South-east England

A few antiques businesses operate in garden centres but sadly one of these is closing.

Can an original frame make all the difference to price? A recent Surrey auction provided an interesting test.

Business is doing so well at the newly acquired and renovated antiques centre in Wallingford, formerly the Lamb Arcade, that turnover has increased by 25%.

Sale tells a tale of the English and Scottish makers who headed out to India for work

London art dealer Danny Katz is loaning a John Constable (1776-1837) painting which he bought at Sotheby’s last year to Brighton’s Royal Pavilion.

Sealed wine bottles possess a powerful sense of time and place. For some collectors it is the regional connections that appeal most.

Famous Berkshire racecourse hosts new event featuring 60 high-end dealers

Colourful work with provenance back to artist’s sister catches the attention in Kent saleroom

An English delft drug jar offered by Great Western Auctions (24% buyer’s premium) in Glasgow was both a polychrome and a documentary piece.

Thomas Sandby’s (1721-98) architectural drawings are significant part of the artist’s oeuvre.

A Victorian sapphire, diamond and pearl brooch-pendant was one of two pieces with Indian roots offered for sale at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium).

Dreweatts offers a private collection of work by Gerald Benney, perhaps the key figure in the revival of British silversmithing in post-war Britain.

Catherine Southon’s (24% buyer’s premium) 10th anniversary auction included a new house record of £47,000 for an early Victorian diamond rivière.

Calling all antiques and vintage dealers, more of whom are needed to swell the numbers in the antiques street at the annual Thames Traditional Boat Festival held this year from Friday to Sunday, July 15-17.

The Leica I debuted at the 1925 Leipzig Spring Fair at a time when it was still common for glass plates to be used in cameras.

Recent biography, major show and strong auction prices suggest younger Nash is on the rise.

After 50 years of buying at markets and shops, Oscar winner opens new venue to the public.

The tills are ringing once more at Dreweatts (25% buyer’s premium). Under the ownership of the Gurr Johns group, the Newbury firm sold by Stanley Gibbons for £1.25m in 2017 has received a welcome shot in the arm.