The culture shapers: film props

Today, almost all performances can be digitally preserved. Go to a concert – Taylor Swift, Tom Jones or Bon Jovi – and most of the audience will be recording the experience on their phones. Plays, ope

Grandma’s engagement ring IN the pantheon of stories ...

When a musical automaton of a conjurer was consigned to Roseberys’ Fine & Decorative sale, specialist Jack Wallis knew it would strike a chord. The piece was amongst 10 automata up for sale that day,

Rufus Bird says rumours of a market decline are overstated

WE all love a night at the movies or settling down for our favourite television programme – but it seems that we also love visiting where they were filmed. Set-jetting, as it’s known, has become big b

Selina Gardner’s love of antiques began early, with childhood memories of rummaging in dusty second-hand shops, setting up a stall selling porcelain figures and old books outside her home at six years