Gail Ellis: 24 books

Meissen had an enormous influence on English figure production which is still prevails to this day. English factories imitated Meissen and other pieces that copied Meissen figurines. Meissen has reigned supreme and their figures command vast sums at auction houses today. Those who imitated have worldwide...

Introduction Furniture maker in Lancashire and Cheshire created some of the most functional furniture suited to the country house within their communities. Lancashire included some of the following places during the late 18th and 19th centuries; Lancaster, Blackburn, Accrington, Preston,...

A selection of some of the works of Sir Frederic Leighton and the inspiration behind those works.

Introduction Stealing paintings from museums is not a new phenomenon. The practice has gone on for centuries but various factors saw a rise in art theft during the last century. The theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 raised many issues of museum security and sentencing issues. The outbreak of...

This eBook looks at some of the various bags made by this world renowned company and gives an indication of prices that these bags have obtained at auction houses in Europe and America. Prices will be stated in the currency of the country of the sale and will give the pound, dollar and euro wherever...

Raymond Thornton Chandler (1888 – 1859) was an American crime writer from Chicago whom is considered one of the greatest writers of crime fiction of all time. He created the private-eye Philip Marlowe and many of his books have been adapted for the big screen. This eBook gives an insight as to...

Thomas Holloway purchased 77 paintings for his College. He had the auction catalogue at his home and had time to read and study the paintings which his brother-in-law George Martin had bid and won on his behalf at Christie’s auction house. Holloway didn’t just choose these 77 paintings because...

The East played an important in demand for carpets in the western world. A demand that has over centuries has shaped and moulded the production of carpets including the methods, design, style and size of our carpets. This eBook gives a glimpse into the eastern carpet and its effect on the western...

Agatha Christie (1890 – 1976) is one of the greatest crime novelists of our time with sales of her books reaching over four billion copies worldwide.   Although Christie had written romance novels, short stories and screenplays this eBook concentrates only on her crime writings. It consists...

Joanne Rowling has become one of the most celebrated authors of our time. She has sold hundreds of millions of copies of her books worldwide. There are millions of collectors of her Harry Potter Series and more and more editions are regularly being produced to meet demand. Initially, her early books...