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David Harvey, one of the exhibitors at Classic Antiques Fair at the NEC, specialises in furniture dating from the reigns of Charles II through to George IV. WR Harvey & Co (Antiques) was established in Chalk Farm by his father in 1951. In 1996, the showrooms moved to the Cotswolds, where they remain to this day.

Go East Vintage was launched in 2021 by Louisa Ware and Onur Kurtdere, with markets in Stratford and Leyton, east London. The regular flea market venue is the Hackney Brewery (High Hill Tap).

Oh dear, here we go again (‘Crackdown on marine ivory trade: date revealed’, ATG No 2649).

British trade associations concerned about impending EU legislation that will affect UK exports will brief dealers on the changes at a seminar in London on June 28.

I have frequently locked horns with auction houses over their increasing postage costs.

I have recently purchased a Victorian photo album which might contain the earliest cricket photos, c.1852.

Prior to the Poisons and Pharmacy Act of 1908, there was no legal requirement that a bottle containing poison should carry a warning.

Most Tudor and Stuart embroidered bindings that have survived from the 16th and 17th century cover Bibles, prayerbooks, and other devotional texts.

The McClure Arctic Expedition of 1850 was one of the Franklin rescue missions but ended up with the ironic fate of getting trapped themselves.

Dealer who started in business aged just 17 looks forward to his second edition of racecourse event

The final tranche of items from the Tony Chapman collection of pewter offered at Bishop & Miller of Stowmarket on June 19 included this capacious Victorian lidded jug once owned by Charles Dickens (1812-70).

2024: Brace of carved salmon, 45lb and 39lb, caught by the same angler from Ireland’s river Nore, £25,000 at Duke’s

Buyers respond well to stand-alone auction of hardstone animal carvings held in London

The list of Polar exploration ships once lost but now rediscovered grew in number recently when it was announced the Quest had been located.

A fundraising campaign to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity has been launched following the news that George Wade, a well known member of the auctioneering community, was diagnosed with a double brain tumour.

I always enjoy your 5 Questions column (Dealers’ Diary).

The last Jean-Jacques Rousseau herbarium in private hands came for sale at Ader in Paris on June 17.

The emergence of an English School c.1803 portrait miniature of Robert Emmet at Gorringe’s in Lewes was an exciting development given the scarcity of contemporaneous portraiture featuring Emmet; an Irish Republican and patriot, orator and rebel leader.

It is safe to say that nowadays the image of a smoking dog would find little favour with animal rights activists or for that matter with the current (for now) UK Prime Minister.

A monumental painting of a fish market soared to unexpected heights at the May 16 auction at Lempertz (26% buyer’s premium) in Cologne.