Typically unmarked objects will reappear on the market with strikes for silversmiths from Limerick, Galway or beyond, although a more complex issue is the ‘de-chasing’ of 18th century silver – the ...
Its regulations cover "parts and derivatives" of endangered species as well as live specimens and encompass a range of materials found in antiques and taxidermy such as ivory, tortoiseshell, and ...
Sometimes, people like to think of the past as a steady, stable time where tradition ruled the day. Ironically, learning about antiques can prove that notion wrong; and some of ...