An outstanding collection of British and Roman coins is to be put up for auction in Zurich in May and October 2024. The collection includes an exceptionally rare trio of coins depicting British kings, while highlights of Roman bronze collection include a bronze sestertius of Emperor Hadrian commemorating his visit to Britain in AD 122. The Cope Collection, a collection of coins comprising rare and highly sought-after British and Roman specimens, will be auctioned in...
The Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers has announced the first exhibition dedicated to showcasing the work of its Trade members – British Watchmakers’ Day. The event is taking place on Saturday, 9th March 2024 at Lindley Hall (Royal Horticultural Halls) in Westminster, London. “Since founding the Alliance we’ve welcomed over 80 trading British watch and clock companies to our community. We’re enjoying a major resurgence of British watchmaking and it’s time for us...
British sculptor Andrew Kay gives new insight into his creative process in a behind-the-scenes video showing the making of one of his striking steel wildlife sculptures. Described by Lord Shuttleworth of Barbon Manor as “..a moment in nature, frozen in time and steel”, Andrew Kay’s beautiful, ethereal work ranges from a herd of giraffe to stags and does and leaping horses. The award-winning sculpture business based in Cumbria was founded by sculptor Andrew Kay in...
The 31st edition of the British Art Fair opens on the 3rd October, running to the 6th October 2019 at the Saatchi Gallery, London. Showing work by Britain’s greatest artists of the past century, presented by fifty specialist dealers, the British Art Fair (BAF) was founded in 1988 as the 20th Century British Art Fair and remains the only fair dedicated to Modern British Art. In 2018, under new ownership, it moved to Saatchi Gallery...
