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Gold - the perfect online investment
Gold is a wonderful asset which is globally important. For many, it serves a dual purpose of being both an excellent investment, and a personal adornment. It can fashioned into many different types of luxury goods and portable assets, including jewe…
Snuff boxes at the Pawn Shop
For centuries the we have been drawn to the exquisite craftmanship and design of snuff boxes. As the name suggests, these boxes were made to ke…
Felt cute, might repaint later: An introduction to the original selfies that are Portrait Miniatures
Stemming from the Italian miniatura meaning ‘manuscript illumination or small picture’, portrait miniatures first appeared in European royal courts…
Fine Art Photography: A Guide to Collecting
Fine Art Photography: A Guide to Investing and Collecting Photography is arguably the most democratic art form that exists. People no longer have t…
Stolen copy of Salvator Mundi, Discovered in Naples flat
Stolen copy of Salvator Mundi, Discovered in Naples flat Police in Naples have discovered a stolen 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvato…
How to turn a Ferrari into a lifeboat station
The sale of two rare Ferraris has helped fund the purchase of the new Pwllheli lifeboat house. A 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB and a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB…
How to Buy It
Expert Tips on Watches
All watch brands with a very few exceptions will depreciate immediately after purchase. There are a few such as the grand complication Patek Philippes which are in such short supply and high demand that they can immmediately be sold for a profit.
Reissued retro - the new cool!
On the 25th December 1969, the mechanical watch became obsolete when Seiko launched their first commercial quartz wrist watch. Nearly 50 years on and that obsolete technology is in remarkably rude health, and new watch launches are stepping back in time.
Cash, Cheque or Rolex..?
Urban legend is that British special forces members travel to remote parts of the world with steel Rolexes as emergency 'tradable community', but a more modern take on the "Rolex as currency" is the practise of buying a sought-after model to take abroad instead of carrying cash.