for reasons of security and economy. It is a ...

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 ...

London’s Natural History Museum has acquired a newly identified dinosaur from Mayfair dealership David Aaron.