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Working in Japanese urushi lacquer requires patience. Harvested from the sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree, it is built up slowly, layer by layer, each stage requiring careful drying and polishing under controlled conditions.

Storms and the threat of snow could not dampen the spirits of rare booksellers and buyers in York for the first PBFA fair of the 2026 book calendar.

London Art Fair stands out as a key early opportunity to showcase works to a domestic audience

Pairing old with new has become a familiar tactic in the art market.

In the light of world focus on Greenland, would-be collectors of polar ephemera might head to PBFA member Stuart Leggatt and his website Meridian Rare Books that has masses of it.

His image appears in seemingly every possible format, from postage stamps to chocolates and biscuit tins.

It is rare to find a well-preserved example of a 19th century 'palepai'.

Auctioneer finds out there are two variations of the 1875 guide, but a record is achieved nevertheless

The long-running BRAFA Art Fair in Brussels is traditionally one of the earliest events in the international art fair calendar.

Exhibitor at Welsh fair turned her passion for tokens into a sales success as part of her antiques business

Several exhibitors at this month’s edition of The Winter Show in New York have more than 40 years’ experience exhibiting at the fair.

One standout offering at The Decorative Fair this month unites two pieces of early 20th century technology: the dreadnought battleship and the mass production of the crisp.

As covered in ATG No 2723, memorabilia associated with the golden age of luxury ocean liners is sought after by collectors.

James Boswell (1740-95), later renowned as the biographer of Samuel Johnson, arrived in London in 1762 at the age of 22.

Print specialist who relocated to Chichester now opens a gallery in the ‘growing creative community’