WELL BREAKING NEWS TODAY. I HAVE JUST LEFT THE JOB I HATE TO CONCENTRATE FULLY OF ANTIQUE DEALING. ARGHHH HAVE I GONE MAD STARTING TO PANIC A BIT.. :gasp

The famous game of Monopoly has been around for ever. NO, it was only ROUND for one year. :idea 1933 the year Everton beat Manchester City 3-0 in the FA Cup final :gwave Originally invented 1933 by Charles Darrow based on the city, Atlantic City, USA. It was a round board painted on...

ANTIQUE TRAIL DOES INDEED LEAD TO SOUTHPORT. It would seem that the Antique Trail does in fact wind its way through England to Southport. Over the years I have persuaded all the antique shows to our town. This week ITV and "Secret Dealers". Last week it was BBC and THE ANTIQUE MASTER. ...

15th Feb 2011 The BBC team arrived this morning to view the antiques that John Nolan www.theantiquesman.com who had set aside for the BBC television programme Antiques Master. The TV programme is the brain child of Eric Knowles one of the experts on the Antique Road Show. The show in the last...

Hi all. Just by way of interest is there any football supporters here on this forum? For me it is Arsenal all the way! It would be interesting if anybody wanted to state if the enjoy the sport and if so who do they support. Best wishes all!

Not the usual post cards you expect to see about Liverpool Post cards over the last few years have seen a surge in...

briana5125 thread I thought this would be interesting :idea new items :d As the situation in Egypt worsens the tomb robbers are a work. stealing, rifling, pillaging, looting and selling the items to the tourist who are making a run for it from the airports. One of these looted items...

Hi John Can you tell me anything about these gnomes please? I have 5 of them and some are damaged but they are still all interesting. I believe the "Duke" David Dickinson has at least one in his collection, so when you see him next week could you ask for me please? ...

Antiques Master BBC 2 is back and the search is on to find the next amateur antiques expert worthy of the title. Are you an amateur antiques aficionado? Can you distinguish your Lalique from your Venini? Is your antiques knowledge priceless?

As you know I deal and collect religious objects. From carved wooden Buddhas to the interior of a Pugin Church From Sir Walter Raleigh's C 1600 " History of the World " bible to religious relics of saints. My favourite item is a set of prayer beads photograph to follow that was given to me by...

The Preston Antique Centre in Horrocks Mill, New Hall Road Preston has been supplying the world with antiques for over 30 years. So it is no surprise that the BBC is visiting the Centre yet again. Eric Knowles from Antique Road Show fame is making a 2nd series of Antique Master and the show has...

I have to recommend this book as a good read. Written by Eric Knowles. I know the name is familiar........ You got it, that's him, one of the last remaining Burnley Football Fans.

3rd time in a year the TV people are visiting MY shop. This time "Antique Master" Antique Master is the brain child...

Royal Albert is one of the most respected names to do with china making in England. Manufactured originally by T.C.Wild and Sons Ltd. Crown China Works, High Street, (later St Marys Works) Longton, Staffordshire, England C 1896 to the 20th December 2002. That was the date Royal Doulton...

The old joke ...............whats an Italian urn. :idea £445,000 John Barratt of Bath inherited in the 1950's from his father Sir Sydney Barratt an urn old urn. He drilled it and put a cable through and made it into a lamp and proudly placed it and the red lamp shade on a table in his hall....

by George, it will be the Elgin Marbles next. :d Pop star Boy George bought an Icon in the 1980's and proudly displayed it on his bedroom wall. It was not until Bishop Porfyrios of the Greek Orthodox Church watched a Dutch TV documentary about the life of the pop star did the story of the Icon...

it is my site www.theantiquesman.com that that is down. :( so please type in www.antiquestrade.org this will take you strait to www.theantiquesman.com. :)

www.wdl.org Another step in progress towards world civilization and understanding of the oneness of humankind. World Digital Library by UNESCO is now open in 7 languages if you are interested or wish to use it www.wdl.org

5 pm Wednesday 5th January 2011 On the TV again BBC "ANTIQUE ROAD TRIP".

I wish you all a Happy New Year. Lets hope is is a good one for the antiques trade all the best. John Nolan

Hi Vanny. I hope you had a good Christmas... Hope you didn't get to drunk, and if you did I suppose you wouldn't remember it and if you didn't congratulations. Now the serious stuff... i just had an oil painting go unsold on eBay. Not a terrible quality lot and not terrible quality but it...

Hi. I have recently successfully won a oil painting which is purporting to be circa. 1843. Now before winning the item I was in two minds about the oil painting, now the more I look at it the more sceptical I am becoming. Does it look right to you Vanny or is it an over painted print? ...

24th December 2010. This will be my 65th Christmas on the planet and in those years I have never known a Christmas so bad, weather wise and business wise. But, looking on the bright side I am well, my family is well and my shop is full of stock. Over 90,000 items at the last count that is...

I've just come across this old catalogue from the London Group ...amazingly there are two L S Lowry's listed $63 & £105 respectively. Host of other artists too. E le Bas, Elliott Seabrooke & David Bomberg to name a few. Do you think it has any value? wish it had been signed by Lowry ;)

Like him or loath him.................Andy Warhol. I have just acquired 4 mugs by him. Marilyn Monroe studio-line by rosenthal. not old but will become a collectors item. I love them