Furniture

Traders – both newcomers and regulars – enjoy good sales at bustling fair in Kent

Brilliantly coloured design in the Chinese manner caught the eye of famous collector and connoisseur

Collections from renowned individuals capture the attention with a wide and varied selection of lots

A recent sale at Andrew Jones Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in Los Angeles included a textbook George II parcel gilt and black japanned bureau cabinet.

Among the most eagerly contested lots at Bonhams’ latest sale of Fine Decorative Arts held in Bond Street was this set of four English heraldic beasts c.1600.

As early details about this year’s Frieze Masters have been released, dealers have also started sharing some key pieces of stock they will have on show.

Dedicated anniversary sale devoted to Robert Thompson centres on three private collections

A collector’s cabinet sold by Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury on June 30-July 1 was from a small group of furnishings fashioned from the Waterloo Elm.

In 1862, just a year after the founding of the Morris, Marshall & Faulkner Company at Red Lion Square, a circular was sent to prospective clients to announce the ‘revival of the art of painting on china tiles’.

What does it take to run a vintage or antiques business in the US selling European interiors items to American buyers?

A remarkable George II giltwood and marble side table sold for £90,000 at Sworders on June 23.

Items from the collection of architect Christopher Smallwood (1937-2024) were offered for sale at Dreweatts on May 13.

Out of vogue for a decade or more, most Regency mahogany linen presses sell for a few hundred pounds at auction.

A rare English silkwork portrait miniature of Charles I sold well above its £3000-5000 estimate for £24,000 at a Bonhams (28/27% buyer’s premium) sale that ran online from June 2-16.