Furniture

Sunbury Antiques Fairs has successfully taken over the running of the event staged in the Surrey hills

This silver and parcel gilt ‘Komai’ bachelor tea set by Elkington & Co sold for £16,000 (plus 23.5% buyer’s premium) at British Bespoke Auctions.

The second part of the Beedham Collection – an exceptional array of early oak furniture and associated works of art from the Derbyshire dealing family – comes for sale at Bishop & Miller in Glandford, Norfolk, on March 19.

The Bath Decorative Antiques Fair returns to The Pavilion venue from March 13-15.

Elaborate cruet frames from the pre-revolutionary period stand out in a traditional sale selection

Salisbury saleroom holds specialist offering staged as part of a three-day sale as demand increases

Cellars and attics at famous Norfolk estate are cleared out as part of ‘housework’ to allow guided tours

Huddersfield dealer who started out in the trade 35 years ago talks of current selling trends

Most surviving rocking horses by FH Ayres of London date from 1880-1940 - made in the era when the safety stands (first patented by Philip Marqua of Cincinnati in 1880) had become the norm.

In the world of Chinese furniture there is a great deal of confusion regarding the terms to describe the wood used to craft these wonderful works of art.

An early 16th century carved oak panel that may depict Catherine of Aragon and her daughter Mary (later Mary I) has sold for £13,000 at auction in Sussex.

Once just the preserve of one or two London firms, now such consignments are there to be won for many others

Dealers reported a good start to sales at the Decorative Fair (January 21-26) in Battersea as ATG visited early on, with US decorators especially out in force.