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Five to buy: super Swarovski on offer in a debut timed online sale
Plymouth Auction Rooms is holding its first timed online sale, ending on August 20.
Mixing periods and styles: Five eyecatching lots at upcoming interiors sale
With more and more bidders at auction looking for unusual and eyecatching items to decorate their homes, auction houses are staging interior-themed sales more regularly.
Shaking up the Jazz Age - a brief history of the cocktail shaker
While some of the earliest drinks mixers date back to the 1870s, the first ‘golden age’ of the cocktail shaker was the inter-war decades – the era of the cocktail party, the night club and the speakeasy. As the US threw off the shackles of Prohibition and hipsters partied through the Depression, there was an explosion of designs in silver, silver plate, glass and chrome.
Make a move on memorabilia: how to bring movie magic into your home
From a Barbarella poster featuring Jane Fonda to James Bond toys, here are five lots of movie memorabilia.
Here are some of the reasons people are embracing pre-loved fashion now, more than ever
The fashion industry has a huge impact on the environment, but don’t worry: you can still shop some fine ‘fits while being eco-friendly.
Items from legendary London restaurant hit the auction block
An auction of furnishings from the historic London restaurant Simpson's in the Strand takes place early next month.
Five to buy from a super selection of studio pottery by big and upcoming names
The sale of studio ceramics at Adam Partridge in Macclesfield on July 28 includes a Bernard Leach (1887-1979) porcelain flared dish with banded iron decoration and a flying bird motif to the well.
Highlights from a luxury hotel sale
Furniture and other items from three of London’s most luxurious hotels are going under the hammer in west London.
Leap into a Barbie world at auction
Barbie-mania is rampant ahead of the release of Greta Gerwig’s new film celebrating and subverting the plastic sensation.
How to bring style to your kitchen with a vintage cheese dome
Cheese dome, stilton dish, cheese keeper, it has many names and the decorative cheese storer has been a staple of the larder for hundreds of years.