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18th century sieve among highlights at Cotswolds fair

20 March 2023

A Georgian treen searce is among the highlights available at The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair.

Peterborough Festival of Antiques

Easter’s Festival of Antiques at Peterborough to be the last

16 March 2023

The East of England Showground is to close and will no longer be able to host large-scale outdoor events, forcing International Antiques and Collectors Fairs (IACF) to stop running the long-standing Peterborough Festival of Antiques.

Alexandra Palace

New management to bring back Ally Pally antiques fair

15 March 2023

Alexandra Palace Antiques & Collectors Fair (APACF) has been set up to bring back the long-running event in north London with a date scheduled for the summer.

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Mouseman Elephants clock price pushed up

13 March 2023

Carving once available in low four figures now sells for five in North Yorkshire saleroom

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Dealers land major sales as museums return to TEFAF

13 March 2023

Museum buyers were out in force for the early days of TEFAF Maastricht.

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Jewellery: Why Georgian paste is bringing some surprising sums

13 March 2023

Once dismissed as mere costume jewellery, Georgian paste is an art form in its own right with prices to match

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Romantic ring that is ‘so much more than the sum of its parts’

13 March 2023

A hugely romantic 18th century enamel, ruby and diamond ring sold for £16,000 at Woolley & Wallis (£25% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury on February 1-2.

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Mourning rings: Remembered in gold and enamel

13 March 2023

A collection of Georgian gold and enamel mourning rings with aristocratic pedigrees comes for sale at Woolley & Wallis on April 20.

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A chip off the old block of the Needle

13 March 2023

This relatively modest pair of gold and of granite dress studs tell a good story.

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Cartlidge captures tile images of Maori guides

13 March 2023

The potter George Cartlidge, who worked for Sherwin & Cotton in Hanley for close to 30 years, is best known as the designer of Arts & Crafts Morris Ware.

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Previews: issue 2584

13 March 2023

Our selection of 14 upcoming lots at UK auctions.

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Géricault saddles up for a debut

13 March 2023

Equestrian works by the French master come to auction market fresh from a family collection

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Join the fleamarket fellowship

13 March 2023

Square in front of Walthamstow’s distinctive town hall is venue for organisers’ latest venture

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Hercules study for a wall hanging

13 March 2023

The specialist Paris drawings dealer Galerie de Bayser is showing this work by Simon Vouet (1590-1649) at the Salon du Dessin

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Stumped about match location in a sporting scene

13 March 2023

Cricket scene could not be clearly identified but approximate date provided strong historical appeal

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Children's alphabet book stars at Edinburgh book fair

13 March 2023

An unrecorded and apparent first Scottish edition example of the 18th century children’s book Tom Thumb’s Play-book is set to feature at the Edinburgh Book Fair.

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Pick of the week: Whisky bottle with special place in Scots history

13 March 2023

A clue to the great appeal of this stoneware whisky bottle is the name of a small settlement on the banks of the Forth estuary.

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Depp drops in to Lincs centre for a flying visit

13 March 2023

Buyers of art and antiques can often be glamorous and wealthy but it is safe to say not many of the shoppers at Lincolnshire’s Hemswell Antique Centres arrive by helicopter.

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London jewellery firm Symbolic & Chase expands

13 March 2023

Symbolic & Chase is expanding its Old Bond Street premises from two to three floors with an opening scheduled for late April

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Simple still-life and classical scene

13 March 2023

Plenty of Italian works can be found in the Salon du Dessin ranging from Old Master drawings to modern items

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