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Advertising showcards were displayed in grocers and chemist shops, often as counter displays or hanging signs.

Dreweatts’ sale of items from the Leeds and London dealership Tomasso included a recently reunited pair of porphyry vases.

A painting by Indian Modernist Kovalezhi CS Paniker (1911-77) soared to over 40 times estimate at Roseberys.

Leading Bonhams’ Fine Glass and British Ceramics sale in London on November 26-27 is a recently discovered Limehouse porcelain cat.

Premium-inclusive total achieved in Edinburgh underlines the quality of lots on offer

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of the sale of property from Harewood House at Christie's

Maps and documents relating to Quaker family come up at Essex auction house centuries later

A focus on four Clarice Cliff chargers sold in October at two different salerooms

In 1920 the artist Christopher Wood (1901-30) came to Paris, having been invited by the French collector Alphonse Kahn.

Published in 1598, John Florio’s 'A Worlde of Wordes, or most Copious, and Exact Dictionary in Italian and English' is considered the first comprehensive Italian-English dictionary.

Copies of the Lord of the Rings trilogy just don’t get much better than the set shown here.

Depictions of birdcages on Delft tile-pictures or plaques are not exactly common, but they are not nearly as rare as actual ceramic cages from the Dutch manufacture.

A collection of watercolours amassed by the expert Iolo Williams found appeal despite the challenging market

A rare version of Eric Ravilious' Child’s Handkerchief print and a scarcely seen Doulton figure emerged in North Yorkshire