Archive for 'Antiques News'
LYME REGIS: Business ever Lifeboat Week expected to raise huge total – View Online
Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by admin.
View Online LYME REGIS: Business ever Lifeboat Week expected to raise huge total View Online Star of the BBC's “ Antiques Roadshow” Paul Atterbury hosted an auction on Thursday morning, which raised about £1600. Lifeboat crew past and present gathered in the afternoon to celebrate the special 150th anniversary at a presentation service on the …
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Aled has plum role at festival launch – Worcester News
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Aled has plum role at festival launch Worcester News Crowds gathered to watch antiques expert Henry Sandon perform a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, marking the start of a month-long celebration of the town's famous fruit. Meanwhile, singer-turned-TV presenter Aled Jones also attended as part of …
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Hang the expense – art is an investment – Cambridge News
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Hang the expense – art is an investment Cambridge News The price of affordable contemporary art rose at its fastest pace in three years during the second quarter of 2011, says the latest RICS Arts and Antiques Survey. The suggestion is that many buyers are currently going for art as decoration rather than …
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Tributes paid to former Sidmouth trader – Sidmouth Herald
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Sidmouth Herald Tributes paid to former Sidmouth trader Sidmouth Herald Dorothy was widowed 40 years ago, around the time she moved to Sidmouth to run an antiques business in Mill Street, with Pat and Alan as neighbours in Tile and Pine. She then ran Gallery 21, Fore Street and was chairman of Sidmouth Chamber of Commerce …
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Armed police ‘did not respond’ as Lincoln couple report being shot at – This is Lincolnshire
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Armed police 'did not respond' as Lincoln couple report being shot at This is Lincolnshire Bill Harriman, is the director of firearms at the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and an arms and militia expert on the Antiques Roadshow. He said: “The .22 long rifle is a standard firearm used for pest control and shooting small …
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Birmingham’s Assay Office safe as hallmarking survives red tape test – The Birmingham Post
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Birmingham's Assay Office safe as hallmarking survives red tape test The Birmingham Post … guarantee of purity, providing details of the manufacturer and when the jewellery or ingot was produced. They are also seen as a critical guide for antique dealers and thousands of amateur collectors, and are a staple feature of the Antiques Roadshow
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Events – August 4 onwards – ChesterChronicle.co.uk
Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Events – August 4 onwards ChesterChronicle.co.uk WREXHAM: Wrexham Antiques & Collectors Fair at the Memorial Hall from 9.30am-3.30pm. Adults £1, concessions 70p, children free accompanied by an adult.
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New Bicester battle proms honours town garrison – Buckingham Today
Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 by admin.
Buckingham Today New Bicester battle proms honours town garrison Buckingham Today BBC presenter and celebrity auctioneer Charlie Ross, of Antiques Roadshow and Flog It! fame, will be master of ceremonies on the evening. Town businesses, including one major sponsor, have generously supported the event to allow it to run at a low cost …
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Downton’s war of the labradors: Show’s canine star is hounded out by castle’s … – Daily Mail
Posted on 30. Jul, 2011 by admin.
Daily Mail Downton's war of the labradors: Show's canine star is hounded out by castle's … Daily Mail 'All Ellie wants is a frankfurter, too, but her tail constantly wags, knocking over beautiful antiques .
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Downton Abbey: YOU gets up close and personal on series two of the hit period … – Daily Mail
Posted on 30. Jul, 2011 by admin.
Daily Mail Downton Abbey: YOU gets up close and personal on series two of the hit period … Daily Mail Above: A large supporting cast was needed to play injured soldiers; all actors are careful not to touch priceless antiques while waiting around
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