What’s collectable right noW?

FASHION THE 40S AND 50S ARE PERFORMING WELL, AND ANYTHING FROM THE 20S IS WORTH KEEPING, AS THE DECADE’S CENTENARY IS COMING UP. DESIGNER BAGS HOLD THEIR VALUE AND, OFTEN, INCREASE WITH NAMES LIKE GUCCI AND CHANEL. A CLASSIC VINTAGE CHANEL BAG IS WORTH £8,000 TO £10,000, WHILE A VINTAGE BLONDIE GUCCI BAG WILL FETCH BETWEEN £300 AND £900.

ART MODERN BRITISH PAINTERS ARE DOING WELL AND WHEN AN ARTIST HAS A MAJOR EXHIBITION AT A GALLERY, SUCH AS PAUL NASH AT THE TATE, IT CAN INCREASE THE VALUE OF THEIR WORK BY UP TO 20%.

VINYL LAST YEAR VINYL RECORD SALES

HIT THE THREE MILLION MARK IN THE UK, THE HIGHEST FIGURE IN 25 YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY. THE COVER NEEDS TO BE IN MINT CONDITION AND ANY SIGNIFICANT EVENT – SUCH AS DAVID BOWIE’S DEATH – WILL SEE THE VALUE OF AN ARTIST’S RARER RECORDS ROCKET. RECORDINGS BY BIG NAME ARTISTS BEFORE THEY WERE DISCOVERED ARE VALUABLE. AN ALBUM BY THE BREAD AND BEER BAND FROM 1969 CAN NOW COMMAND £2,000 – THE BAND FEATURED A THEN-UNKNOWN ELTON JOHN.

HOMEWARE MID-CENTURY AND ART DECO FURNITURE, PLUS VINTAGE PYREX IS BIG NEWS RIGHT NOW – CASSEROLE DISHES CAN FETCH UP TO £400. W&H