Prints, Maps and Books
Victorian Bookbindings Worth Preserving and What They Fetch
I catalogued a private library in Norfolk in 2018 that contained roughly 1,200 Victorian bindings.
Ceramics and silver specialist, page 7 of 8
Sybil grew up in a family of dealers. Her first job was cataloguing a private collection of Staffordshire figures and sterling flatware, and she has been reading marks and assessing condition ever since. She has a particular patience for pieces that arrive with no paperwork.
Prints, Maps and Books
I catalogued a private library in Norfolk in 2018 that contained roughly 1,200 Victorian bindings.
Ceramics and Porcelain
I have sold more jardinieres than I have sold any other single category of ceramic, and the reason is straightforward: they are...
Silver and Metalwork
My mother taught me to read hallmarks before she taught me to read cursive, which is a slight exaggeration but not by much.
Ceramics and Porcelain
Three categories of English earthenware sit next to each other on the shelves of every good antique ceramics dealer, and they...
Care and Preservation
I write about six valuation letters a year for clients who need their antiques scheduled on insurance policies, and the process...
Silver and Metalwork
Antique gold jewellery occupies a rewarding place in collecting because it combines intrinsic metal value with craftsmanship...