Antique Collection

Not all “bracket” clocks stood on wall brackets. Clocks of this type were also used for tables and mantelpieces. Nowadays the term is used to describe all clocks with short pendulums and spring-driven mechanisms. These clocks are also sometimes called “mantel clocks” or “table clocks“.

The problem of fakes is one that is familiar to every art lover and collector. Fakes, often produced with great skill and refinement, are always hard to detect.
Besides the obvious need for a thorough knowledge of the historical and stylistic background, there are a number of specific practical tips which are indispensable aids to establishing [...]

The antique market changes as fashions come and go. For many years now the business of importing antiques from the UK, selling them from salerooms, shops and private homes has proved very lucrative. But now the pound is emerging as a strong currency.

MANTEL CLOCKS, THE MOST HIGHLY DECORATIVE OF ALL CLOCKS, ARE OFTEN REGARDED SIMPLY AS ORNAMENTAL OBJECTS THAT INCIDENTALLY TELL THE TIME. THEIR OWNERS ARE LESS CONCERNED WHEN THEY FAIL MECHANICALLY THAN THEY WOULD BE WITH OTHER CLOCKS.
Mantel clocks were first developed around 1735 in France during the reign of King Louis XV when it became [...]

BRONZE IS A RELATIVELY EASY MEDIUM TO CAST AND WORK WITH, BUT IT DOES CORRODE, AND DESPITE ITS APPARENT STRENGTH, CAN BE EASILY DAMAGED THROUGH MISHANDLING.
Bronze has a fairly low melting point, and when it is molten it flows into complex shapes more easily than other metals, which makes it particularly suitable for casting. It [...]

Where a stone or an inkwell once sufficed, paperweights in the 19th century became glass works of art.
Decorative paperweights were first made of semiprecious stones, silver, bronze or ormolu. The us ‘of glass began in the 19th century and reach a high point in France,

Cabinets have been prized possessions since the 17th century, and are among the most visually arresting and impressive forms of furniture.
The earliest cabinets made in Britain, in the mid-17th century, were used to store precious belongings and papers.
By the end of the 17th century, however, they had become objects of distinction and elegance in their [...]

From Wedgwood hedgehogs to towering jardinieres, collectable plant pots abound, but ceramic statues and furniture for outside use are much harder to find and often much newer than they look.
Pots and other containers for growing and displaying plants existed as early as Song (Sung) dynasty China (AD 960‑1279). In Europe, potters were making such containers [...]