Decorative Art

Glassware with provenance to Augustus of Saxony takes five-figure sum

Natalie Smith owns Woodbridge Antiques in Suffolk and specialises in silver and jewellery.

The November 15 Silver & Vertu ‘signature’ sale at Heritage in Texas includes what specialist Karen Rigdon calls “probably the strongest collection of English silver that we’ve had in the last 10 years”.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

The 1882 Royal Worcester porcelain ‘Patience’ teapot has become a satirical emblem of the Aesthetic movement.

In colonial Mexico cacao beans and vanilla pods assumed a similar status to tea leaves in England.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

It is with great sadness that we announce Danny Robinson has passed away peacefully after a short stay in hospital at the age of 84.

As well as working in marketing for various major fairs and dealers, Duncan Phillips of Somerset deals in his own right, specialising in 19th and 20th century watercolours and studio ceramics

A selection of Doulton HN series rarities sold at three regional salerooms this month.

Ceramics by Hans Coper (1920-81) and Lucie Rie (1902-95) have been assimilated into the collecting sphere of Modern British art with spectacular effect.

We are sad to announce the sudden death of Shane Theophilus (August 23, 1954-October 22, 2022).

A vast collection of Royal Worcester porcelain put together by an Australian couple during frequent trips to UK dealers and auction houses is up for sale next month.

The sale of Silver and Objects of Vertu at Bonhams Knightsbridge on October 20-21 was topped by a multi-estimate bid for a remarkable flatware service by Tiffany.

Leading the sale of Fine Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks at Woolley & Wallis (25/12% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury on October 6 was a very fine pair of blue john and ormolu perfume burners by Matthew Boulton and John Fothergill.

A third sale featuring ceramics by Jean Cocteau took place in Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr’s (27.5%/26/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) Paris saleroom.