Learn about how to value costume jewellery, with our ValueMyStuff valuations and appraisals experts. Discover what to look out for and how it can impact value.

Learn about how to value tapestries and textiles, with our valuations and appraisals experts. Discover what to look out for and how it can impact the value.

Learn about Tapestries and Textiles, and the history of it, with our ValueMyStuff valuations and appraisals experts. Find out how it developed over the years.

Learn about costume jewellery, and the history of it, with our ValueMyStuff valuations and appraisals experts. Find out how it has developed over the years.

Learn about how to value 20th Century Design, with our valuations and appraisals experts. Discover what to look out for and how it can impact the value.

Learn about Oriental carpets and rugs, and the history of them, with our valuations and appraisals experts. Find out how they have developed over the years.

Learn about scientific instruments, and the history of them, with our ValueMyStuff valuations and appraisals experts. Find out how they have developed.

Learn about metals and brassware, and the history of it, with our ValueMyStuff valuations and appraisals experts. Find out how it has developed over the years.

Learn about silverware, and the history of it, with our ValueMyStuff valuations and appraisals experts. Find out how it has developed over the years.

Learn about Japanese art, and the history of it, with our ValueMyStuff valuations and appraisals experts. Find out how it has developed over the years.

Learn about how to value Japanese art, with our ValueMyStuff valuations and appraisals experts. Discover what to look out for and how it can impact the value.

Learn about how to value silverware, with our ValueMyStuff valuations and appraisals experts. Discover what to look out for and how it can impact the value.

Carpets and rugs from Asia have been popular in western culture and markets for hundreds of years; the famous 16th century German-born painter Hans Holbein, renowned for his portraits of famous Brits such as Henry VIII, even has a style named after him for the significance of these carpets in his desirable portraits.

We've collated together some essential tips for buying antiques and vintage items. Be flexible and patient. Commercialisation has made us picky and impatient. It takes time and a keen eye to shop vintage, be open-minded, browse and investigate whatever catches your eye.

There’s a myriad of reasons to buy vintage and antiques: pieces are on the whole cheaper, it means you can find unique décor that no one else will have, antique pieces are often made with exquisite craftsmanship and it’s more sustainable than buying new.

Whilst many people dream of one day owning a piece of fine art, very few ever see this dream materialised on their mantelpiece. Read our article on vintage poster collection.

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