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Our regular listing of UK and Irish sales of books and works on paper

Huddersfield dealer who started out in the trade 35 years ago talks of current selling trends

Estimated at £200-300 but sold for £4200 at Charterhouse (25% buyer’s premium) in Sherborne, Dorset, were two design books from the Royal Doulton workshop floor.

Teacher turned designer was part of the Royal Doulton team creating some of the first HN figures

A 16th century bible in German was the most expensive book sold at auction in the UK in December.

The original 1934 design for 'Le Genie de la Mer' by Carlo Sarrabezolles (1888-1971) was meant for the ocean liner Normandie and is currently on display outside the CMA CGM Tower in Marseille.

Paintings depicting humble carpenter and not-so-humble locksmith benefit from market freshness

The latest jobs moves and appointments across the world of art and antiques

Celebrities and politicians are often spotted hunting for antiques at fairs, markets and centres including singer Taylor Swift who is a fan of Portobello Road Market and Boris and Carrie Johnson, seen recently at Sunbury Antiques Market at Kempton Park.

A stylised still-life by Robert Colquhoun (1914-62) was one of a number of good quality Scottish pictures generating interest at a recent sale at Taylors Auctions (26% buyer’s premium) in Montrose, Angus.

On Friday, February 14, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2924.32 / €2802.89 / £2335.16

Anti-money laundering (AML) compliance specialist for the art world, FCS Compliance (Art Division), has announced a free webinar for art market participants (AMPs) outlining new sanctions obligations that come into force in May 2025.

Sir Alfred James Munnings (1878- 1959) - one of England’s finest painters of horses and an outspoken critic of Modernism - is currently the main subject of a show in Devon.

Our selection of lots from 14 upcoming auctions

Sir Bruno Welby (b.1928), a member of both the English Ceramic Circle and the French Porcelain Society, has bought European porcelain since the 1950s.

The London Original Print Fair (LOPF) will be celebrating its 40th birthday when it opens at Somerset House from March 20-23.

A selection of items on offer at the upcoming TEFAF Maastricht

The Sir Bruno Welby collection (see main story in this edition) sold at Woolley & Wallis shone the spotlight on two familiar names from the early English porcelain literature: Jefferyes Hamett O’Neale (1719/20-97) and Fidelle Duvivier (1740-after 1796).

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including British Bespoke Auctions staging further sales at Sudeley Castle

Susan Pickett, a retired community nurse from Cornwall, is vice-chairman of The Daniel Ceramic Circle. Her own collection of items made by the H&R Daniel manufactory began when she was looking for a plate to fit a space on a dresser. One piece soon became three, which later became more than 200.