The first American porcelain – in Britain 04 February 2013 Students of American ceramic history have long been taught that the first successful producers of porcelain in North America were Gousse Bonnin (1741-c.1780) and George Anthony Morris (1741/5-73), who ran the short-lived American China Manufactory in Philadelphia between 1769 and 1772. International
Staffordshire Hoard – original finder and landowner to share second windfall 14 January 2013 A fresh discovery of artefacts in a Staffordshire field where the famous 2009 hoard was found has been declared treasure and part of the hoard. News
Metal detecting prosecution hailed as a landmark case 12 January 2013 Two metal detectorists have been given suspended jail sentences in what is being hailed as a landmark case for the Portable Antiquities Scheme. It is the first time that such a ruling has been made since the scheme, which was piloted in the 1990s, came fully into force in 2003. News
Double bill of Egyptian delights 05 November 2012 The late November antiquities double bill at Drouot held by Pierre Bergé et Associés kicks off on the 29th with a library of works on Egyptology. International
Evill-Frost raises the Mod Brit bar 20 June 2011 BILLED as “the greatest collection of Modern British Art ever to come to the market”, the sale of the Evill-Frost collection at Sotheby’s in London did not disappoint.
Portable Antiquities Scheme funding cut 15% 29 November 2010 FUNDING for the Portable Antiquities Scheme is to be cut by 15 per cent in real terms over the next four years, with the biggest impact likely to be on staff costs.
A warrior’s £19,500 battle cry 04 January 2010 FOUR centuries of contact with the North American continent – exploration, trade, settlement, war and missionary activity – mean that, just occasionally, spectacular Native American art objects are found in the United Kingdom.
Widespread support for trove code 15 May 2006 A NEW code of conduct has been agreed to offer standard guidelines for locating and unearthing treasure trove.
Ede bears £30,000 gift back to Greeks 06 June 2005 London antiquities dealer James Ede is handing back a rare bronze statuette – stolen from Samos Museum during the Second World War – to Greece.
More gems from the Henry Polissack Library 22 June 2004 THE first part of the library of books on gems and jewellery formed by Henry Polissack, a dealer in antique jewellery who turned his pursuit of works for his own reference collection into a specialist book business, was held in March 2003, but while the Pt. II sale held by Swanns on May 27 of this year was not up to the standard of that first offering, it did contain much of interest.
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