I take A LOT of long train journeys, and I’m sick of the single-use plastic cups when I treat myself to gin or wine on the way home. So I have bought myself an Edwardian silver-plated collapsible cup with a gilt wash interior. Antiques are green, and look cooler & luxurious too!

Pa. (1940-2025) Thank you ❤️ If you wish, donations to @racingdementia

Eclectica III Auction with rare Michael Harris glass and more! - https://t.co/GNwB3YYyv1

Delighted and excited to be at next Sunday’s @premierfairs fair in Penshurst, Kent, organised by @richardburtonshaw. Come and find me - say hi, have a chat or consign to @markhillauctions. Bring your treasures and buy more here! Curves, colours and cool! Looking forward to

A miniature marvel - an Orrefors ‘Ravenna’ bowl, designed by Sven Palmqvist. And a new addition to my collection, which doesn’t take up much space! Small, but perfectly formed. Read all about it on my new blog post. https://t.co/5Mnfw5xguW

Here they are!! The Antiques Roadshow dates and venues for this year! I hope to see you and your treasures at one of them! @BBC_ARoadshow

Kindness. When I was at prep school, the only award I ever won, not being very sporty, was the Cup of Kindness. Two years in a row, in fact! Wandering around an ephemera fair last year, I picked up this charming and typically sentimental (even ever so slightly morbid!) Victorian

This is Malcolm. I don’t know what Malcolm is, where Malcolm came from, or when Malcolm was made. Or who made him or why. For the past 5-10 years, I’ve only been buying things (typically curiosities) for myself that I don’t know anything about. Buying things I intend to sell in

Inspired by the Romantic drama, movement and power of paintings by Delacroix and Gericault, but also harking back to Classical Antiquity and the Renaissance, this bronze sculpture of a rearing horse is considered a masterpiece of 19th century French animalier sculpture. It was

Legends last! The name William Moorcroft needs no introduction. Mark Hill Auctions is delighted to offer two private collections of modern Moorcroft from the late 20th century and the early 21st century at our auction next Thursday, 30th January 2025. Renowned for the hallmark

My general antiques auction, Eclectica I, is now online! Stroll along to browse and bid @easyliveauction or @thesaleroom or via the link below! https://t.co/TCCDu2flkR

Rare Michael Harris for Mdina Glass and more at auction.... - https://t.co/IHqQX33zsg

Well, the auctions have decided!! But there’s still two days to go! Find out who’s in the lead (if you don’t know already!) and what’s in the bag (😂) at 16.00 this week on @BBCOne or catch up on @BBCiPlayer. We had a rockin’ Road Trip and fabulous fun for sure, as always with

We’re back for a rematch!! Watch the elegantly divine @rooirvine and me cross the the country from Yorkshire to Scotland on this week’s @AntiqueRoadTrip Who will win? Will Roo make it a draw, or will I get a double whammy?! Find out on BBC One at 16.30 every day this week, or

Mark Hill Auctions is GO! - https://t.co/duB3Jjfq8K

Mark Hill Auctions is GO! Come find us at The Pantiles Arcade, Royal Tunbridge Wells or at https://t.co/DfBF62rW2q Follow us on here @markhillauction First sale announcement coming up!

So you may have noticed that I’ve been somewhat quiet on here for the past 8 months or so. Yes, I’ve still been making new smile-worthy and brain-stimulating discoveries, but I’ve also been super busy with a truly exciting new venture which I’m about to announce…….. standby!!!

Did you miss any episodes of the latest series of #AntiquesRoadTrip? ▶️ Don't worry, you can stream them all now on @BBCiPlayer

So delighted to be invited with my dear friend Gail @AntiqNewsFairs to the launch of ‘The Restoration Guide’, co-produced by the dynamic duo of Angel @HouseDirectory and Sara @SalvageUK and @reclaimedwoman. Held in @EBnaturalpaint’s inspirational shop just off the Pimlico Road,

New to me pin, found in a Berlin flea market. It’s a tie pin, but can easily be a lapel pin, which is what I’ll use it for. There’s some age here (I think it’s c1900, give or take, and possibly by Mayle & Meyer), but what surprises me most is that it’s not mounted in silver or

It’s the long late Summer bank holiday weekend, and @ScottishAntique are having their marvellous annual sale…including some pieces from me! Check out the deals here: https://t.co/Z8S6NLBPFW