Collectables

The McClure Arctic Expedition of 1850 was one of the Franklin rescue missions but ended up with the ironic fate of getting trapped themselves.

The final tranche of items from the Tony Chapman collection of pewter offered at Bishop & Miller of Stowmarket on June 19 included this capacious Victorian lidded jug once owned by Charles Dickens (1812-70).

Buyers respond well to stand-alone auction of hardstone animal carvings held in London

The list of Polar exploration ships once lost but now rediscovered grew in number recently when it was announced the Quest had been located.

The last Jean-Jacques Rousseau herbarium in private hands came for sale at Ader in Paris on June 17.

It is safe to say that nowadays the image of a smoking dog would find little favour with animal rights activists or for that matter with the current (for now) UK Prime Minister.

You can find stalls selling postcards at many fairs and markets, as well as a range of dedicated fairs.

Two early documents featuring female authors are among the highlights in a wide-ranging sale selection

Annual fair held at the city’s Assembly Rooms since 1986 starts afresh in Pavilion venue this July

Our regular update of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

At the same time as a naval arms race was taking place in the years just before the First World War another maritime competition developed in the shape of liners.

Dealer Paul Frecker’s new book examines the rise of the carte de visite and its enduring cultural legacy.