Decorative Art

Hot on the heels of its Gherardesca exhibition, Albert Amor has just unveiled The Anthony Birtwistle Collection at its gallery in St James’s.

A focus on four Clarice Cliff chargers sold in October at two different salerooms

From the 14th century onwards, locksmith guilds were well established in major cities throughout Europe.

Depictions of birdcages on Delft tile-pictures or plaques are not exactly common, but they are not nearly as rare as actual ceramic cages from the Dutch manufacture.

A rare version of Eric Ravilious' Child’s Handkerchief print and a scarcely seen Doulton figure emerged in North Yorkshire

Offered by Thomas Miller (24% buyer’s premium) in Newcastle was a large silver medal struck to mark the maiden voyage of the SS Normandie from Le Havre to New York on May 29, 1935. She took the Blue Riband at the first attempt.

Silver works by Sir Bache Cunard, Bt (1851-1925), legendary huntsman and scion of the Cunard shipping family, are incredibly rare – he presumably made items only for his family and friends.

Among the most desirable Royal Doulton HN series models are the Harry Tittensor (1887-1942) creations based on the Arabian Knights story.

The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair is arriving at Westonbirt School, Gloucestershire, on November 1-3 for the third time this year.

This rare Chinese export dish offered at Luxur Fine Art Auction (25/20/15% buyer’s premium) in Queens, New York, was painted with a portrait of the theologist Willem Deurhoff (1650-1717).

Massimo Micheluzzi (b.1957), who began his glassmaking career as a photographer for the Venini factory, has become a name to watch in the modern design market.

Recent research is revealing the importance of the markings on Chinese export silver

Annual fair now in 33rd staging offers range suitable for first-time buyers and seasoned collectors alike

A rare presentation ship model, made to commemorate what Nelson called his ‘hardest fought battle’, sold at Doyle New York.

The 135-lot private collection of renowned porcelain specialist Rod Jellicoe revealed the current state of a market long after its ‘vintage era’'

On October 31 Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr of Paris will be holding the second instalment of its dispersal of Meissen porcelain from the collection of Hadrian Merkle.

The moment Johann Böttger oversaw the successful production of hard-paste porcelain at Meissen in Germany, the race was on for other European countries to create ‘white gold’.