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Over the past decade the buyer profile has widened as fossils and minerals become decorative objects

A pair of mahogany framed sofas, one shown here, caught the eye when they featured in Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s (19.5% buyer’s premium) auction on August 3.

This handwritten volume bound in maroon calf boards with brass clasp is titled inside The Minute Book of The Auld Lang Syne Sketching Club.

Two dealer friends from Rutland who met at a vintage fair where they were both exhibiting are now launching their first event in Lincolnshire.

Antiques dealers Marylyn and Ray Wood took over the 30-year-old biannual Three Counties Antiques and Fine Art Fair in 2020 and held their first staging as Castlewood Antique Fairs in September 2021.

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.

Trial run for a full worked-up version counts as a highly sought-after picture in its own right

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.

When it comes to historic views of England’s university cities, bidders’ interest is not only determined by the usual factors such as the calibre of the artist and the picture’s condition.

Refugees in Chelsea was written by Henry James (1843-1916) to help the local Chelsea Committee to raise funds in the US to start an industry for crippled Belgian soldiers.

England cricketer Sir Ian Botham sold a group of memorabilia from his international and club career at auction on July 15.

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).

An antiques and vintage shop in the prime minister’s constituency of Richmond in North Yorkshire is set to shut its doors at Christmas.

With its long and varied production lines Moorcroft remains a stalwart of Design auctions.

In ATG No 2601 we reported on a penknife with over 100 folding blades and accessories made for exhibition by George Wolstenholm of Sheffield.

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.

The best of nine snuff mulls consigned by a titled long-standing client to Minster Auctions (16% buyer’s premium) was a treen example carved as a ram’s head with glass eyes.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a Saxon copper-alloy hanging bowl unearthed in Yorkshire now being offered for sale.

Famous 17th century version by George Chapman translates into five figures