In the rarefied space of Métiers d’Art watchmaking and high jewellery, centuries-old techniques are preserved and passed on.

Since the late 1800s, women have studied Ancient Egypt, but it wasn't always easy to enter the profession. Here are 8 trailblazers who led the way.

Ziv Nitzan, a 3½-year-old girl, found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh, in Israel ...

I acquired my first-ever Mejuri piece (this pretty pearl pendant, in case you were curious) five years ago, and upon ...

Francesca Cartier Brickell discovered a trove of lost family letters in a cellar. The story they told is now part of a ...

For some people these early examples represent the collecting holy grail, but spoon collections usually cast the net wider and take in nicely-marked 18 th century spoons. There is also a market for ...

It is possible to collect by pattern, by type of decoration or by date. Some people opt only for underglaze blue or printed wares, others aim to amass examples of every pattern that the factory ...