Hi, This is a Tourist Guide to The Famous Antique District of Southport, Merseyside. The seaside town Southport England is located 20 miles north of the Sea Port and City of Liverpool and 20 miles south of the Lancashire City of Preston and approx. 10 miles from the M6 junctions of 25 and 27....

Fiona Bruce sees what the viewers of BBC Antique Road Show does not see. She is right most people bring along tat, pure tat. I see it every day in my side of the business. People believe if it was owned by someone else in their family and it is old, it must be antique and valuable.

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Over the years I have seen many Tobacco Jars but this one in particular interest me. It is German and made in the 1870's by the Conta & Boehme factory who produced similar pieces at their factory in Possneck in Thuringia, Germany. I have owned this jar where the man is reading the Times and...

Value? Original by Archibald Webb? Link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayI SAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170 777698456&ssPageName=ADME: X:RTQ:GB:1123#ht_500wt_1287

Any good? Any value? Link: http://www.greatwesternauction s.com/catalogues/gs040212/lot0 443-0.jpg

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Lot of talk about family trees on this site thanks to tougholdbird. Happy New Year to all the Rimmers. The Rimmers seem to be the leading name in Family History on Qllocal. Well it is the time of the Croppers. If you are a Cropper you are probably viewing the earliest known photograph...

David Dickinson's Real Deal Show rolls into town on Saturday 11th February 2012 Davids choice of venue is Edge Hill...

Just wondering what these are now valued at? I have a light green textured bark effect vase about 7" high. Think its a Geoffrey Baxter one, but not sure! Would appreciate your advice!

Hi. I have just listed an oil and wondered if you think it is impressionist or realist and if any attribution are possible? Is it in the style of Renoir? Link:...

Hi. I have this item for sale and wondered if anybody reckons whether or not it is painted in the manner of Monet. Looks to be around the period of Monet. What do people think to the quality of the oil? Did I over pay at £165 + £11 p&p? Link:...

Omid Djalili's Bound and Gagged Comedy Show that is touring the UK hit Liverpool last night 22nd Jan 2012 and what a hit it was. Not one empty seat, a complete sell out. John Nolan aka theantiquesman was there to watch the show. What a great bloke Omid is. What a night, what a fantastic...

John Nolan - AKA - theantiquesman who conducted the Christmas Auction this year received a letter from Alison Rothwell Appeals Administrator from the charity Derian House Children's Hospice today to thank the Qlocal team for their good work in raising £500 this Christmas. Alison said " it was...

Gordon Watson from ITV channel 4 show " Four Rooms " Gordon Watson is recognised as one of the world's leading authorities of 20th Century design. He says he was always destined to work in antiques having caught the 'dealer bug' at a young age. WELL I DO NOT KNOW WHAT OTHER BUG HE HAS...

I wonder if it will be a good year for James Lawrence Isherwood the artist. I doubt it. I think the market has moved on by two years.

Happy New Year 2012 - The antiquestrade has oppened with the first TV show of the year. PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS On behalf of everyone at Qlocal and theantiquesman.com and antiquestrade.org I wish you all a Happy New Year.. ...

Good evening and welcome everybody to another SGB Charity Auction in aid of James Oliver LOT 1.... is a cricket bat made by Slazenger, Pro Blade, crafted in beautiful Willow wood and signed by Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff estimated value £150 Lot 2.... is a cricket bat made by WOODWORM from...

Mrs Lyn Morgan from Italy wanted some Royal Albert Old Country Roses breakfast cups and saucers and decided that the big Hoyles Antique fair in Blackpool would be just the place to find them. She arrived at 7-30 at the Winter gardens but no cups , no saucers.:( she was disappointed Then she...

In about 1984, 5 people came into my shop dressed in a North American Indian / cowgirl clothing, studded leather etc. They all spoke in a American Southern drawl and had all made their way through the shop to a large French Bedroom suite that I had bought in Manchester from Harry Zammit. I was...

On behalf of every one at THEANTIQUESMAN ..... Happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year. Keep sending me your stories.:)

This year, The Antiques Man's Christmas party was held at the famous Prince of Wales Hotel in Southport. left to right. Chas King - Bambie275 - Red Wine - Mark one - xroads - Jet -Tilly W - *concerned* - Delbertious - steftabron - Vanman - Tougholdbird - ChrisR we sat in a semi circle...

Veffeatiarian - a new word in the Vanglish Dictionary Veffeatiarian is a person who loves food, any type food, not picky and not prejudice towards the food because it is from another culture or is killed in a different way. They do not turn their nose up to any food, even Iranian food ...