Antiques Features
Antiques Feature: More pleasure than paper investments
November 30th 2011
Downturn or upturn? Gerry Berwyn-Jones reviews Bonhams’ silver sale at Knowle.
Royal wedding: the antiques of the future?
January 19th 2011
Royal Wedding souvenirs are already in the shops in anticipation of the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Gerry Berwyn-Jones assesses the market for commemorative ware.
Antiques: Quirky but collectable
August 17th 2010
Modern tastes veer to the sleek and simple but there is a strong market for carved wood, marble and alabaster, says Gerry Berwyn-Jones.
Antiques: Snaffles proves a popular buy
July 21st 2010
The popularity of paintings by Charlie Johnson Payne (aka Snaffles) shows no sign of abating reports Gerry Berwyn-Jones
Antiques: Judging a book by its cover
July 15th 2010
This embroidered book cover was recently discovered in exceptionally good condition thanks to being ‘forgotten about’ reports Gerry Berwyn-Jones.
Antiques: The Cartier Style
May 24th 2010
The timeless appeal of Cartier pieces means that demand at auction has always remained strong, even through an economic down turn, reports Helen Bolus.
Antiques - Does it have to be brown?
April 22nd 2010
Contrary to popular opinion brown furniture does sell, but it has to be good, says Gerry Berwyn-Jones.
Antiques - People of character immortalised
March 22nd 2010
A cast iron money box and a Copeland parian figure have interesting tales to tell, says Gerry Berwyn-Jones.
The Enduring Sparkle of Diamonds at Auction
April 7th 2009
Diamonds are proving popular as an investment - but only the very best will do, reports Tarn Harrison.
Arts & Crafts Jewelley
November 1st 2008
Jewellery from the Arts & Crafts period is becoming increasingly collectable says Tarn Harrison of Bonhams in Knowle.
An insiders guide to Warwickshires antiques scen
September 1st 2008
Antique furniture ranges from the truly fine to the truly mediocre says Gerry Berwyn-Jones
Dont be down on brown
September 1st 2008
Gerry Berwyn-Jones covers some of the highlights of the first half of 2008 at Bonhams' Midlands' headquarters in Knowle, Solihull.
The scent of success
July 1st 2008
Gerry Berwyn-Jones discusses some of the pieces on offer in the Ceramics & Glassware sale at Bonhams' saleroom in Knowle
Big demand for unwanted jewellery
June 1st 2008
Helen Murray ,of Bonhams in Knowle, looks at how you could make money on the jewellery you never wear.
Made in Warwickshire
May 1st 2008
Tarn Harrison of Bonhams looks at the Birmingham Arts and Crafts movement
Snap up a Snaffles print
April 1st 2008
Some rare works by the local Warwickshire artist Charlie Johnson Payne, sometimes better known as Snaffles, will appear in Bonhams' biannual specialist Snaffles sale at Knowle on April 26. Senior valuer and auctioneer Gerry Berwyn-Jones, BA(Hons),...
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