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Latest version of the NEC art and antiques event has established firm roots and is winning warm praise

A small collection of Hester Bateman silver appeared Stateside at Lewis & Grant (25% buyer’s premium) in Newport, Kentucky.

This 20in (51cm) pottery figure of a rhinoceros is dated to the Tang (618-907AD) period.

Sculptor Naum Kongiser (1904-84) created the propaganda figure Radio for the Village for the State Porcelain Manufactory in 1927.

The spectacular Victorian and Edwardian firework displays conducted by the venerable Mitcham firm of James Pain & Sons were often accompanied by special silk souvenir programmes.

Among the most eagerly contested lots in a recent sale at Chorley’s (23.5/15/12.5/10% buyer’s premium) was a collection of early 20th century tattoo ephemera.

The semi-precious stones adorning the hilts and scabbards of many of the best Ottoman swords held talismanic significance.

Manual relating to church charity schools is the latest example of its type to impress in a saleroom

A Gorham Martelé covered silver tankard hammered for $7500 (£5875) at Grogan & Company (25% buyer’s premium) in Boston at its September 26 Silver and Decorative Arts sale. It was estimated at $2000-3000.

It is said Louis Vuitton spent 17 years mastering the art of trunk making before establishing his eponymous company in 1854.

Online exhibition includes works by a range of artists in Modern British market including not so well known names

As the holiday season looms ever closer, finding a gift can be a descent into retail torment, a carol-infused joy or a symphony of planning and efficient execution.

Nosheen Brohi runs jewellery dealership Fable & Windsor at Grays Antique Market in Davies Street, Mayfair

While the big hitter auction houses found the environment challenging, the mid-tier salerooms, dealers and fairs enjoyed a generally more positive experience this year

It was 45 years ago when Chris Riddle, then a teenager, first handled pieces at viewing days at his local auction house.

Generating a huge amount of international media coverage both before and after Reeman Dansie’s (25% buyer’s premium) November 5 sale titled Royalty, Antiques & Fine Art was a piece of fruitcake from the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece on November 20, 1947.

An original drawing for the project that Christo (1935-2020) intended as his only permanent, large-scale public artwork emerged at a recent Chiswick Auctions (26% buyer’s premium) sale.

The production of carved and painted pine toys in Erzgebirge, Bavaria, became a thriving cottage industry.

The late Nicholas Somers was a man of many parts who enjoyed art and antiques and life in general

It has been a very encouraging year of new fairs and business launches