One of the pleasures of being a dealer is helping items find the right home. That was very much the case for this splendid Birmingham Guild of Handicraft key that was used at the 1937 opening of St Pancras Town Hall, latterly Camden Town Hall. Located opposite St Pancras Station, the Hall is undergoing a remarkable transformation. This stunning neo-classical building will soon be a special event space boasting a versatile layout featuring a main hall (one of central London’s largest), two smaller venues, and dedicated workspaces on the upper floors. The versatile venue, slated to open in Winter 2024, will cater to events of various sizes. Whether the key is to be used at its opening or simply displayed remains to be seen.

The US society “Arts & Crafts Collector”  has published a short guide on British arts and crafts silver written by Anthony Bernbaum of the Peartree Collection. The guide, in two parts, can be found at the links below. It gives a concise overview of all the major British arts and crafts silver designers of the period.

A Beginner’s Guide to British A&C Silver – Part 1

A Beginner’s Guide to British A&C Silver – Part 2

This month’s April edition of Home & Antiques devotes several pages to the work and life of Archibald Knox. The article can be viewed from this pdf extract.

The Peartree Collection enjoyed a successful Winter Olympia selling a number of significant items. Images of the stand at Olympia can be seen below.

Click here to read Olympia’s post fair press release.

Anthony Bernbaum founder of The Peartree Collection gave a successful lecture on arts and crafts silver at Olympia last week. The lecture can be viewed here.

Winter Olympia presentation: Arts and crafts silver: Pioneering Modernism by Anthony Bernbaum, The Peartree Collection from Anthony Bernbaum on Vimeo.

Anthony Bernbaum, founder of The Peartree Collection will be giving a talk on arts and crafts silver “Arts and crafts silver : Pioneering modernism” at this year’s Winter Olympia on 7th November 2015 at noon.  To register for this lecture please use the form on this website or on the Olympia website.

The Peartree Collection will be exhibiting at The Winter Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Fair 2nd – 8th November stand E29 (at the end of the main walk way). For more details see http://www.olympia-antiques.com

The Peartree Collection has launched as a new gallery selling fine arts and crafts silver and 20th century design at this website www.thepeartreecollection.com.  For more information see About Us.