Behind the Craft - Treasures of India
May 17 , 2024
India almost immediately evokes a million images in one’s mind. Images that are vivid, vibrant, colourful, both ancient and modern. To celebrate In...
May 17 , 2024
India almost immediately evokes a million images in one’s mind. Images that are vivid, vibrant, colourful, both ancient and modern. To celebrate In...
May 17 , 2024
Mahatma Gandhi is a legendary and much loved figure both in India and around the World. An extraordinary human being whose ideology, based on the f...
Apr 22 , 2024
In 1839, to mark the beginning of the reign of Queen Victoria, master engraver William Wyon created what is widely recognised as one of the world's...
Apr 04 , 2024
The Guinea is one of the world’s most famous coins, introduced in 1663 during the first Carolean Age, the reign of King Charles II. Originally wor...
Mar 13 , 2024
At the height of The East India Company’s trade in the East, the Guinea remained the official currency, underpinning much of Britain’s growth and i...
Mar 13 , 2024
The Mohur, meaning symbol or seal, was first introduced in 1540 by the Mughal Emperor Sher Shah Suri, the founder of the Sur Empire in Northern Ind...
Jan 16 , 2024
The Sovereign is one of the world’s most famous and respected coins, first introduced in the 15th Century by Henry VII. Minting of the Sovereign ce...
Dec 20 , 2023
“Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you’ll have good luck.” How do certain coins become known as ‘lucky’ coins? In 1792, Augustine Dupre wa...