June/July 2009 (Issue 33) out now!

Issue 33 of Antiques and Collectables for Pleasure & Profit is so crammed with interesting facts, colourful features and masses of items for sale that we’ve taken the major step of increasing the magazine to 100 pages from Issue 34 onwards. Yep, we’ll be bigger forever! In the meantime we’ve managed to use every inch of space in Issue 33 to present you with one of our best magazines yet. Specialist dealer Barrie Cathcart writes on the development of eighteenth century English porcelain, we have a look at the rise of top-notch carnival glass and there’s a stunning feature on Australian potter Marguerite Mahood. We look into the story of the carriage clock (did you know it was originally developed for wealthy travellers?), UK correspondent Judith Dunn profiles the magnificence of Baroque and researcher Desmond Guilfoyle explains the definition of rarity. There’s a story on the stereoscope, we take a tour of French boot sales and Antiques Roadshow expert Eric Knowles treats us to a month in his life. We look at the life of famed silversmith Georg Jensen, treat you to two pages of knick-knacks and reveal the story of the pin-up girls. Then there are all the regular sections, including Movers and Shakers, Snippets, Bargain Hunter and What’s it Worth. Antiques and Collectables for Pleasure & Profit really is the best antiques magazine in the world. But you don’t have to take our word for it; you can see for yourself! Email us now with your postal details and we’ll send you a FREE back issue. Issue 33 of Antiques and Collectables for Pleasure & Profit is on sale now at your local newsagent or antique shop. And now it’s even easier to get your copy – just click on the link below to find your nearest newsagent! 'Click here to find your nearest stockist'

True Blue Australian Jewellery

Most people would assume that all of the early jewellers came from and/or were influenced by the styles and designs from England, Ireland and Scotland, and this is true ....more 

Potty for Pot Lids?

Pot lids are exactly that – nothing more and nothing less. They are the upper half of small, shallow earthenware containers – typically 4in (10cm) in diameter. Most date from Victorian times. Their ....more 

The Delicate Gumleaf

Two gumleaves sit side by side neatly in the frame, tilted slightly, almost touching. The leaf on the left is completely painted over with ....more 

The Hippest Handbags

When Coco Chanel said, ‘Luxury is a necessity that begins where necessity ends,’ she could have been talking about the handbag. It ....more 

A Passion for Plastic

Impossible as it is for us to imagine a world without plastic, there was a time when its use was not only rare but also incredibly hazardous, and we owe today’s conveniences to yesteryear’s undaunted ....more 

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