This year’s edition of Frieze Masters features a number of collaborations and several new exhibitors.

Lowestoft Porcelain The East Anglian fishing port of Lowestoft, set far away from the other centres of 18th century porcelain production like London, Staffordshire or Liverpool, began producing ...

Pot Lids It was Felix Edward Pratt (1813-94) who spotted the commercial possibilities of using new printing technology to decorate the lids of containers for popular products such as bear's grease, ...

If this small portrait of Edward VII looks a bit like a postage stamp, that’s no surprise. The artist was the Austrian-American painter and medallist Emil Fuchs (1866-1929). As well as produc… ...

A selection of European galleries join the Masters section at Frieze Seoul as the fair returns for its four edition from September 3-6. Of the 120 galleries appearing at the fair, 20 are in the Frieze ...

Royal Doulton Royal Doulton’s rise from London makers of domestic stonewares to an internationally-recognised Staffordshire Potteries brand, could scarcely have been predicted in 1877 when the Lambeth ...

English Drinking Glasses English drinking glasses have a long collecting pedigree. Certain types have been sought out for many centuries as ceremonial accoutrements, but the idea of collecting them as ...

Auction house Sotheby’s has announced the opening date of its New York headquarters at the Breuer Building. The new premises at 945 Madison Avenue will open its doors on November 8, ahead of the ...

Jubilee Market in Covent Garden has celebrated 50 years in business. The seven-day-a-week operation hosts an antiques market every Monday running from 5am to 5pm. The c… ...

Silver Spoons The many variations and styles of silver spoons, together with their long history, has created a rich collecting seam. Enthusiasts collect by type, function, by maker, by geographical ...

Whitefriars Glass Britain’s longest running glass house, best known as the Whitefriars factory, was purchased by James Powell for his three sons in 1834. It subsequently led fashion and technology in ...

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 ...