Glassware

Graham Slater’s collection that packed a Cambridge house provided 670 lots over two auctions

Glittering displays of glass will be on show at the upcoming Premier Fairs’ dedicated event at Himley Hall near Dudley in the West Midlands on Sunday, May 18.

Two enticingly estimated, early glasses from a west German private collection were fiercely contested in the online sale held by Wendl (21% buyer’s premium) in Rudolstadt.

One of perhaps only two known ruby red versions of the Whitefriars Banjo vase sold for £17,200 in Devon on April 9.

A Tiffany Studios favrile glass window depicting a tree-fringed river leading to distant mountains took $450,000 (£347,000) at DuMouchelles (24% buyer’s premium) in Detroit, Michigan.

An early 18th century onion-shaped decanter or carafe offered at Halls (24% buyer’s premium) in Shrewsbury was of particular interest for a point-engraved inscription to the body. It read 'The Kit Kat Club at the Fountain Tavern on the Strand'.

Windows from 1923 by a master of the craft mark the move from Art Nouveau to Art Deco

In a market that waxes and wanes, recent sales suggest collectors are active and pushing up prices

A single-owner collection of Venini glassware led Roseberys’ (26/25/20% buyer’s premium) first Design auction of the year in West Norwood.

Chanel No 5 was perfected in the late summer and autumn of 1920 by the French-Russian chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux.

Paris auction staged at the Drouot centre offered a richly varied and valuable range of lots

Punchy prices result as demand for relics linked to the British naval hero remains evidently high

Sale including pieces produced by French designer in cire perdue technique attracts international interest

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

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.

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.