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Antique News Antiques roadshow presenter Mark Hill: 'I've never seen anything like it' One of the BBC's most popular presenters, Mark Hill, has had a long and illustrious career in antiques, with his BBC series Antiques Roadshow being a particular highlight. The show has been running for over 40 years and has seen Hill visit some of the UK's most interesting and valuable antiques and collectible items. In an interview with the BBC, Hill said that he had seen some incredible pieces over the years, but that he had encountered something very special recently. Hill said that he had seen a unique vintage Japanese kimono that was thousands of years old, and that he'd never seen anything like it. He went on to say that it was a "remarkably well preserved" piece of clothing and that it was a "truly remarkable" item. He also said that it was a true testament to the skill of the makers of the garment, and that it was a "remarkable find". The kimono is now being appraised and is expected to fetch a very high price at auction. Articles 5 Tips to Help You Buy Antiques Antiques can
Book Title: Lucy Series: The Art of Secrets Series Author: Vicky Adin Publication Date: 14 May 2023 Publisher: AM Publishing NZ Page Length: 327 Genre: Dual-timeline historical fiction Lucy by Vicky Adin Blurb: Emma’s curiosity is piqued by a gutsy young climate change campaigner with an antique trinket box full of women’s rights badges, but tracing their history pushes her to her limit. Struggling to recover from Covid-19, Emma is terrified of developing a chronic and incurable condition and b
The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky Publication Date: September 26, 2023 Bethany House Publishers Genre: Historical Christian Romance Two women–a century apart–embark on a journey to healing, faith, forgiveness, and romance. In 2012, art historian Gwen Morris travels to England’s Lake District to appraise the paintings and antiques of an old […]
Review: Kantika, by Elizabeth Graver Metropolitan/Holt, 2023. 304 pp. $28 Constantinople, early 1900s. Rebecca Cohen, vivacious daughter of a well-to-do textile merchant, loves her life, full of song, dance, pastries, and her best friend and schoolmate Rahelika. Their intimate friendship comes partly through shared languages, notably French, which they learn at their select private school,…