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This ‘microgauze’ woven linen and steel wall hanging by pioneering British weaver Peter Collingwood (1922- 2008) comes for sale courtesy of Prue Leith.

The Shropshire pottery, Maw & Co of Jackfield, is best known for the mass production of earthenware tiles and architectural ceramics.

PAD London returns for its 14th staging at Berkeley Square, London, coinciding as usual with Frieze Week.

Salon Art + Design puts the emphasis on the eclectic nature of its offering, bringing together vintage, modern and contemporary design and setting it against 20th century art.

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

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

Usually overshadowed by the art that lies within, it is often forgotten that frames themselves can be a fundamental part of the overall value.

“Parker has created the first regular frames auction with a dedicated catalogue in more than 10 years. It is great to see.”

The autumn season will bring a number of English Golden Age clocks by top makers to auction.

Proving that not all clocks need to sell for thousands to attract interest, this 19th century circular mantel clock sold at Stamford Auction Rooms (20% buyer’s premium) in Lincolnshire for £500 with an estimate of £50-£80.

Woody Auctions in Kansas is selling the collection of Van and Karen Turner from Oklahoma on September 24.

‘Subject to changes in taste, a pandemic and the loss of key collectors, the market keeps ticking over’

Two late 19th century novelty clocks at Dreweatts achieved good results on September 6.

An area of specific current interest is high-quality English 19th century clocks with precision movements housed in carriage or mantel cases.

Not quite in step with contemporary interiors, French decorative clocks have had a lower profile at auction in recent times.

The ‘property of a lady’, this concertina-style wallet book by Beatrix Potter, 'The Story of Miss Moppet', is a first edition published by Frederick Warne & Co, London & New York, 1906.

'Catspaws off the Land and Parting with the Tug' are a pair of drypoint etchings by Staithes Group artist Frank Henry Mason (1875-1965), signed in pencil with Fine Art Trade Guild blindstamps, Nos 7 and 8.

The principal portion of a two-part sale conducted by Sotheby’s New York included not one, but three lots that brought seven-figure bids.

Coinex, the most important event on the British calender for many serious coin collectors, opens at the Biltmore Hotel in Mayfair on September 23-24.

Thomas Dangerfield (c.1650-85) was a notorious thief, counterfeiter, highwayman and conspirator who is chiefly remembered for his role in falsely accusing British Roman Catholics as part of the ‘Popish Plot’ of 1678.