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    COLLECTING ART DECO

    Nov 27, 2023 3 minutes

    Now an award-winning professional photographer and a world-renowned authority on Art Deco design, Dr Peter Sheridan and his wife, Jan Hatch, have been collecting Art Deco items for more than 25 years. Their collection now includes 320 radios, jewellery, homewares, handbags, toys, snow globes, lighting, glassware and ephemera. Traces caught up with Peter to find out more about his impressive collection, his love of Art Deco, and his tips for other vintage collectors.

    Traces: Peter, can you tell us why you love Art Deco, and how your collection started?

    I love Art Deco because

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