Scone ADFAS is pleased to present this lecture with Andy McConnell, the humorous glass specialist on BBC’s evergreen Antiques Roadshow.
Tuesday May 7th 2024, 6.30pm
Upper Hunter Shire Council, Liverpool St, Scone
Members free, Guest $30
Refreshments will be served after lecture.
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Andy has dealt in antiques since adolescence but served an apprenticeship in journalism. After working in music, film and television, he returned to writing in 2004, authoring the The Decanter, An Illustrated History of Glass From 1650. He followed this in 2006 with Miller’s’ 20th Century Glass. He continues to write and runs Britain’s largest antique glass gallery in Rye, Sussex.
Bottoms Up! a history of wine, its rituals and its vessels
Wine has sustained humanity for almost 10,000 years. While causing wars and riots, it’s also helped broker peace and more commonly served as an aphrodisiac. Wine has been personified in the form of Gods and has been a catalyst in civilised entertaining and dining rituals. Bottom’s Up! traces the story of wine throughout the ages. It also examines the extraordinary art and artefacts created throughout history to enhance the pleasure of wine. The talk visits the ancient world, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and 18th century Britain, culminating today, when more wine is being consumed than ever.
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