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Collector’s complete set of books from Morris’ publishing project comes to a saleroom for first time in 50 years

Private British buyers dominated proceedings as the Teddy Bears of Witney went under the hammer at Special Auction Services (20% buyer’s premium) in Newbury.

The first two great collections of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories were gathered from their original appearances in Strand Magazine by its proprietor George Newnes (Southampton Street and Exeter Street, Strand, London) and issued in book form.

The core of the December 10 Out of Europe sale at the Cardiff rooms of Rogers Jones (22% buyer’s premium) was formed by the collection of Miss Annie Elizabeth Tookey.

For this year’s edition, the Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair (BRAFA) will be celebrating its 70th outing.

London Art Fair (LAF) returns to the Business Design Centre in Islington from January 22-26.

Consignments have been thin on the ground but various lots attracted significant sums at the recent London series

Alabaster fragments from old Alexandria, a small box of gold from Australia, dried seaweed from the Gulf of Florida and Oceanic tribal artefacts.

Mayfair cancellation leaves Battersea to spearhead 2025 in-person events

These days it’s not unusual to see works that are not technically Old Masters appearing in Old Master auctions.

The Fine Art Golfing Society finished the 2024 season at Woking Golf Club last month.

Our regular listing of books and works on paper sales

The highlight of an extensive selection of Barbie dolls offered at Wessex Auction Rooms (19% buyer’s premium) proved to be, as predicted, an example of the very earliest produced.

Peter Arnold’s (20% buyer’s premium) auction of the first part of the Alexander Collection held in Melbourne, Australia, achieved a selling rate of 80% with 15 lots sold in the following days, all at the reserves, to several buyers.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including build up to the Winter Show in New York

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

Former railway stations – plus one still active – can be ideal sites to locate antiques businesses