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It’s all at the Sydney Rare Book Fair
Our popular column makes a return…
British car boot sales are something entirely different
A round up of Antique Fairs, Collectables Fairs and Vintage Fairs being held around Australia in October
In a world first, eBay Australia has implemented a so-called ‘soft close’ to its bidding.
A round up of Antique Fairs, Collectables Fairs and Vintage Fairs being held around Australia in September
From 2014 to 2018, we ran a regular section in the magazine called What’s Hot and What’s Not. As we look back over 100 issues, we thought we’d see how accurate some of those predictions were…
A round up of Antique Fairs, Collectables Fairs and Vintage Fairs being held around Australia in August
This Art Deco cycling poster is rarer than winning the yellow jersey at the Tour de France
The accidental rescue of two Louis Wain cats
Apothecary antiques in general are strong in the market and within the genre, the leech jar is coveted.
Christie’s London achieved three new auction records when it hammered a first edition of Wuthering Heights for an astonishing $1.83m on June 30.
A round up of Antique Fairs, Collectables Fairs and Vintage Fairs being held around Australia in July
A football trade card scores nearly 50 times its estimate
The Gemmological Association of Australia offers a wide range of courses
It might seem straightforward – turn up and look around. But there are actually some tricks to successful shopping at an antiques fair…
The annual Pioneer Weekend returns on May 30 and 31