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A rare early 18th century folding table and a William III clock were spotted at recent auctions by a Cambridgeshire dealer.

Group acquired by influential dealer Oliver Hoare brings solid demand

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

A series of dealer events are scheduled next month to celebrate 30 years of BADA Friends alongside BADA Week.

Collection of distinctive pre-war glass produced in Perth impresses at local saleroom

A new dealer at the Henley Décor Fair later this month will be Alexander ‘Sandy’ Rich of Tregeagle Fine Art.

According to the Booksellers Association, more than 60 bookshops opened in the UK and Ireland over the past 18 months, reflecting the rediscovery by many people of the pleasure of books during the pandemic despite the increase in online shopping.

A small oil painting discovered among the contents of a Leamington Spa property sold for many multiples of its estimate at Kinghams (23% buyer’s premium).

Samplers made by siblings or generations of the same family can attract a significant commercial premium.

Only a handful of companies have created products with sufficient impact that their brand names become generic descriptions for objects of their type.

The former mill town of Burnley in Lancashire is better known for its Premier League football team these days than its history.

The best-performing entry of the Lindsay Burns (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Perth on July 20-22 against estimate was a militaria lot.

The grand surroundings of two historic central London buildings are ready to welcome the return of art and antiques buyers and collectors this autumn when two in-person fairs finally take place.

Richard Winterton Auctioneers is expanding in Staffordshire with the opening of a new saleroom in Tamworth this autumn.

The Robin Simpson (1940-2020) collection of British commemorative ceramics comes for sale next month.