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Many visitors to the popular Adam’s fair end up buying items they had not come for.

Two cases dealt with recently underline problem of this clash of interests.

From half-lengths to the kit-cat size: antique frames come in a variety of sizes.

Anthony Fuller of Gladwells Rutland specialises in “fine traditional painting of quality, those that don’t need a title” and exhibits at the Northern Antiques Fair (September 29-October 2).

A former theatre, corn market, auction rooms, exhibition space and council office has been “reanimated” as an “emporium” by a group of art and antiques dealers.

Members of the Scottish antiques trade may be interested to learn of the death at the age of 75 of Mrs Jean Barker, who traded for many years under the name Huntly Antiques until retiring to France in 2004.

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.

On Friday, September 23, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1647.61 €1677.30 £1484.34

The Minton ‘fungi and foxes’ tureen is among the rarest of all majolica game pie dishes.

Flora Wood (1908-98) was a Scottish painter, draughtman and sculptor who studied in Edinburgh.

Modern and Contemporary art was one of the sectors that seemed to experience an uplift of interest during the lockdown as people had more time to search online for works they like.

From falling off a wall to being damaged in transit, antique frames often need to be repaired.

This silhouette of a trophy brown trout and fishing fly in pen, ink and watercolour on paper is offered as part of Robert Young Antiques’ exhibition Tiddlers and Whoppers.

Auctioneers and their guests headed to the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers’ (SOFAA) dinner held recently at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in Knightsbridge.

The sales at Stride & Son (21.6% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Chichester on September 1-2 included a trio of avidly contested items, each a rarity in three highly specialised collecting areas.

Fire Kettle Events runs the popular biannual antiques and collectables fairs at the 14-acre Coolings Garden Centre in Knockholt, near Sevenoaks in Kent.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

Two abstract landscapes by Denis Wirth-Miller (1915-2010) were among the works in demand at the latest Post-War and Contemporary art sale held at Lyon & Turnbull (26% buyer’s premium) in Edinburgh.

Interior Life, Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert’s exhibition celebrating Lucian Freud’s centenary, offers a glimpse at the artist’s collecting habits.

Our weekly selection from salerooms.