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Articles by Luke Honey

Luke Honey is a former auction specialist (Phillips, Bloomsbury Auctions and Bonhams), turned writer, columnist and antiques dealer. He lives in London with his wife and book-munching whippet.

Patrick Procktor, R.A., R.W.S. (British, 1936-2003), Gervase VII, acrylic on canvas. Photo © Christie's

Works of Art29 March 2023

Patrick Procktor: The Last Romantic

Maurice Seymour Studio, Postcard of Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, with autograph, Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Public domain image

Music17 March 2023

From Haydn to Hip-Hop: Music for Collectors

Abraham van Beijeren, Banquet Still Life, 1655-65, oil on canvas. Photo public domain (detail)

Antiquities7 December 2022

Culinary Antiques: The Art of the Restaurant

1626 map of the Turkish Empire, newly augmented by John Speed. Photo by Balkanique / Licence CC BY-SA 4.0 (detail)

Maps6 September 2022

Mapping the World: Advice for New Collectors

Jean d'Ylen for Shell, poster “Shell Oil and Petrol, The Quick Starting Pair”, 1927. Photo © Bonhams (detail)

Memorabilia20 July 2022

The Art of Advertising: Collecting Memorabilia

Léon Bakst (1866-1924), Costume study for Nijinsky in the role of Iskender in the ballet, ‘La Péri’, 1922, watercolour and gold and silver paints over graphite (detail). Photo public domain

Works of Art4 May 2022

Collecting Opera and Ballet in Art

A young woman at a typewriter. Photo by Wyck, Seamans & Benedict/Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images (detail)

Collectibles31 March 2022

The Transformer of Type: The History of the Typewriter

Hans Brockhage & Erwin Andra, rocking cart, designed in 1950 for Siegfried Lenz, Berggießhübel/Pirna, Germany (detail). Photo © Dorotheum

Furniture25 February 2022

The Fascinating Marketing for Children’s Chairs

Two 'steamer trunks' of vintage games and toys, third quarter 20th century. Photo © Sotheby’s

Toys25 January 2022

The Appeal of Antique and Vintage Board Games

Goyard, trunk, early 20th century (detail). Photo © Bukowskis

Fashion & Vintage29 December 2021

Vintage Luggage & Trunks: Where to Begin

The interior of Annabel’s, which opened in 1963 in the basement of No. 44 Berkeley Square. Photo: Christian Voigt via Christie’s

Works of Art22 November 2018

No Expenses Spared

Books, Maps & Manuscripts23 December 2015

Alice in Wonderland at the British Library

Furniture23 November 2015

Game of Thrones

Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1906, oil on canvas, Art Institute of Chicago. Photo in the public domain

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