Auctioneers

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

Offered by Thomas Miller (24% buyer’s premium) in Newcastle was a large silver medal struck to mark the maiden voyage of the SS Normandie from Le Havre to New York on May 29, 1935. She took the Blue Riband at the first attempt.

Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll were both closely associated with Country Life magazine in its formative years from 1897.

Silver works by Sir Bache Cunard, Bt (1851-1925), legendary huntsman and scion of the Cunard shipping family, are incredibly rare – he presumably made items only for his family and friends.

Keys Auctioneers and Valuers [of Aylsham, Norfolk] is sad to announce the death of Andrew Lindsay-Bullock, who was head of books at the firm until he stepped down due to ill health in 2023.

The sale of Vernacular Furniture, Folk & Naive Art and Textiles held online by Bonhams in Knightsbridge from October 4-22 included this extraordinary set of 13 Edwardian or George V ‘Antiquarian’ chairs.