An original drawing for the project that Christo (1935-2020) intended as his only permanent, large-scale public artwork emerged at a recent Chiswick Auctions sale. The highlight of the 20/21 Century ...

Welsh working-class ‘urban creative’, Gordon House (1932-2004) was one of the hot, young talents at … ...

When they first came into use in the 1830s, friction matches were hazardous and could combust without warning, so vesta cases were something of a necessity. But as their production became more ...

Records date back to 1720 for a small glassworks off London's Fleet Street, but Britain's longest running glass house, best known as the Whitefriars factory, really came into its own when James Powell ...

London Art Week (December 2-6) is one of the UK's most prestigious fine arts selling events. The hig… ...

"In their view, we Londoners know little about God, and nothing about pottery". Royal Doulton's rise from London makers of domestic stonewares to an internationally-recognised Staffordshire Potteries ...

First used in clockmaking by the Dutchman Christiaan Huygens in 1656, the pendulum made for near frictionless time-keeping, while it was the anchor mechanism (probably invented around the same time by ...

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The wider market is increasingly selective, but Qing mark and period porcelain continues to shine in the saleroom. The UK ...

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The National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket has put on display a portrait of Charles II which it bought at auction earlier this year. It is the first royal portrait in oil to enter the museum’s ...