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Phillips set a new auction record for Adolf Loos (1870-1933) when a dwarf longcase clock, a prime example of his work, drew strong competition on November 4.

The artist Margaret Bartels (1887-1932), who trained at the Camberwell School of Art, came from a family of suffrage campaigners living in south London.

Poster specialist Antikbar of Chelsea will stage an auction on November 15 which includes this original 1920s travel poster issued by the London and North Eastern Railway promoting the Edinburgh to Kings Cross route and an ‘Illustrated booklet free from LNER Offices and Agencies’.

A collection of Tudor and Jacobean portrait miniatures rarely seen in public for decades is on show with Philip Mould & Company in Pall Mall ahead of its sale.

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

Story of major British cartography collection provides a good case study in how export licences operate

Art Deco was one of the main themes of LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair this year, with the design movement celebrating 100 years.

Event now in 13th year encourages dealers and collectors to choose items regardless of period or culture

The winners of the Asian Art in London awards were announced at an event held at the V&A in London on October 28.

A selection of exhibitions taking place in the capital including the latest show at Chris Beetles

A Vincennes soft paste porcelain bleu céleste pierced basket from the first Louis XV service sold for £25,000 at Chiswick Auctions (26% buyer’s premium) on October 13.

Chiswick Auctions set what is thought to be a record for a Dunhill lighter when a silver and enamel ‘fancy shape’ pocket lighter and watch hammered at £19,000.

Christie’s is holding a Chinese works of art sale in London this autumn – its first for five years. The online auction titled Art of Asia, including the Palmer Family Collection closes on November 12.

Above the heads of The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park were 16 dealers specialising in a range of ethnographic, Oceanic, African, Asian, indigenous and folk art.

A dealer who specialises in vintage coffee pots will be among newcomers at the upcoming biannual event at Dulwich College in south London.

How better to start a review of sales at the dog-friendly Decorative Fair than a quick canine picture selection?