Darnley Fine Art is currently hosting an exhibition (December 2-14) showcasing the works of several … ...

Prior to the 16th century, tempera, a mix of egg and pigment, was the method of choice for most artists.

The two geometric and patterned sections of Roman mosaics were discovered at a Roman villa at Fuller… ...

Records date back to 1720 for a small glassworks off London's Fleet Street, but Britain's longest running glass house, best known as the Whitefriars factory, really came into its own when James Powell ...

That, at least, was the theory. In fact, relatively little Irish ‘provincial’ silver made the journey to the metropolis to receive official approval – for reasons of security and economy. It is a ...

The earliest collectors of firearms were probably monarchs intent on amassing armouries to demonstrate their wealth and power. They also became patrons, employing expert craftsmen to create better and ...

After 1840, F. & R. Pratt of Fenton in Staffordshire, became the leading (but not the only) manufacturer of multicoloured transfer printed pot lids and a huge range of related wares. Long admired for ...

Up to the mid-1670s, English glasses, like their Continental counterparts, were made of soda glass producing thinly constructed, lightweight vessels of fluid design. The patenting by George ...

Are you an ATG digital subscriber? If so, you can download the app and access the weekly editions of the newspaper for free – allowing you to read ATG on the move with a smartphone and tablet. Once ...

London Art Week (December 2-6) is one of the UK's most prestigious fine arts selling events. The hig… ...

The pen-and-ink drawing by Paul Trevillion was personally signed by the former prime minister at his offices in 1955 A Winston Churchill (1874-1965) portrait personally signed by the former prime ...

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