by Christopher Proudlove©Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Português
It’s been a while since I mentioned the young apprentices, largely because they’ve virtually flown the nest. However, thanks to the wonders of computer technology, they remain in touch.
Given the right gizmos, it’s possible to phone them wherever they are in the world and it […]
Tags: Telephones
by Christopher Proudlove©Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Português
It’s been a challenging few weeks. Regular readers will recall that instead of a balmy two weeks in sunny Florida, we ended up coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis and our hearts go out to those who have suffered loss in area’s newest disaster […]
Tags: Longcase Clocks · Clocks
by Christopher Proudlove©Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Português
We shouldn’t have grumbled here last week about spiralling prices for examples of Clarice Cliff’s Bizarre pottery, having done so we seem to be surrounded by the stuff.
First, we watched as one “lucky” buyer handed over a 100 notes at a North Wales car boot […]
Tags: Clarice Cliff · Art Deco
by Christopher Proudlove©Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Português
Minds greater than ours have long debated whether or not the present spate of television programmes devoted to buying, selling and collecting antiques is doing the business any good, but I have to admit that they can become addictive.
Whilst not exactly required viewing chez nous, […]
by Christopher Proudlove©Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Português
You’ll know, if youre a regular reader of this column, that were just back from our annual holiday, in Florida, but as far away from Disneyland as we could get. With our two young apprentices now grown up, weve moved on from the traipse home […]
Tags: Mickey Mouse · Toys · Collectables · Juvenalia
by Christopher Proudlove©Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Português
Just back from our annual holiday lugging home with us the usual bag of shells which we collected from the beach. The same has been happening since the beginning of time and it wasn’t long, in some countries, where seashells – so-called Money Cowries – […]
Tags: Victoriana · Collectables
I am happy to give advice on buying and selling antiques and works of art. Feel free to contact me at the email address below. However, I am not a dealer and I do not buy objects offered to me through these pages. Any advice is given without charge or obligation on either party. writeantiques [at] chris-proudlove.co.uk.
