East of England

England cricketer Sir Ian Botham sold a group of memorabilia from his international and club career at auction on July 15.

Antiques furniture dealer Philip Crosthwaite’s popular monthly antiques fair in Norwich will feature Richard Goddard, who sells antique vintage tools for a worthy social cause.

The Vinyl Cape Jawa was the first Star Wars action figure to assume mythic status among collectors.

Inaugural Lomax-organised Southwold event could be joined by another high-end fair also in East Anglia

The esteem in which British botanist William Lawrence Balls (1882-1960) was held is obvious from lots offered at Norfolk auction house Keys (25% buyer’s premium) on July 26-28.

Antiques and vintage street markets proliferate across the UK, particularly in the summer.

A charming 18th century five-acre walled garden in north Norfolk is the latest in the lengthening portfolio of fairs in interesting venues organised by Suffolk-based Blackdog Events.

Last year Adam Game launched his monthly antiques and vintage street market in the Hertfordshire town of Berkhamsted.

There was a time when historic racing pictures by a top name might have been priced close to six figures.

Victorian and Edwardian pottery butcher’s slabs made to display lard, butter and margarine are relatively frequent visitors to UK salerooms.

It’s no surprise that prices of Art Deco bronze and ivory figures have fallen sharply since US and UK laws on the sale of elephant ivory were tightened.

It is 20 years ago that the auction record for Clarice Cliff was sent tumbling when an 18in (46cm) May Avenue charger sold for £34,000 at Christie’s South Kensington on May 14, 2003. Those were heady days indeed.

Painted by one of Royal Worcester’s finest artists and one of only three green examples known to the knowledgeable buyer, this vase and cover was the focus and prize of Cromwells’ (20% buyer’s premium) sale.

Vendor finds glass marbles are worth more than expected as they make surprise four-figure sums in Bury St Edmunds

Auction house Hansons has opened its sixth saleroom, this time in Hertfordshire.

Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) June 13-14 Fine Interiors sale included a collection of Norwich 17th century silver assembled by one of East Anglia’s best-known families.

Being a devil is profitable for a Pelham Puppet.

Refugee artist provided first-hand experience of cutting edge style

The owners of an antiques centre in a large leisure and shopping village near Stowmarket in Suffolk are opening a second branch nearby just two years after the first one welcomed its first buyers.