East of England

Among the most intriguing naïve pictures sold recently was a simple and ostensibly unassuming painting of a ship offered at a recent Dominic Winter (22% buyer’s premium) auction.

Dealer duo win praise for new shop hosting 25 traders across two floors in a former furniture store

A letter written by Florence Nightingale in which she discusses the creation of the Red Cross and the Geneva Convention is being sold by Sworders.

The Red Barn Murder of 1827, which occurred in the tiny rural village of Polstead, Suffolk was the biggest crime story of the era.

Antiques dealership John Bly is celebrating its 135th year in business with an exhibition.

This vintage duck model is on advertising duties for the annual Beccles Antiques Market run since 2009 by dealer Kate Lee.

Every spring and autumn for the past 10 years Francophile dealer Sharon Dallas turns her home into an antiques shop .

Books from a routine call proved disappointing until a first edition Dracula loomed into view

The centenary of the late queen’s birth on April 21, 1926, will be marked by the opening of an exhibition in the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace.

Despite the strict antique ivory rules, Japanese art can still take big sums - as a Norfolk sale demonstrates

A record price will always stand out, but this comprehensive collection also boasted a much wider range of strong prices underlying a buoyant market

First editions of the books that made Nancy Mitford’s name – The Pursuit of Love (1945) and Love in a Cold Climate (1949) – sold for £1600 at Reeman Dansie (25% buyer’s premium) in Colchester.

Indian and Islamic Art specialist Beatrice Campi has joined auction house Sworders of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.

The latest Special Antiques Sale at TW Gaze (22% buyer’s premium) in Diss included this rare Ralph Gout of London gilt brass horse-rider’s pedometer watch.

Commercial airliner parts once destined for the scrapyard are now being upcycled by a Suffolk firm.