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This printed crepe paper ‘programme’ marks one of the key Suffragette rallies of the Edwardian era.

A group of seven mountainous landscapes by Hilda Marion Hechle (1886-1939) were the subject of a good deal of interest at a recent sale at Great Western Auctions (24% buyer’s premium) in Glasgow.

Pair of scarce oils by an artist more familiar as a watercolourist emerge at auction in Essex

The autumn staging of Lyon & Turnbull’s (26/25/20% buyer’s premium) Modern Made sale at the Mall Galleries in London included one of the best-known designs by Gerald Summers (1899-1967): his armchair c.1933-34.

Royal Doulton design was produced on response to popular demand for eastern-style ceramics

Latest version of the NEC art and antiques event has established firm roots and is winning warm praise

This 20in (51cm) pottery figure of a rhinoceros is dated to the Tang (618-907AD) period.

The spectacular Victorian and Edwardian firework displays conducted by the venerable Mitcham firm of James Pain & Sons were often accompanied by special silk souvenir programmes.

Among the most eagerly contested lots in a recent sale at Chorley’s (23.5/15/12.5/10% buyer’s premium) was a collection of early 20th century tattoo ephemera.

Manual relating to church charity schools is the latest example of its type to impress in a saleroom

It is said Louis Vuitton spent 17 years mastering the art of trunk making before establishing his eponymous company in 1854.

Nosheen Brohi runs jewellery dealership Fable & Windsor at Grays Antique Market in Davies Street, Mayfair

While the big hitter auction houses found the environment challenging, the mid-tier salerooms, dealers and fairs enjoyed a generally more positive experience this year

It was 45 years ago when Chris Riddle, then a teenager, first handled pieces at viewing days at his local auction house.

Generating a huge amount of international media coverage both before and after Reeman Dansie’s (25% buyer’s premium) November 5 sale titled Royalty, Antiques & Fine Art was a piece of fruitcake from the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece on November 20, 1947.

The production of carved and painted pine toys in Erzgebirge, Bavaria, became a thriving cottage industry.