All the major 20th century artists were committed printmakers, creating stand-alone artworks that were not copies of paintings.
Ofer Gildor
Gilden's Arts Gallery
Antique Guides
Staffordshire figures resonate with social history and have always held appeal. They are folk art: of the people for the people.
Mr Ben Tulk
Madelena Antiques & Collectables
For centuries the chandelier has been the most iconic lighting form to grace our interiors, balancing a decorative and aesthetic function with practical illumination. From its beginnings it was associated with wealth and power and a burning symbol of success and social standing.
Mr Adrian Alan
Adrian Alan
In conjunction with our partner Homes & Antiques, LAPADA is pleased to offer expert advice on buying an antique bed by expert dealer and LAPADA member Paul Beedham.
Mr Paul Beedham
Beedham Antiques Ltd.
The term 'antiquities' refers to artefacts from prehistory to roughly Medieval Period. The term is very broad and covers the Classical antiquity of Greece and Rome, ancient Egypt, ancient Near Eastern cultures and delves into prehistoric periods and Asian civilizations.
Christopher Martin
C.J. Martin (Coins) & Ancient Art Ltd
R. W. Symonds, a renowned furniture historian, once pronounced that gilt gesso furniture was unparalleled: ‘It possessed a quality which no carving in wood could emulate’.*
Mr Charlie Mackinnon
Mackinnon Fine Furniture
Diamonds were probably worn as early as the sixth century BC, though the oldest extant examples date from Ancient Rome.
Paul Daughters
Berganza Ltd
Most significant portrait miniature collections also contain portrait enamels. These usually resemble watercolour portrait miniatures in their framing and size, yet they were produced in a very different way and their creators were more closely associated with watchmakers and jewellers than with the manuscript illuminators who evolved the first portrait miniatures.
Philip Mould OBE
Philip Mould Portrait Miniatures
Anyone who works with antiques, especially restorers who spend literally days burnishing pieces to bring back their lustre, will tell you that wood is wonderful.
Mr Charles Wallrock
Wick Antiques Ltd
Prized and valued today as they were when first commissioned and made, fine antique clocks represent a sound financial investment and will be a pleasure to own and incorporate into your daily life.
Tobias Birch
Tobias Birch Ltd