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Silver works by Sir Bache Cunard, Bt (1851-1925), legendary huntsman and scion of the Cunard shipping family, are incredibly rare – he presumably made items only for his family and friends.

The sale of Vernacular Furniture, Folk & Naive Art and Textiles held online by Bonhams in Knightsbridge from October 4-22 included this extraordinary set of 13 Edwardian or George V ‘Antiquarian’ chairs.

Dealer and BBC Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill has set up an auction house holding sales in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

Lay’s is holding two ‘shipwreck’ auctions in a week as contents from the Charlestown Shipwreck Treasure Museum and the archive of wreck diver Richard Larn OBE come for sale in Penzance, Cornwall, on November 5-8.

The second day of the Design Since 1860 sale at Lyon & Turnbull on October 17 included a rare stained oak Charles Rennie Mackintosh stool from Miss Cranston’s Argyle Tea Rooms.

A medieval gaming piece found in a sock drawer sold for £50,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Gorringe’s in Lewes – smashing its estimate of £10,000-15,000.

A unique piece of jewellery created by Hancocks and dated to the c.1870s has returned to the UK after a glittering journey around the world, worn by the elite in entertainment and, consequently, seen by millions.

An ornate 17th century cabinet with pietre dure inlays and gilt bronze mounts heads to Lisbon auction house Veritas on October 21 with an estimate of €80,000–120,000.

'Frieze London' and 'Frieze Masters' opened in Regent’s Park with the former featuring over 160 galleries from 43 countries, and the latter – the 12th edition of Masters – showing more than 130 galleries from 26 countries.

Despite his pioneering aesthetic, many of Christopher Dresser’s designs were too complex and costly to be easily mass-produced.