A small drawing by Hans Baldung (c.1484-1545) which has been in the same family for over 500 years will be offered at auction in March. Baldung, who was known as ‘Grien’ (green in old German) due to ...

Silver spoons for the dining table have been around since antiquity - a much longer history than the table fork, which did not come into general use until the 18 th century. By this time spoons had ...

They did this to avoid the perils of travel and (after 1784) to escape paying duty in a region where a heathy distain for the Hanoverians persisted well into the 19 th century. Currently some 30 ...

The form emerged in the early 18 th century, though the origin of the name is obscure. Chairs of this type were manufactured in large numbers in the Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and Windsor may ...

The nation’s museums have benefitted from more than 30 art and objects via tax saving schemes. The latest Cultural Gifts ...