Suffolk

Tether car racing, which began in 1930s California, sounds a strange concept to modern ears but is in fact a hobby still going strong worldwide*.

A round up selling exhibitions and dealer news from the UK and Europe

Designs by lesser-known poster artists can nonetheless be highly sought after by collectors, as recent auction results demonstrate.

Jenny and Ray Norman, best known as East Anglian longcase clock dealers since 1974, have contacted ATG to highlight an item they say is just in time for the festive season (but it might not fit that well in a Christmas stocking).

Lomax Fairs holds several events in schools now and the latest in Suffolk has been warmly welcomed

Lomax launches third event in portfolio at location already hosting a separate biannual brocante

Kate Button of Blackdog Events tells us that the first summer brocante held in June in the atmospheric surroundings of the ruins of Creake Abbey in Norfolk was a success.

Two auctions held in the region underline demand for the locally produced ceramics

Graham Turner’s antiques fairs have an enviable longevity in the Suffolk town of Long Melford.

A handsome pair of Regency period Egyptian Revival silver candlesticks with a Jane Austen connection sold well above hopes at Lacy Scott & Knight in Bury St Edmunds.

This group of three Meissen models of hares ranges in size from 3in (7cm) to 6in (16cm).

For the past 33 years Andrew Singleton has sold antiques from his shop in Yoxford near the Suffolk coast. He moved out in May this year.

Buyers planning a Christmas shopping spree might include a trip to Suffolk’s many antiques centres and shops including something unusual: Boule-In’s annual festive decorative event.