June/July 2008 (Issue 27) out now!

In Issue 27 of Antiques and Collectables for Pleasure & Profit we tell you how the cricket table got its name – and it has nothing to do with cricket! - along with lots of other curious furniture facts. We go walkabout at the Top End and meet some unusual dealers, and we uncover the riddle of Nippon porcelain. Doll expert Marjory Fainges leads us into the doll-making world of the past and discusses the path ahead for Australian doll collectors, and we take a look at all Staffordshire creatures great and small. There’s a special feature on vintage compacts, a page of stunning jewellery for the voyeurs and Professor Philip Courtenay delves back into the murky world of exporting illicit antiquities. We tell you why everything Russian is On the Up, and why Warner animation cels are still worth something, even though millions of them have been produced. We also take a look at the life and work of the extraordinary William Ricketts, and we follow a day at the art auction with subscriber Robert. There’s a month in the life of Antiques Roadshow expert Eric Knowles, and author Tracy Martin provides some great collecting tips. David Holroyd examines legislation problems for dealers in New Zealand, and if it’s a bargain you’re after, you can save a total of $850 in our Bargain Hunter section. Then there are all the regular sections such as Movers and Shakers, Auction Man, The Art Man, Paraphernalia and five pages of What’s it Worth? Issue 27 is on sale now at your local newsagent or antique shop - or email us now for a FREE back issue.

The Outsider Who Became a Design Genius

Classed as the driving force behind the Celtic Revival, Archibald Knox was a talented designer whose evocative, fluid creations were way ahead of their years.Creating ....more 

Novelties with a Purpose - The Half Doll

They’re whimsical little figures that were originally intended to be attached to pincushions, brushes, tea cosies and any other number of uninteresting items needing a little pizzazz. But these days the ornamental ....more 

Man on a Mission – John Gould’s Mammals

Famed for his detailed paintings of birds, John Gould was an obsessive naturalist whose lifelong mission was to bring exotic fauna to ....more 

The Spirit of Monte Christo

Monte Cristo stands majestically overlooking the town of Junee in the Riverina district of New South Wales. A late Victorian ....more 

A Guide to Watch Investment

Watch collecting probably started in the mid-1980s, when the trend for solid state movements such as digital displays and/or quartz crystal (regulators) surpassed the need for a mechanical watch and all its ....more 

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