East of England

Pioneering book covering daily life in Oman and life of the sultan was actually written by an Italian doctor

An all-time favourite with dealers in East Anglia is the annual Bayfield Brocante held on parkland beside Bayfield Hall near Holt.

The East Anglia sale at Reeman Dansie (25% buyer’s premium) in Colchester on April 8-9 featured a stump work bound book of sermons delivered by the prominent 17th century Puritan divine Samuel Ward (1577-1640).

We turn a spotlight on the bustling Suffolk town as a local antiques centre’s flea market is set to expand

Giles Hume is a dealer who runs Old Painted Furniture and Earsham Hall Antiques in Bungay

Rare family tree drawing by the 18th-century artist, magician, musician and showman comes to auction

Among other recent openings in the centre of Bungay is The Old Store which opened in June 2024.

The grim mortality rate of 17th century Britain precipitated a taste for memento mori jewellery that reached its height of popularity in the early 1700s.

Portraits of the third and fourth prime ministers of Great Britain are among the highlights of a fine collection of British portraiture that comes for sale at Sworders on May 19.

Prices for Hornby 0 Gauge clockwork railway toys have been rather flat for quite a few years now.

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.