Jeremy Astfalck

Congratulations Sir - you have inspired, led and excelled and we appreciate it @EdKieswetter

Edward Kieswetter honoured with honorary doctorate at CPUT, inspires graduates to lead iol.co.za/news/2026-04-1…

Boere Haka

Silver hit record highs in 2025 – here's why the 'Devil’s metal' has further to run cnbc.com/2025/11/29/sil…

Breastplate of a cavalryman struck by a cannonball while serving Napoleon

Before the Swiss even hit snooze on their cuckoo clocks and dreamt up the Swiss Army knife, before the Leatherman was more than a glimmer in a tinkerer’s eye, there were Gun Chest Hammers.   Come and see this collection at the SAADA Fair in Franschhoek -14-16 February, 10am-6 pm

World Class …. Part of the corkscrews from the personal collection of Bertrand Giulian that will go out this weekend at the SAADA Antiques, Art & Design fair in Franschhoek, South Africa.

Exciting News for Wine Enthusiasts The Old Corkscrew is showing a collection of antique corkscrews at the SAADA Fair (Feb 14–16). Featuring rare pieces from Bertrand Giulian’s collection, as documented in his book. A chance to own a piece of history!

Tributes paid to antiques expert Michael Baggott …ion-v7-local.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2025/trib…

How Venice was built

Going for Gold continues….with help. Thanks to Huon Mallalieu for a fantastic spread on the forthcoming LAPADA Fair in Country Life. The fair runs in London’s Berkeley Square from the 23rd to the 27th of October. He picked up what I had missed… Maybe it’s Welsh Gold !!!

Going for Gold begins…. The ATG ran the first advert spread for the forthcoming LAPADA Fair which runs in London’s Berkeley Square from the 23rd to the 27th of October.

The Franschhoek Wine Valley, dating back to 1688, was established by French Huguenots who brought their winemaking skills to South Africa. The valley, surrounded by the Wemmershoek & Groot Drakenstein mountains, has ideal growing conditions thanks to its climate & mix of soils.

𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬? Stellenbosch Municipality is home to a variety of charming towns and villages, including the renowned #Franschhoek – South Africa’s culinary capital! 🍷🥘

19th century singing bird box, made in Switzerland by Frères Rochat.

Huge news for art historians: the first phase of ⁦@TheCourtauld⁩ Witt Library digitisation is now live. Search the British School artist boxes for images from private collections and pre-internet auction records. French School coming next week. photocollections.courtauld.ac.uk/sec-menu/searc…

Now with STUNNING new group photo of the Galloway Hoard, plus more detail on the science from @jk_viking and where to see the lidded vessel next from @SueBrunningBM. Via @TheScotsman @alicampsie75 scotsman.com/heritage-and-r…

The Galloway Hoard was discovered by detectorist Derek McLennan at Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, #OTD in 2014. Deposited around AD 900, it is both Scotland’s earliest Viking-Age hoard and the richest ever found in Britain and Ireland. ©National Museums Scotland

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi still had time to take selfies after the Springboks epic comeback against New Zealand today 🤳