Antiques Roadshow guest left ‘staggered’ by valuation of item she let dog drink from
An Antiques Roadshow guest was left stunned after discovering her pet's water bowl was a rare Chinese jade antique from the ...
How Valentine's Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and 'manufactured intimacy'
When we think of Valentine's Day, chubby Cupids, hearts and roses generally come to mind, not industrial processes like mass ...
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Residents Unearth 18th Century Gold Coins Worth Almost a Million Dollars During Kitchen Renovation
Gold Coins Worth Almost a Million Dollars During Kitchen Renovation A couple found a large stash of gold coins while renovating their house. The gold coins were unearthed from the couple's kitchen ...
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Museum Scoops Three Masterpieces by Overlooked 18th Century Portrait Painter
A Luxembourg museum has scooped three portraits by 18th century painter Monique Daniche, featuring the elite of Strasbourg ...
From Armando Cabral, Augusta Hoffman, and More: 8 Design Collabs We’re Loving Right Now
If the market’s latest debuts have any lesson to tell, it’s that the design community indeed works better together. From ...
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Experts Reveal 6 Tell-Tale Signs Your Porcelain Plates Are Worth Something
"I bought a rare 18th-century Chinese armorial export plate at a Goodwill for ... unlike the dull 'thud' of some other ...
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Arras - home to Robespierre and the chocolate rat
Discover the 10th century tunnels that housed Allied troops, a Vauban citadel and a famous sausage. A perfect half-term ...
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18th-Century College Dining Hall Excavated in North Carolina
According to a report in The Daily Tar Heel, archaeologists Heather Lapham and Mary Elizabeth Fitts and their students are ...
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18th Century British ramparts are discovered in St. Augustine's Lincolnville
Archeologists in St. Augustine, Florida have discovered evidence of an 18th-century British fort, known as a redoubt. The ...
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The Enormous Antique Store In New Hampshire That’s Almost Too Good To Be True
Welcome to Antiques on Elm, a treasure trove that’ll make you feel like a kid in a candy store – if that candy store sold ...
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Kilims are unique rugs and can be found on furniture
A kilim is a type of rug that originated in Asia, falling into the broad category of Oriental rugs. The earliest known examples were found in China, and the most famous come from western Asia. Unlike ...
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The importance of the 'handle-fixer' in pottery production
Today, the manufacture of pottery and porcelain is very much a mechanised business ... Handles on teacups, especially, have been prone to change frequently, and on early 18th century porcelain, ...