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We publish items of interest to keep people up to date with market trends. Even in affluent times, thieves and fakes abound. At any time, one cannot be too careful so we should all do what we can to protect our property. Fakes from Russia, China and elsewhere are becoming more and more difficult to spot and the market is awash with these items. Specialist collectors and dealers have been genuinely caught, so research the subject before you part with any hard earned cash.

Ale Mullers and Beer Warmers

Ale Mullers and Beer Warmers

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Copper Ale Warmers are found in various shapes and sizes but the most popular are those of shoe or conical shape. They were thrust into the ambers to prepare a welcome drink for a cold winter's night.

Antiques Are Green

Antiques Are Green

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After Al Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize for his dubious contribution to saving the planet. It has become more fashionable to go green, recycle waste and so on. But did you know that one market sector has been green and recycling products for centuries, indeed before the above terms were invented?

Antiques Are Officially Green

Antiques Are Officially Green

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An independent report has confirmed that antiques are environmentally friendly with a piece of antique furniture likely to have a carbon footprint 16 times lower than that of a newly manufactured item. This is the finding of a study that compared the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the manufacture and use of an antique chest of drawers with its modern equivalent.

Art Nouveau & Art Deco

Art Nouveau & Art Deco

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Art Nouveau and Art Deco are terms often confused by antique dealers and the public alike. So what is the difference between Art Nouveau and Art Deco, apart from the time period, well it is really a question of style.

Beware Of Stolen Goods

Beware Of Stolen Goods

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Where antiques are concerned, one cannot be too careful. Forgeries and stolen goods abound, so the buyer must be aware.

Beware There Is Acid About

Beware There Is Acid About

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The health of these instruments could be damaged by handling and playing. An alarming statement but true never-the-less.

Churchill´s Lavy Stolen

Churchill´s Lavy Stolen

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A unique solid gold toilet that was part of an art exhibit was stolen in 2019 from the magnificent home in England where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born.

CITES

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Widespread information about the endangered status of many prominent species, such as the tiger and elephants, might make the need for such a convention seem obvious. But at the time when the ideas for CITES were first formed, in the 1960s, international discussion of the regulation of wildlife trade for conservation purposes was something relatively new.

Cocktail Shakers

Cocktail Shakers

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There's a whole lotta shakin' going on. The cocktail shaker at one time was found in almost every American home, so there are plenty available from which to choose. There is also a price range to suit every collector, starting with the mass-produced design in glass or chrome through to a rare designer item. As Mr Bond would say – dry Martini, shaken not stirred.

Conserve The Future

Conserve The Future

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In this busy selfish world of ours, it seems that personal gain is the only thing that really matters. Until the time comes when inter-planetary travel and cosmic colonisation becomes a reality, then planet earth remains our home. It therefore makes a lot of sense to make sure that we keep our home in good order. There are many views about how to achieve this, and even some that still say it is not necessary, so what are we to believe.

Do You Get The Point

Do You Get The Point

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Are Rhinos forever?

We have seen on television the savage cruelty that people will stoop to against these magnificent beasts for what – money. Rhino horn is now more expensive than gold, so the rhino's fate is decidedly uncertain.

FBI to Return Painting Looted By Nazis

FBI to Return Painting Looted By Nazis

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The U.S. government says it wants to return a painting to its true owner that was looted from a museum in Nazi-controlled Ukraine during World War II.

Frans Hals Painting Stolen Three Times

Frans Hals Painting Stolen Three Times

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A painting by 1600's Dutch artist Frans Hals has been stolen for the third time from a provincial museum in the central Netherlands.

From Russia With Love

From Russia With Love

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Fabergé x 007

Some would say it was inevitable, but now it is happening. Two of the world’s most revered cultural icons, Fabergé and James Bond, unite in a year where they both celebrate milestone anniversaries. Fabergé, the world’s most iconic artist jeweller, is delighted to announce that it will create a unique and captivating Fabergé x 007 Egg Objet, commemorating Fabergé's 180th anniversary and the 60th anniversary of the first James Bond film, Dr No, which was released on 5th October 1962.

Golden Rules For Collectors

Golden Rules For Collectors

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You do not have to be a squirrel to be a collector, but it would probably help. Every collector is an individual and thus each collection is unique. Because of this it is therefore not possible to give a definitive set of rules for collecting but at Rarity4u we have produced a general guideline to assist all collectors of all ages.

