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A Meissen chicken ornament; Europa and the Bull; Royal Doulton’s Bunnykins ceramics.

The kitschy ornaments on your grandma’s shelf could be worth thousands

While these garish ceramics were considered kitsch for many decades, younger people are today displaying their grandparents’ figurines or buying their own.

  • Stephen Crafti

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Thinking of selling mum’s silverware? It’s all in the timing

Got a valuable object sitting in your home? If you’re thinking of parting ways with it, it can pay to think carefully about the timing.

  • Stephen Crafti
Smart bricks detect motion, colour tags and figures to create noises and lights as you play.

Lego’s ‘biggest innovation ever’: Here’s what you need to know

How does Smart Play work? What are the new sets like? And is adding tech to Lego even a good idea?

  • Tim Biggs
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Fur coats or a Peaky Blinders cap? The TV fashions shoppers can’t resist

From Jennifer Coolidge’s kaftans to Harrison Ford’s leather jacket, some popular clothing items are booming in popularity – and value.

  • Stephen Crafti
Iconic records such as Horses and Dark Side of the Moon are popular among collectors, while new albums like Olivia Dean’s are coveted by the younger crowd.

How nostalgia (and Taylor Swift) is fuelling a rare record boom

The number of stores selling vinyl records has increased dramatically over the past few years as new generations find joy in the physical.

  • Stephen Crafti
Ceramics composite for Crafti

Once cheap and cheerful, these Australian ceramics are now worth thousands

What could be more Australian than a shelf lined with ceramics encrusted with koalas, kookaburras and wattle leaves?

  • Stephen Crafti
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Liz Hurley’s Versace dress, held together with oversized gold safety pins.

$30,000 for a dress? That’s nothing for some vintage fashion fans

Plenty of designer vintage clothing commands respectable prices, but few compare to the rarest of the rare – including that iconic Liz Hurley dress.

  • Stephen Crafti
Fornasetti plates

Why so many people seek out these Italian plates

A $70 plate bought 20 years ago from a store in Hong Kong has surged in value.

  • Stephen Crafti
, Jennings established the fashion business Deus Ex Machina, swapping surf for motorbike culture.

Why your old T-shirt could be worth hundreds

Unique Mambo pieces, including Australian Jesus and the Golden Motorbike by Reg Mombassa, will go under the hammer in September.

  • Stephen Crafti
Contemporary jewellery may not involve massive diamonds and 24-carat gold, but the unique pieces – such as this collection by Lisa Roet – can still demand considerable sums.

‘Plain gold is soulless’: Why collectors love contemporary jewellery

Contemporary jewellery may not involve massive diamonds and 24-carat gold, but the unique pieces can still demand considerable sums.

  • Stephen Crafti