When the amateur jewelry enthusiast Flora Steel bought an eye-catching brooch for less than £20 ($25) at an antiques market in England in the 1980s, she had accidentally scooped up an impressive ...

This week the Herald speaks to Monty Whitney, owner of Victorian Rose Antiques, 1903 S. Washington St. in Grand Forks. A: I've been doing this for over 25 years. I started downtown. I had my shop ...

Kilshaw's Auctioneers owner Allison Ross with some of the hot antique items in the store. Today's buyers are more interested in comfort and style than large Victorian pieces, Ross says, and downsizing ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Though Queen Victoria died over 113 years ago in 1901 after close to 64 years as Great Britain's reigning monarch, the years of her rule are still reflected in the architectural ...

Inside Jim and Jennifer Wissing’s home you’ll see thick crown molding, detailed wood paneling, elegant Victorian furniture and accent pieces, velvet swag window treatments with tassels, and stained ...

Bellefonte is known for its antique stores, and one of those shops is celebrating a major milestone this month. Victorian House Antiques will celebrate its 25th anniversary throughout June. First ...

Hundreds of antique Victorian-era shoes recently washed ashore along a stretch of coastline, puzzling residents and historians alike. These leather shoes, many dating back more than 100 years, ...

Statues and plants were important decorations in the large Victorian home. The designers of the day believed in filling all available space. Pedestals were put in halls and in corners of living rooms ...

Gene Berube has been decorating homes and selling high-end antiques for about 40 years and has an obvious penchant for homes and furnishings that are unique and have interesting histories. So it’s no ...

From the ornately decorated entrance hall of her Catonsville home, Andy Braid offers a somewhat unusual welcome to first-time visitors: “If you don’t like Victorian, you’re in the wrong house.” No ...

In 1477 Archduke Maximillian of Austria gave Mary Burgundy a diamond ring, but the tradition only caught on with the elite. It wasn't really until 1947 when De Beers said "a diamond is forever" that ...