Help The Black Rhino

Help The Black Rhino

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Preservation is not only for antique pieces, nor is it the sole preserve of museums, but it is something in which we can all participate. Dead as a Dodo, is an expression in the English language to express the meaning that once you are extinct you are gone for good.

How To Ruin An Antique

How To Ruin An Antique

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Very few people set out intentionally to ruin an antique, but people regularly make costly mistakes every day when caring for antiques. Why should this be so? In most cases, it is simply because they do not know any better, or they follow old wives' tales and old-fashioned handed-down methods. Not everything old is good and not everything modern is bad. The technology developed to put a man on the moon and oil platforms into the North Sea has become available to us for use in our everyday lives.

Man Arrested For Stealing Van Gogh & Frans Hals Works

Man Arrested For Stealing Van Gogh & Frans Hals Works

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Netherlands police arrested a suspect in April 2021 in the theft last year of two valuable paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Frans Hals from different museums, however, the paintings remain missing.

Painting Looted By Nazis Returned To Owner

Painting Looted By Nazis Returned To Owner

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Officials have returned a painting looted by the Nazis to heirs of a Jewish French politician and resistance figure who was executed during World War II.

Plate, Sheffield Plate, Silver Plate or Silverplate

Plate, Sheffield Plate, Silver Plate or Silverplate

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When is a plate not a plate – when it is made of solid silver? Confused, then read on and all will be revealed.

Russia Awash With Fakes

Russia Awash With Fakes

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The Moscow Times reports that at least half of the items in circulation on Russia’s antique market are fakes and collectors are being cheated out of millions of rubles each year.

Russian Bronze Age Tubes

Russian Bronze Age Tubes

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A set of Bronze Age gold and silver tubes discovered in southern Russia more than a century ago may be the first surviving straws used for communal beer drinking.

Russian Icon Fakes

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One of the biggest problems one faces when buying antique Russian icons is the possibility to buy a fake. There are lots of genuinely old panels with new religious icon paintings on them available for sale today.

Save Me – My Home – Yourself

Save Me – My Home – Yourself

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Are you on the endangered species list, and if you were what would you do to get off the list?

Shame On Us

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If you are a human being then you have to hang your head in shame. Our selfish, could not care less attitude and lifestyle are the problem, so unless and until we make changes, we will ultimately reap an unwanted harvest – hunger.

So You Want To Be A Collector

So You Want To Be A Collector

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Squirrels collect and store during the summer when food is plentiful, to help them through the long winter when food is more difficult to find. Similarly, collectors, look for pieces in times of plenty, so they can admire and enjoy their collection during difficult times when time, money, space and suitable pieces are hard to find.

Stealing Treasure By Finding

Stealing Treasure By Finding

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Two amateur UK treasure hunters were jailed in 2019 for stealing Viking-era hoard. They were sentenced to long prison terms for stealing a hoard of 1,100-year-old Anglo-Saxon coins and jewellery valued at millions of pounds.

Stolen Powder Horn

Stolen Powder Horn

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An oxen gunpowder container made in 1757 and stolen more than 60 years ago from a Detroit-area museum has been returned.

The Dark History of British Pubs

The Dark History of British Pubs

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Where conflict and comfort collide, rivalry and acts of camaraderie abound, and where all can be solved with a cold, or at least cellar-temperature pint of beer, the British pub is a social hubbub quite unlike any other.

The Green Revolution

The Green Revolution

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Going green is the latest thing to catch people´s attention. Is going green the thing to do, or is it just another vote catcher that will fade away as quickly as it sprung into prominence?

Tusk – Wildlife Survival

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Whether tackling the rampant illegal wildlife trade, habitat loss or human-wildlife conflict, Tusk's success is rooted in the understanding that the interests of both people and wildlife are inextricably intertwined, and that both must be served if Tusk's achievements are to last.

Viking Treasure Found In Scotland

Viking Treasure Found In Scotland

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The first images have been released of Viking treasure buried in a Scottish field for more than 1,000 years. The objects were found inside a pot unearthed in a Galloway field and included a silver brooch from Ireland and silk from around modern-day Istanbul along with gold and crystal.

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