Inside the latest issue of Antique Collecting – Antique Collecting

In the latest issue of Antique Collecting magazine – subscribe now to get it each month – we celebrate Gainsborough chairs, the demand for weird and wonderful medical gadgets, and put unsung Scottish furniture makers rightfully back on the map.

Keeping scrolling to find out what’s inside our latest issue:

Brush with History: Antique Collecting goes behind the scenes of a new exhibition of portrait miniatures, which were beloved by everyone from Elizabeth I to the Georgian middle classes

Knife and Times: Taste for the macabre? Medical antiques have never been more popular. On the eve of a new exhibition expert James Gooch shares his insights on the most collectable pieces

War Effort: After a century languishing in a museum vault, WWI propaganda prints by some of the finest artists of the 20th century are once more on the market, Antique Collecting reports

Great Scots!: For years misattribution and poor record keeping has meant Scottish furniture makers were not as well-known as their English counterparts. That should all change with the publication of a new book by author Stephen Jackson who sheds light on the subject

In the Knowles: Eric Knowles is moved by a WWI album with a first-hand account of the Christmas ceasefire in the trenches, which is going under the hammer in Derbyshire

Lots to Talk About: Auctioneer and TV expert Catherine Southon gives her stamp of approval to a collection of desk seals under the hammer this month

Lots of Love: TV favourite and auctioneer Irita Marriott is stirred by a one-off diorama of a Victorian kitchen which cooked up a storm at her recent sale

Marc My Words: Our intrepid columnist Antiques Roadshow expert Marc Allum travels to Japan in search of knowledge and kimonos

Also inside this month’s issue:

Waxing Lyrical: Fine English furniture expert Charles Mackinnon puts Gainsborough chairs in the spotlight

Top of the Lots: A preview of some of the month’s most exciting upcoming lots

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