Antiques Magazine Archive, September 2024

With a few days of rather unseasonably cold, wet weather in early September, came the slightly premature reminder that autumn is very nearly upon us here in the UK.

The rapid swing from shorts and sandals to winter coats and hot water bottles had half the country digging out their autumn wardrobe again – just a few months after they’d packed it away.  

But with the return of autumn comes the shift in acquiring antiques. Whilst they are of course investments and collectibles, if you’re of the mind that antique pieces are also here to be actually used – which they are – then it’s a perfect time to think about searching for some pieces to make your home feel ready for the autumn.

Here are nine ways of zhuzhing up your home that will have you eager for the clocks to go back.

Political events, controversy and debate is an endless source of news around the world. We seem to be glued to every move our politicians make, and hang on every word they say. And the fascination continues into the world of antiques and collectibles!

Antiques.co.uk’s founder, Iain Brunt, finds it intriguing that “so many people can discuss topics that appear not to have any relevance to the country they are representing…so many promises never fulfilled.”

Whether or not the actions of politicians in our lives live up to their words, political antique collecting has been a thing for many years. You may never have given it any thought, but there’s a whole raft of collectibles out there – and plenty of appetite for them, too.

Here's all you need to know about political collectibles.