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We regret to announce the death of Bill Thomson, the well-known dealer in British watercolours, on June 6 aged 90.

John Eamer was a wholesale grocer who dealt in sugar imported from the West Indies. His success led to him becoming Sheriff of London in 1794.

A sword that saw action in the famed Charge of the Light Brigade sold for £1900 at Elstob Auctioneers’ (25% buyer’s premium) Antiques & Fine Art Sale.

Two portraits and a shipping scene by the Newlyn School artist were consigned from three different sources

Large group of pugilist-related works was collected over more than 50 years by London couple

Annual west London extravaganza heads a look at some of the specialist fairs coming up

Prices for embroidered samplers can vary hugely depending on what specific features are involved as well as factors such as condition and provenance.

The name of a new Iron Age ruler or king has been discovered on a coin dug up in a field in the Test Valley, Hampshire.

One of the largest private collections of material on the Suffragette movement will be sold next month.

By the time the Baltars ceramics painting workshop was established in 1925 the country where it was founded – Latvia – had been accepted by the international community as independent for just four years.

A Victorian cased pair of the extinct New Zealand huia sold for £220,000 (plus 24% buyer’s premium) in Tennants’ Natural History and Taxidermy sale.

An art and antiques fair proposed to launch at NEAC Stoneleigh this December has changed its dates and venue and will now take place at Birmingham’s NEC.

In what may have felt like a flashback to the past, when bidders actually attended day sales in person, the Elveden Hall auction held by Sworders was deemed a runaway success.

A group of engravings depicting 17th and 18th century Neapolitan food festivals is being offered by a London dealer.

Further details of a new fair taking place in Cornwall have been announced.