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Portrait miniature specialist Emma Rutherford has launched her own firm after 15 years working with Philip Mould & Company.

Epsom Antique Fair has a new owner.

A print commemorating an 18th century example of British and American military cooperation was given as a present 200 years later to mark another joint success.

Joyful, British and painted by a leading woman artist, Winifred Nicholson’s 'Tulips' captures the mood of Jenna Burlingham’s summer catalogue and show.

Mirabaud-Mercier’s sale at Drouot on June 16 will feature this Venetian view by Albert Marquet (1875- 1947).

A memorial service will be held to remember the late antiques dealer Brian Watson on Thursday June 15, at 3.30pm, at St Faiths Crematorium, Manor Road, Horsham St Faith, NR10 3LF, just outside Norwich.

A musical ‘captain’s desk’ davenport sold for £9500 at Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) Scientific and Musical Instruments sale in Leyburn on May 17.

The first recorded order for Arita porcelain by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) is dated 1653.

A Cubist still-life by Albert Gleizes (1881-1953) which has remained in the same family since it was purchased from the artist in 1948 is for sale at Ivoire Toulouse/Primardeco.

Sotheby’s is to offer the private collection of Hélène Leloup (b.1927), one of the major pioneering dealers in African and Oceanic Art.

I would like to thank George Kingham of Kinghams Auctioneers and Michael Jefferies at Woolley & Wallis for organising two exhibitions to commemorate 150 years since the Martin Brothers Pottery was founded and 100 years since Robert Wallace Martin died (see ATG Nos 2587 and 2594).

A buyer got their teeth into an antique doll at auction despite the foot being chewed off by the family' pet dog.

Hermann Historica’s (25% buyer’s premium inc VAT) huge series of sales in Munich included what it billed as ‘a key document from German history’.

Dealers are now facing more competition from collectors as works estimated in the hundreds of pounds range are taken to four-figure prices

Our selection of 12 upcoming auction lots.

Dealer explains why he is holding a show instead of standing at a fair as he has done for about 40 years

My older brother Michael Shephard sadly passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, aged 81.

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.

This 17th century floral still-life features in the sale of Old Master paintings and drawings to be held by Tajan on June 21.