The dolls, kept in the British Ahmuty family’s possession, were donated in 2007 to the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum and then passed to the Bristol Archives in 2012 where they are currently ...

Highlights include late 18th and 19 th century wool and Petit Point tapestry remnants (estimate ... Finally, the sale will ...

Catherine, who ruled Russia for 34 long years, made the country a powerful nation but her ‘benevolence’ was different ...

The origin of paper dolls dates back to the 18th century in Europe, with the first commercial set appearing in 1791 in London ...

Britain has more than 3,000 stately homes, and many are open to us hoi polloi. Indeed, visiting a stately home has become a ...

By Milena Lazazzera More than 100 porcelain perfume bottles from the 18th century are being offered for private sale in connection with the auctions of “The Giordano Collection” of Italian ...

“Dolls are designed to be projected onto as generically human,” he told BOMB magazine in 1992. “Handmade toys have a really strange presence especially when you compare them to the ...

Grasmere village is many visitors’ favourite Lakeland location at what many consider to be the heart of the Lake District. Nestled beneath Helm Crag – the Lion and the Lamb – the area is criss-crossed ...

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The roadshow is at Pitzhanger Manor in London, where finds include a quirky 18th-century children’s book ... bottle of medicine fit for a royal doll’s house. Frances Christie hears the ...

First produced in Germany, the cheap (but not-so-cheerful, as we’ll discover) Frozen Charlotte dolls gained immense popularity across Europe and in the United States. From the mid-19th century until ...

Rocky Mount’s Harvest Festival will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival is where history, culture, and the beauty of fall come together for a day of family-friendly fun.