Dorset

A gold-mounted garnet intaglio ring depicting the handsome Greek youth Antinous was taken to a multi-estimate £24,000 at Busby’s (25/10% buyer’s premium), triggering speculation it might be one of the lost ancient Marlborough gems.

More pieces appear from a collection that survived a couple of devastating blazes at the family home

Braxton joins newcomers at a market with 32 dealers and a waiting list

Advertising showcards were displayed in grocers and chemist shops, often as counter displays or hanging signs.

Royalty, heads of state and grand families frequently chose to have their porcelain engraved with their initials or coat of arms.

The maker was not indicated in the cataloguing but a “late 19th/early 20th century dapple grey rocking horse, with leather tack” galloped away from a £200-300 estimate.

Specialist auction house Onslows’ November 29 auction includes a rare group of British and Irish recruiting posters form the First World War and a near-complete set of the Parliamentary Recruiting posters.

This 18th century mahogany card table was part of a collection of furniture from Earnshill House in Somerset offered by Busby (25% buyer’s premium) in Bridport, Dorset.

Duke’s September 11 sale of Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Currency includes a fine array of vintage and second-hand branded wristwatches.

Dealer who was invited to organise a fair at nearby estate holds the second edition this month

A pale blue and white striped garment offered at Martin & Pole’s (22% buyer’s premium) General Auction on August 7 was simply described as an “antique silk dress, appears in a photograph worn by Esther Palmer in around 1925”.

The original Skegness Is So Bracing showing the ‘Jolly Fisherman’ dancing along a beach has become one of the most famous railway posters in the world.

Porcelain from the Staffordshire factory takes up half a sale – and it’s just the first part of a huge collection

More paintings on offer in Dorest saleroom from the Cornish ‘school’ show the market strength

The opening section of Duke’s latest Art & Design post 1880 sale was devoted to the ‘forgotten’ artist Kathleen Muriel Scale (1913-2006).

Simon Lamb of The Swan Gallery in Sherborne works with his wife Kristina and their son Chris specialising in oil paintings and watercolours 1800-1950, along with antique prints and early maps.

Archive sold in Somerset and bugle offered in Dorset reflect the first organised cycling clubs