Decorative Art

The coin sale staged by David Guest Numismatics with Numismatica Ars Classica in Zurich on November 19 includes two rare medals issued by the Royal Humane Society.

High footfall and strong sales make for another successful edition of the annual event The Northern Antiques Fair

The Autumn Fine Interiors auction at Hutchinson Scott in Skipton, North Yorkshire featured a Lancashire collection of Royal Worcester porcelain.

After more than 140 years out of the public eye, two maiolica plaques by the celebrated Renaissance artist Francesco Xanto Avelli (1487-1542) sold for £38,000 each at auction in Salisbury.

Standholders at the latest Decorative Fair report strong demand for good-quality objects

The Cotswolds Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair welcomes new and returning exhibitors this autumn.

A seminal proto-modernist metalwork design by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) emerged for sale in Edinburgh on October 14.

Once part of the contents of Skibo Castle, an exceptional Louis Napoleon gilt-bronze surtout de table suite by Ferdinand Barbedienne comes under the hammer at Tennants.

Dealer duo bring ‘interesting pieces at affordable prices’ to discover in botanic garden surroundings

Special piece comes from historian’s collection including items linked to the family home in Derbyshire

A pair of monumental silver candelabra with a royal provenance is going under the hammer at German auction house Wendl on October 28-31.

A raft of new and returning dealers have signed up for this autumn’s LAPADA Fair in Berkeley Square from October 27 to November 1.

An early ceramic work by Otto Lindig was one of the stars at a recent sale at Mehlis (24% buyer’s premium) in Plauen.

Re: the Jiaqing dinner service covered as ‘Rockefeller’ porcelain returns to the rostrum, Auction Reports, ATG No 2761.

Kilkenny auction house Fonsie Mealy is holding a contents sale at Newport House in Newport, County Mayo, on October 20-21.

Collector built friendships all over the world when amassing a record of two centuries of mining equipment

Relatively few Britannia Standard silver dinner services from the Queen Anne period are available to buy.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including The Charleston Museum acquiring a 1711 silver chalice