Wales

Dealer duo bring ‘interesting pieces at affordable prices’ to discover in botanic garden surroundings

When it comes to the prints of Norman Ackroyd (1938-2024), his dramatic monochrome depictions of natural locations – such as St Kilda in Scotland, Skellig Michael and Achill Island in Ireland, or of the Yorkshire Dales – tend to command the most interest.

Mark Rowles Fine Art is a gallery in Powys, Wales, run by Mark and his daughter Michelle Rowles-Lloyd.

Archive and avian template for porcelain designs reflect the life of a remarkable 19th century polymath

Italian adventurer Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806) first demonstrated his hot air balloon in London on September 15, 1784.

A rare 1804 album of 41 watercolours of British birds by William Weston Young (1776-1847) will be offered at Rogers Jones in Cardiff on July 27.

While cats might occasionally be seen prowling round a skip, it’s much rarer to spot a painting in such a location by, yes you guessed it, the feline fan’s favourite Louis Wain (1860-1939).

Dealer, artist and former Christie’s director Tom Rooth is combining a studio tour with hospitality this summer.

Although figurative studies, still-lifes and landscapes are most common in the oeuvre of Duncan Grant (1885-1978), it was a work with a somewhat different subject that turned heads at a recent auction in Carmarthen.

Cardiff auction indicates latest demand trends influencing the market for leading Welsh painter Sir Kyffin Williams

IACF’s first outpost in Wales was established last year when the organisers took over Continuity Fairs’ biannual antiques fair in Builth Wells.

Second Llandudno business gets off the ground

A young antiques dealer who specialises in vintage watches has opened a shop in the north Wales town of Holywell, in Flintshire.

Exhibitor at Welsh fair turned her passion for tokens into a sales success as part of her antiques business

The Autumn Welsh Sale (Part II) held by Rogers Jones (24% buyer’s premium) on December 2 included an item of clothing once owned by a Welsh icon: Richard Burton (1925-84).

With the first hardback Philosopher’s Stone at stratospheric sums, the soft cover value is rising steadily

The artist was an intrepid – and rare female – visitor to Welsh deep coal mines to record the final days