Year: 2018

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018

UPDATE: I have decided to put this fantastic ewer on sale on ebay, click here or open this link https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223349339186 It is for sale at a reasonable price! It would be a great addition to a collector out there! I have

Lion bronze of Venice, the Campanile, and the Doge's Palace

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018

What to do in Venice for three days? Well this is the right article to read as we were exactly in Venice for only three days! So what have we done? Check this out! Day 1 We fly from Stansted

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018

This is an antique water pipe that I acquire from an antique shop in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is made from bone. Not sure which bone that is. It has Chinese writings on the bone. Can anyone tell me what the

I would like to share our itinerary when we were in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, this summer. We stayed for four nights in Yogyakarta and the main highlight is to visit Candi Borobudur and Candi Prambanan. Here we go: Day 1 We

July 6, 2018July 6, 2018

July 4, 2018August 12, 2022

This is the place for our anniversary lunch where the lunch is a present from my husband (Thanks Hubby!) It takes place at Salieri restaurant at the Strand in London. The restaurant is beautifully decorated inside. With Italian theatre theme,

La Ville de Palimbang dans l 'ile de Sumatra

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018

This is my latest collection of antique map. The title of the map is La Ville de Palimbang dans l’Ile de Sumatra. It is made by the Dutch cartographer Pieter Vander Aa. It describes vividly the naval battle of the

Arguably the prettiest street in Luxembourg Chemin de la Corniche

June 20, 2018June 21, 2018

I am so excited to write about Luxembourg. This small European country is not as big as its neighbouring countries such as France or Germany, but Luxembourg surely has its own charm. This post is the continuation of me and

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018

The trip to Mainz and Trier was our holiday trip to Germany in the end of November last year. The whole trip is for Mainz-Trier-Luxembourg. In this post I will write about Mainz and Trier first. The second post about

Some exhibitors are from outside the UK such as Germany, Italy

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018

Last Saturday was for the first time I attended the London Map Fairs. Located at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington, this two days fair is arguably the largest antique map fair (in the world or in the UK? not

Antique map of Surat and Batavia by Henri Abraham Chatelain

This is an 18th century antique map by Henri Abraham Chatelain. The title of the map is Vue et Description de Surate et de Batavia. The map illustrates beautifully the town of Surat in the northwest coast India. It shows a

May 21, 2018May 21, 2018

This is a piece of antique that I bought from The Hertfordshire Militaria and Medal Fair. See here for more information about the Fair. It is an antique swagger stick with silver on top. Look how long the stick is!

May 14, 2018May 21, 2018

This was my first time going to a Militaria fair. I was quite pleased. My husband was very pleased too. The fair is called The Hertfordshire Militaria & Medal Fair. And the location is at the Rickmansworth School at the Scots

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018

April 27, 2018May 10, 2018

My friends and I went to the Greyhound Cafe to have a lunch. The Cafe is modern and stylish and we were given a lovely seat at the corner over-looking the street. It is so cozy and comfy. We have

This Easter holiday, we decided to go to Hexham to visit Roman Fort of Housesteads, Chesters and Vindolanda. It is very easy to visit these Forts using bus AD122. We use Hexham as our base. And might as well because bus

Victorian antique plaited hair gold brooch

April 5, 2018

April 4, 2018April 5, 2018

This is my latest antique collection which I found when I was visiting Hexham. This is a small antique gold brooch. I found it when going antiquing at the Ashbourne House Antiques in Hexham. The seller told me that it is

March 29, 2018April 3, 2018

This Easter weekend, we went to Hexham for a three nights holiday. It is approximately four hours from London. We took a train journey from London King’s Cross to Newcastle using Virgin train then continue from Newcastle to Hexham using

Today at lunch time, I went for a lunch out with my colleague to The One Tun pub in Farringdon. The address is 125 Saffron Hill, London EC1N 8QS. I like the Thai food that is served here. My choice is

March 28, 2018

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018

Rasa Sayang is a Malaysian Restaurant in Chinatown, London. It is located at 5 Macclesfield St, London W1D 6AY. We went there last Saturday because I crave for Indonesian/similar food. Yes this is my order: Nasi Goreng Istimewa! I love the Satay

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018

This is our favourite restaurant in St Albans! If you happen to be in St Albans, this restaurant won’t disappoint! The address of Thai Rack is 13 George St, St Albans AL3 4ER. It is so close to the St Albans

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018

This is a very beautiful early Victorian silver pot holder. This is my gift for my husband birthday. It is a very ornate pot holder. It has a full London silver hallmark year 1847. The markers mark is by Charles

Blue Sapphire Brillian Cut Diamonds Ring

January 15, 2018June 20, 2018

This is a lovely vintage sapphire and diamonds yellow gold ring. There are 8 diamonds with single cut each. According to the seller the total diamond carat is 0.1. Diamond clarity is in VS group and the diamond colour is

January 12, 2018June 20, 2018

This is one of the most beautiful antiques I have collected. It is a pair of hand painted wood carved cherubs. I bought it from Antiquitäten Kottmeier, an antique shop in Trier-Germany. I think the seller says that they are

A. Lucchesi Faro Madonna Cherubs antique

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018

This is an impressive holy water font of Madonna and Cherubs. It is signed by ‘A. Lucchesi Faro’. I bought it from an antique shop in Mainz, Germany. After doing some research, according to this database from the University of

January 4, 2018January 10, 2018

Hi guys, if you want to know what was the first antique item I collected? Here it is! Finally I post the item here. It is a silver powder compact which I bought from an antique shop in Cologne, Germany.