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A very early enamel map of the London Underground will be unveiled at a specialist fair next month.

Like Toulouse Lautrec, Ramon Casas y Carbo (1866-1932) was not only an avant-garde artist but a master poster maker and graphic designer.

Chiswick Auctions (26% buyer’s premium) held a sale titled The Art of Nature – a themed catalogue of art and antiques based on the natural world.

Now celebrating on-the-field success thanks to a 1-0 victory against Manchester United in the Europa League final on May 21, Spurs also came top in the saleroom seven days earlier.

Latest sales suggest a wider collector base targeting history and topography

Books fair 'Firsts' got under way on May 15 with around 100 dealers exhibiting at the Saatchi Gallery in London.

Some of the stand-out art and objects to be offered at the third edition of 'Treasure House Fair' this summer have been revealed.

Works coming to auction from artists’ estates give a never-seen-before quality and personal attraction

A miniature map of the Turkish Ottoman Empire is among the items being offered by Sanders of Oxford at London Map Fair on June 7-8.

The opening day of the spring edition of the Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair was a success for many, with well-heeled buyers snapping up furniture, art and more on Tuesday, May 6.

It took 16 years to compile the first great German florilegium, an edition of which can be seen – and purchased – at the Firsts London book fair running from May 15-18 at the Saatchi Gallery.

It’s not just the Firsts book fair this year that has a focus on a plants theme

If you are green fingered but also like getting your hands on antiques, then Louise Allen and Piers Newth’s stall at the 'RHS Chelsea Flower Show' in London from May 20-24 will be of great appeal.

As Forum Auctions enters its 10th year of trading, Rupert Powell reflects on a busy year