Oracle bones were often made from tortoise shells, as in this photograph, and from the shoulder blades of oxen. According to archaeologists, a fortune teller would carve a question into the bone with ...

Antiques Roadshow fans couldn't help but hide behind the sofa after one contributor brought in a long-forgotten antique onto ...

Caboose marker lights (oil-burning lamps) were displayed at the end of each train. These lights provided signals for passing ...

Jessica Lev, owner of Jessica Lev Antiques in Houston, Texas, is an interior designer and antique dealer with a passion ... a ...

Everyone loves a holiday, and when you’re away from home soaking up the sun, there is nothing better than having a potter in the local shops. While finding a gem and turning a profit may not be top of ...

By this time of the year, most of us in cooler climates have started wearing gloves. But gloves weren’t always relegated to wintry weather. In medieval Europe, they were a ...

By this time of the year, most of us in cooler climates have started wearing gloves. But gloves weren’t always relegated to wintry weather. In medieval Europe, they were a fashion accessory and status ...

From clean-lined purity to decadent maximalism, Adele Cardani shares the most indispensable guides for design lovers – all ...

John Martin, 74, previously of East Lothian, was found guilty of abuse involving two young girls in the 1980s and 90s.

It belonged to George Withers, an antiques dealer from Bath ... 1,500 items will be sold at Wincanton Auctions on Wednesday. Image caption, The auction house received a lot of inquiries about ...

The Show attracts dealers, collectors and buyers, drawn by the lure of antique furniture ... Behind a door that sports a full-length image of Jim Morrison—and a peephole—the Speakeasy is ...

An old dairy shed in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, has been turned into a shop which will be opened to the public this week.