Antiques to Vintage & Everything In Between

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Antiques to Vintage & Everything In Between

from the editor

Curios • a name in antiques… jean després

The Golden Glamour of Ormolu • PRACTICAL AND AT THE SAME TIME SPLENDID, ORMOLU DISPLAYS THE GLAMOUR OF GOLD WITHOUT THE ENORMOUS EXPENSE. RICHARD LAST LOOKS AT THE HISTORY OF THIS LUXURY ART FORM.

Amethyst: The Party Gem • DESPITE THERE BEING ABSOLUTELY NO SUPPORTING EVIDENCE, THE AMETHYST HAS FOR CENTURIES BEEN CREDITED WITH PREVENTING DRUNKENNESS, MAKING IT THE PERFECT GEMSTONE FOR ANYONE PLANNING A BIG NIGHT OUT, WRITES SANDRA D'ANGELO.

Scandalous Silver • WHEN WE THINK OF ANTIQUE SILVER, WE TYPICALLY THINK OF ELEGANT DINING ROOMS, GENTEEL CONVERSATION AND SCINTILLATING REGENCY BALLS. HOWEVER, AS ELIZABETH CHEUNG AND BILLY ROBERTSON DISCOVERED, THE STORIES BEHIND SOME OF THESE BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUES HAVE YOU THINKING, ‘IF ONLY THEY COULD TALK.'

Exploring the Online World of Antiques & Collectables Auctions • THE COVID YEARS HASTENED THE ACCEPTANCE OF BUYING ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES AT ONLINE AUCTIONS WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE WAS CLOSED DOWN, BUT AS PAUL ROSENBERG FROM MOORABOOL ANTIQUE GALLERIES WRITES, THERE ARE STILL SOME CONSIDERATIONS WORTH BEARING IN MIND.

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The Exotic Journey of the Imari Pattern • PIONEERED BY KOREAN POTTERS LIVING IN JAPAN FOLLOWING TWO INVASIONS OF KOREA IN THE LATE 1500s, THE JAPANESE PORCELAIN INDUSTRY IS FAMOUS FOR ITS IMARI WARE. ROSALIND COX INVESTIGATES.

Discover The Johnston Collection • TUCKED AWAY IN THE LEAFY BACKSTREETS OF EAST MELBOURNE IS A TRUE ‘HIDDEN GEM’. BEHIND THE FAÇADE OF A LATE 18th CENTURY GEORGIAN-STYLE TOWNHOUSE NAMED FAIRHALL SITS THE JOHNSTON COLLECTION, AN AWARD-WINNING HOUSE MUSEUM OF ENGLISH GEORGIAN, REGENCY AND LOUIS XV FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS.

From Out of the Shadows • WHEN HENRY VIII FINALLY SAW ANNE OF CLEVES IN THE FLESH, HAVING SEEN ONLY A MINIATURE PORTRAIT, HE DECLARED HER UGLY AND TRIED TO HALT THEIR WEDDING. BUT WHAT IF HE'D BEEN ABLE TO SEE A PORTRAIT CREATED BY A SILHOUETTE ARTIST? WOULD THE TUDOR HISTORY HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT? JULIE CARTER INVESTIGATES.

The Beaded Serpent • IT'S AMAZING THE JOURNEY THAT ONE SINGLE ITEM FROM HISTORY CAN TAKE YOU ON, WRITES KYLIE RICHARDS FROM MORPETH ANTIQUE CENTRE. TAKE THE BEADED SNAKE, FOR EXAMPLE. IT IS OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD AND WAS MADE BY OTTOMAN (TURKISH) PRISONERS OF WAR WHO WERE BEING HELD IN BRITISH AND ALLIED PRISONER OF WAR (POW) CAMPS DURING WORLD WAR I.

Sweet Spot: The Novelty Biscuit Tin • FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN A SMALL GROCERY SHOP IN READING, ENGLAND IN 1822, THE BISCUIT-MAKING FIRM OF HUNTLEY & PALMERS BECAME A GLOBAL SUCCESS STORY, EXPORTING TO ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE INCLUDING INTO THE HEART OF AFRICA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF TIBET. BUT AS JULIE CARTER WRITES, THEY WEREN'T THE ONLY FIRM TO EXPLOIT THE SUCCESS OF THE NOVELTY BISCUIT TIN.

The Forgotten Rabbit • OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT PREDATES MICKEY MOUSE AND WAS JUST AS POPULAR WHEN HE WAS FIRST DEBUTED. BUT WHO IS HE REALLY?

The Needle Painter • IN 1809, A TEXTILE ARTIST CALLED MARY LINWOOD (1755-1845) OPENED A GALLERY IN LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON, BECOMING THE FIRST WOMAN EVER TO DO SO IN LONDON. AS JANE CLOTHIER WRITES, SHE SOLD NOT ONE PICTURE - BUT BECAME EXCEEDINGLY WEALTHY.

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