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Two examples of 17th century English furniture, reflecting the era’s vogue for French forms and top-quality marquetry and parquetry, stand out among dealers’ offerings this month.

A superior tea caddy proved to be the toast of a Bonhams’ (28/27/21/14.5% buyer’s premium) sale of fine decorative arts in London.

Attributed to Ince and Mayhew, this lot has an extensive provenance and auction history

An 18th century acanthus carved mahogany tripod table with pie-crust tilt top was one of the sought-after pieces of furniture at Tennants (24/20% buyer’s premium).

Dealers across the country offer an array of British antique furniture. From vernacular to formal pieces, here is a selection of what can be found.

An early version of virtual reality, the Victorian craze of stereoscopes is firmly in focus this summer

Denis Pellerin, co-curator of the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy (BMAS) and co-curator of the upcoming Watts Gallery exhibition, tells ATG about the collection

Rather than the rich and famous it was this photograph of three haggard workers that caught the eye in a Cincinnati saleroom.

Looking more like a sale brochure when unopened, the embossed front cover shown below in fact conceals a rare 1906 stereoscopic viewer.

Anyone sitting through a slideshow of images from an extraordinary photograph collection of Indian, south-east Asian, and Middle Eastern subjects sold in a US auction could be there for a long time.

Leica cameras of rather different dimensions to normal clicked into action at Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium).

Just as stereoscope images became a Victorian collecting craze, another notable photographic fad of the era was the carte de visite

London-based French antiques dealer Dorian Caffot de Fawes offers furniture, pictures and other objects from 1920-70.

Among the most popular lots in the Guinevere: 60 Years on the King’s Road sale was this rare Italian marquetery, vellum and bronze sideboard.

Partying through Prohibition, cocktail shakers sum up the spirit of Art Deco

It’s no surprise that prices of Art Deco bronze and ivory figures have fallen sharply since US and UK laws on the sale of elephant ivory were tightened.

The SS Normandie was both the apogee and the nadir of the Art Deco movement.

The Epstein family produced some of Britain’s leading examples of Art Deco furniture.

Femme à la Palme, c.1925, by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), the Romanian Art Deco sculptor, is an imposing example of his distinct style.

Jeroen Markies is a specialist in all things Art Deco, offering a range of furniture, sculpture, glass and lighting.