South-east England

The sale of a private collection of arms and armour at C&T Auctions in Kent, on May 13 included a brass figure of a cavalryman from a small but well-known group of Indian toy soldiers.

While Whitby jet was particularly fashionable during the reign of Victoria, it had been a popular material for jewellery from the Romano British period onwards.

Art and antiques trail will be launched in the picturesque West Sussex town with a view to being a regular fixture

Among the highlights of a recent jewellery sale held by Mallams (25% buyer’s premium) in Oxford was this mid-to late-19th century amethyst parure.

Stelios Galatopoulos (1932-2022) was a respected Greek music critic (Cypriot-born) who was based in London.

Like many English joiners of his time, not a great deal is known about the private life of Gerrit Jensen.

With golfers looking forward to the US Open in June and the British Open in July, as well as the Wimbledon Tennis Championships running for two weeks from June 30, these sports are about to hit the headlines.

Some ‘prisoner of war’ productions are now thought to have been made by skilled craftsmen

Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780-1854) was clockmaker to George III and also to The Prince Regent, later George IV.

The two events launched in Kent earlier this year by organiser Paul Ellison of Needful Things Antique Fairs were busy that he has changed to a larger venue.

Matthew Boulton’s inventory of stock in 1782 lists “1 small figure of Minerva”, according to Nicholas Goodison’s Ormolu: the Work of Matthew Boulton, 1974.

Who can fail to love a country house car boot?

Four medals awarded to members of the Robertson family included one to a Battle of Trafalgar veteran.

A case containing plumes from the Duke of Wellington’s hat was central to a lot offered by Hannams (25% buyer’s premium) in Hampshire on March 11.

The top price of the recent sale of the Philip Astley-Jones collection came for a portrait with a strong Indian connection.

An embroidered glove understood to have been worn by Charles II at his Scottish Coronation in Scone in 1651 sold for £7000 at Ewbank’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Woking.