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American decorators and buyers were in abundance on the first day of the winter edition of The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park this week.

Judy Berger founded Judy’s Vintage Fairs in Leeds in 2005, after she described a vintage event back then as “less Velvet Underground, more Vera Lynn”.

In 1782, the 20-year-old William Jones published a booklet of which he was the sole author, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery.

At the time of his death polar explorer and carpenter Jorgen Stubberud (1883-1980) was the last surviving member of Roald Amundsen’s successful 1910-12 expedition to the South Pole.

A selection of whimsical and distinctive Doulton Lambeth stonewares sold across three auctions in December and January

The records for JK Rowling’s early work sold at auction keep tumbling, both hardback and paperback

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s is holding a British & World Banknotes sale on January 29, its first for several years.

Lots from the Royal Society of Medicine boost Christie's sale result to best of its type since 2016

A highlight of the sale of European Works of Art, Objects & Silver at Olympia Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in west London was The Gunner by Scottish monumental sculptor Alexander Carrick (1882-1966).

London Art Fair stands out as a key early opportunity to showcase works to a domestic audience

Bought for just £40 last year, two rare bronze buttons designed by Alberto Giacometti for Elsa Schiaparelli hammered for £48,000 at the latest Modern Decorative Art & Design sale at Bonhams Knightsbridge.

One of the eight York Rose brooches given by Prince Albert to the bridesmaids who attended his marriage to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 sold for £15,000.

This imposing pair of 3ft 8in (1.09m) high hexagonal form vases combine both early 19th century Chinese and later 19th century French craftsmanship.

It is rare to find a well-preserved example of a 19th century 'palepai'.

A group of works by George Richmond (1809-96) offered at auction at the end of last year showed plenty of life remains in the market for the London-born painter.

One standout offering at The Decorative Fair this month unites two pieces of early 20th century technology: the dreadnought battleship and the mass production of the crisp.