Stamp of approval

These days, we associate autograph books with celebrities. But they originated in 16th-century Germany, where university students used to collect signatures from their classmates, and functioned as an

Italian Empoli mid-century hand-blown glass bottles ANTIQUES & ...

In the first part of a new occasional series exploring heritage skills and crafts, Steam Railway looks at signwriting, which is both an art and a science, as MATT GREEN explains.

Dear Simon, I was particularly interested in Sylvia Lee’s item on Cope’s Pools in Yesterday Remembered (Pools Party, December). I worked at the company’s offices in Edmonton, north London in 1966-67.

In a new feature series, Kerryn Harper-Cuss explores the benefits of giving antique and vintage pieces a new lease of life. This month, she looks at incorporating reclaimed finds in your home

Ceramic swan planters or vases continue to enchant collectors and decorators alike with their timeless elegance, romantic symbolism and sculptural grace, as Alice Roberton explains