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Standing 3ft (91cm) high, this miniature rosewood and ivory bureau cabinet illustrates the successful fusion of Indian decoration to English form achieved by artisans working in the port of Vizagapatam in the 18th century.

Stockholms Auktionsverk believes it has discovered a previously unknown oil by Spanish Baroque artist Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652).

An artist in high demand in his day, Dürer prints still fascinate collectors. ATG surveys the market for works by great Old Master draughtsman

Helen Day is a language teacher, collector of Ladybird books and expert on the history of the books and the company behind them.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of Hugh Edmeades passing on his experience at SOFAA training days

The British invasions of the island of Guadeloupe during the Seven Years’ War was part of William Pitt’s plan to attack the French wherever they could.

Greek philosopher Epictetus (c.50-c.135AD) is best-known for his contribution to Stoicism.

It’s not just the Firsts book fair this year that has a focus on a plants theme

How can the UK assess and secure if necessary the papers that may shed light on the country’s history? Mark Stevens, county archivist at Royal Berkshire Archives, gives us an expert’s view

Julian Wilson has set up his own independent antiquarian book-selling business in south London.

Our selection of lots at seven upcoming auctions.

A Latin to French dictionary that belonged to Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was among the highlights a recent sale of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps at Doyle New York (28/27% buyer’s premium).

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online

ATG takes a look at some stand-out lots sold recently at an auction in Berlin

Graham Slater’s collection that packed a Cambridge house provided 670 lots over two auctions

“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about,” Oscar Wilde wrote in The Picture of Dorian Gray - a prescient observation that has proven remarkably true.

The public may have been surprised to discover that Barry Humphries (1934-2023), the creator of Dame Edna Everage, was a great bibliophile with a passion for rare books by the ‘decadent’ writers of the fin de siècle.

A recent Freeman’s Hindman (28/27% buyer’s premium) sale in Chicago included a first edition of John Locke’s foundational text on civil society and the nature of government 'Two Treatises of Government….'