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A monumental and important William De Morgan architectural tile panel comes for sale in Stourbridge next week with a guide of £50,000-60,000.

A depiction of a great bustard by the ornithological illustrator William Hayes captures the twilight years of a bird driven to extinction in Britain

An Indian silver inkstand, presented to the Duke of Buckingham in 1880 by a volunteer field artillery regiment in Madras known as ‘The Duke’s Own’, quadrupled its £1000-1500 estimate at Dreweatts.

The first decade of the 20th century heralded many changes, culturally and artistically. Dealer Liss Llewellyn has a focus on the art produced during that era

By the time glass designer Geoffrey Baxter (1922-95) died his contribution to the Whitefriars story had already assumed cult status and a collecting hierarchy had developed.

Among the earliest examples of Australian gold rush jewellery are the simple signet rings sold to miners in the settlement of Ballarat in the 1850s as a memento of the boomtown days.

A pocket watch by a watchmaker who was murdered in a highway robbery in 1853 sold at triple its estimate at TW Gaze in Diss, Norfolk

An intimate work by Irish artist Sir John Lavery (1856-1941) has sold for £360,000 at Sworders.

The personal collection of notes, research, transcripts and photographs belonging to former BBC sports commentator David Coleman (1926-2013) appeared at a recent sale held by RWB Auctions in Royal Wootton Bassett.

BADA Friends has supported the purchase of a footstool for Temple Newsam in Leeds.

Sotheby’s is to offer a collection of 30 Fabergé animals from the Castle Howard estate on May 6 as part of its Fabergé, Gold Boxes & Vertu auction in Geneva.

With estimates from £150, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week