Montacute House in Somerset has appeared in a number of period dramas including Sense and Sensibility and The Libertine and ...

For antique lovers and treasure hunters alike, the thrill of discovering valuable items right in the comfort of home is ...

A 1797 “Wildman of Jesso” bronze half-penny-sized advertising token was the star attraction during Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s ...

Savory dishes from the 18th and 19th century are served throughout Colonial ... is highly detailed in colonial fabrics, furniture and pewter. I had a wonderful meal at King’s Arms, while ...

For example, the import duty on tea raised its price by around 70 per cent by the middle of the 18th century. Smuggling was usually organised by gangs, who were funded by investors or venturers.

“Items, including a silver dining-room table centrepiece (an epergne), a pair of French Empire ormolu candelabra, a pewter mug and plate, plus several items of porcelain were stolen from Montacute ...

The 100-piece collection has been praised for its size, variety and representation of all major European porcelain makers of ...

A Co Antrim man is swapping one castle for another as he joins the ranks of the famous Beefeater guards at the Tower of ...

Items, including a silver dining-room table centrepiece (an epergne), a pair of French Empire ormolu candelabra, a pewter mug and plate, plus several items of porcelain were stolen from Montacute ...

The items stolen were a treasured part of the collection, in particular the epergne which was commissioned by Edward Phelips ...

The designs on Ms. Wilson’s ceramics, sold under the name 1690, are peppered with literary, folk and art references, spanning ...