Category Archives: Antiques
Antique Coins – An Introduction
Antique coins and coin collecting has become a hugely popular pastime. Antique coin collecting is available to many collectors regardless of budget, and another featured attraction is that it is easier to identify the piece itself. This is largely due [...]
17th Century English Antique Furniture
Antique furniture from the 17th century features more specialised furniture than with previous styles. Levels of craftsmanship were increased as refugees from France fled to London bringing with them skills such as marquetry, cabinet-making, metalworking and the weaving of silk. [...]
Collecting Military Antiques
Collecting military antiques, or militaria, usually refers to the collecting of antique uniforms, medals head-dresses, antique firearms and related materials. Military antiques have become very popular, and even though arms, uniforms and weaponry can be expensive, other military antiques are [...]
An Introduction to Antique Guns
One of the most fascinating areas of antique collecting is antique guns and firearms. Antique guns are probably the most popular of all antique weapons and feature fine examples of craftsmanship. Being and antique or a collectible usually means that [...]
