A few basic tips. Exceptions occur to every rule, but the pointers below may help in spotting lower-grade forgeries. I have focussed on things which most people can try, rather than scientific methods or...
Since there appears to be no guides to buyers of Art Deco lighting I am offering this in the hope it may be useful to those about to take their first step to owning an icon of this fascinating period. Firstly,...
As a collector and researcher of Baxter Prints I have been constantly watching Ebay for many years. As a dealer in Baxter prints, apart from a few sales very early on in 2001, we have always restricted our...
Collecting Antiquities By Rolf Kiaer This guide is written by Rolf Kiaer, a partner in Helios Gallery Antiquities in the UK. Helios Gallery believe that ethical dealing and collecting can work in harmony with...
A Guide from Lamps and Lights - for Lamp parts UK This fitting is made up from a chrome plated cord grip lampholder with 3 core silver flex and a chrome plated chord grip ceiling plate screwed into a solid...
Just what is the difference between Art Nouveau and Art Deco? Well the time period to begin with. Art Nouveau can be said to have originated in the 1880's and lasted until the start of the First World War in...
BEWARE of cheaply made suncatchers or others of Peelable Glass paint. (Stained Glass Effect). You will find there is a storm of handmade Stained Glass effect Items on Ebay at the moment. You will...
The Hanukkah Jewish Menorah Hanukkah Holiday in the Jewish tradition Hanukkah is a mid-winter-festival of warmth and light, celebrating the rededication of the home environment at the darkest time of the...