Pushkin Antiques is delighted to announce the release of "The Story of Louis Vuitton Luggage" book by Laia Farran Graves, featuring our contributions from last year. It is now available for purchase.

The Pushkin Antiques team was joined by local community members, business owners and the Mayor of Tunbridge Wells on Saturday 26th November at their Christmas Charity Auction in support of local charity, Mental Health Resource.

At Pushkin Antiques we understand the importance of being environmentally friendly. The demand for antiques has significantly increased and we have noticed that our consumers have become more focussed on sustainability.

It was great fun exhibiting at The Game Fair. The LAPADA Pavilion which showcased an exquisite range of works across an array of disciplines; from fine art, furniture and contemporary works of art to decorative arts, jewellery and antiquities.

What a fabulous night! With over £11,000 raised, this money will certainly go to a worthy cause. We will personally oversee that the funds go directly to people who need it most and we will keep you updated with stories of families we will be directly helping.

Zwilling J. A. Henckels AG is a German kitchenware manufacturer, one of the largest and oldest kitchenware brands in the world. Founded in 1731 by Peter Henckels, the company also owns one of the world’s oldest trademarks, that has almost unchanged since it was registered, and that happened as early as in 1731 as well.

Alfred Dunhill Limited, or Dunhill is a British Maison, specializing in luxury goods for men. The brand produces and sells designer and custom menswear, fine leather goods and accessories, such as lighters, pens and watches, as well as perfume. The company was founded in London in 1893 and has always been based there.

Jasper52, the online curated auctions platform recently released a new article on Russian Imperial-Era Silver, bellow is an excerpt of our contribution to the article.

Alphonse Debain was a French silversmith, originating from a family of hereditary silver and gold makers. He produced exquisite tea sets and tableware of the finest quality.

At the end of the 19th century, Rudolf Linke was a respectable silversmith and enameller in Vienna. His workshop specialised in silver tableware, table centrepieces and jewellery, designed mostly in Neo-Renaissance style, also called Historismus.

“From a New Year’s feast inspired by the novels of Charles and Catherine Dickens, to seasonal decorating ideas from Selina Lake featuring rich pomegranate reds and swathes of natural greenery, to four homes brimming with personality and festive cheer, there’s plenty to delight and intrigue in this issue. We’ve also hand-picked 25 of the best online boutiques selling antiques, vintage and artisan goodies, and Caroline Wheater rounds up some key auctions over the next six months to pop in your diary. Plus we hope you’ll enjoy our collecting features on Bristol Blue glass, napkin rings, tartanware and glittering gold antiques. A Very Merry Christmas!”

During the reign of Queen Victoria, the dinner party became an important part of social life, especially so for the Upper and emerging middle-class families, they began to pay great attention not only to the meals but also to the ceremony and theatrics surrounding them.

At the end of the 19th century, Rudolf Linke was a respectable silversmith and enameller in Vienna. His workshop specialised in silver tableware, table centrepieces and jewellery, designed mostly in Neo-Renaissance style, also called Historismus.

Vasily Agafonov (in Russian Василий Семенович Агафонов) was a prominent silversmith and goldsmith in Moscow. He had a workshop producing silverware, decorative objects and jewellery.

Andrei Bragin (in Russian Андрей Степанович Брагин) was one of the most respected and accomplished silversmiths in Saint-Petersburg at the turn of the century. He finished his apprenticeship in 1852 and opened his own workshop in 1888.

Joseph Carl von Klinkosch was one of the finest Viennese silversmiths of the late 19th century. He apprenticed in his father's workshop between 1825 and 1839 and became a certified silversmith in 1844.

Kwong Hing Loong & Co is one of the most remarkable Chinese Export Silver retailers. The firm occupied large premises both in Hong Kong and Singapore, where they manufactured and retailed high-quality silver and gold jewellery, silverware, and watches of all kinds.

The respectable firm Würbel & Czocally was founded in Vienna by Vincenz Czokally in 1864. Vincenz Czokally specialized in centrepieces, tankards, candelabras, objects of vertu in the late Historicism style. Inspired by the Neo-Baroque motifs, Szokally works were highly appreciated at the Court of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria.

Huang Qiu Ji was an important silversmith in Shanghai and Beijing, whose outstanding enamel silver works had left a significant mark in Chinese silver design. According to Chinese Export Silver expert Adrien Von Ferscht, Huang Qiu Ji (original Cantonese name is Wong Kau Gei) is considered to be one of the most favoured Chinese silver marks nowadays (A. Von Ferscht, Chinese Export Silver 1785-1940, 4th edition 2015).

As is common with the Imperial Russian mid-level workshops not much is known about the silversmith Ivan Saltykov (in Russian Иван Салтыков). Nowadays his high-quality silverworks are much appreciated. His mark is sometimes mistaken for the mark of Ignaty Sazikov.