Furniture

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.

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A suite of three oak panelled bedroom pieces with original invoices from the Robert Thompson workshop were the stand-out lots at a recent sale at Gildings (24% buyer’s premium) of Market Harborough.

Lanchester Road in County Durham is a route leading eventually into the village of that name, surrounded by fields but essentially unremarkable.

A pair of English walnut chairs sailed above expectations to bring £17,000 at HRD Auction Rooms (20% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Brading on the Isle of Wight.

A late but textbook bronze by Henry Moore (1898-1986) sold for $75,000 (£59,000) at a 145-lot sale held in New York by Auctions at Showplace (25% buyer’s premium).

The auction market can be a fickle beast, as results for the same items offered on separate occasions sometimes show.

The hugely versatile Christopher Dresser sold 37 different designs to the Sheffield firm of Dixon and Sons from 1879-82.

This oak panelled back armchair can be firmly dated to the Commonwealth period.