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The value of exports of antiques from Britain to the US may have fallen by as much as 49% since US President Donald Trump began his tariff announcements in April 2025.

An extremely rare survival from the nine-day reign of Lady Jane Grey, one of the more dramatic episodes in English history, came to market on February 25.

French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud (1844-1918) was responsible for the first projected animated films.

Geoffrey Bond, who runs The Geoffrey Bond Consultancy, has had an extensive career spanning law, business, heritage, TV, radio and latterly publishing.

An original cold-painted bronze figure by Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947), renowned for his theatrical Art Deco dancer sculptures of 1920s Paris, is among the standout pieces at the upcoming Petersfield Antiques Fair.

The 1690 Utrecht edition of Suetonius Caius Tranquillus’ Opera, “with Samuel Pitiscus’s seminal commentary, was a landmark in classical scholarship and perfectly reflects Sir William Hamilton’s deep antiquarian interests, particularly in Roman history”.

All of the first half-a-dozen issues of Viz comic are rarities – each penned by teenager Chris Donald from his bedroom in his parents’ Jesmond, Newcastle, home with help from his brother Simon and friend Jim Brownlow.

What is being promoted as “perhaps the most significant private collection of British comics ever assembled” is coming to market with two separate auction houses involved.

A new design and antiques venture will debut at the Bath Decorative Antiques Fair with a Grand Tour– inspired selection that includes a pair of hand-carved marble obelisks with striking malachite detailing.

The now Grade II-listed Wapping Hydraulic Power Station in east London will reopen its doors this weekend for the first time in 13 years – which is good news also for Go East Vintage, aka Louisa Ware and Onur Kurtdere.

I was interested to read the article by Joan Porter on Madonna’s visit to Margate – at the invite of Tracey Emin who does so much for the town (Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres, ATG No 2731).

Forget Paddington Bear. Think Winnie-the-Pooh “I am a bear of very little brain…”, whose 100th anniversary this year celebrates the first outing of the gentle bear and his beloved friends including the “small and anxious” Piglet.

Newcomer event has rapidly established itself as a regular fixture in the calendar

A new sale for the ceramics and glass department at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes is coming soon.