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A buyer got their teeth into an antique doll at auction despite the foot being chewed off by the family' pet dog.

Dealers are now facing more competition from collectors as works estimated in the hundreds of pounds range are taken to four-figure prices

Dealer explains why he is holding a show instead of standing at a fair as he has done for about 40 years

My older brother Michael Shephard sadly passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, aged 81.

Continuity takes ‘difficult decision’ to no longer run the Surrey event but new organiser has taken over

Home pop-ups are now a big thing.

Forget 'Masterpiece' – this summer Gladwell and Patterson holds 'Masterpieces', an exhibition bringing together some of the top works from its stable of artists.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions

Although catalogued simply as an 18th century English School miniature, this portrait of an Indian prince is discretely signed and dated JS 1793.

Nazy Vassegh, founder of 'Eye of the Collector', says that when she first envisioned the fair she “created a collector in her head and what they would choose for their home”.

Trio of collections is offered in Perth auction with estimates pitched to entice bidders

The Qing hexagonal form blue and white jardinière shown here is a type used to grow flowers or bonsai at the Qing court.

Among a number of works at the latest Old Master, British and European Art sale at Sworders (25% buyer’s premium) sparking keen interest were a couple of contrasting paintings selling well above predictions.

Annotation of 1803-04 work included in a single collection features remark about his mistress

I despair of this government. After banning antique ivory sales we now will see the disappearance of what I consider works of art from sailors long ago passing the time by carving on animal tusks (ATG No 2595).

One of the most talked about pictures sold at auction recently was a portrait by an almost unheard of artist that emerged in Surrey.

Mittens worn by British Everest expedition leader Sir John Hunt in 1953 have been reunited 70 years later following a successful auction bid, it has been revealed.