North Yorkshire

May show at Ripley is always the best attended, says organiser ahead of the 85-exhibitor three-day offering

These two silver lots bear the mark of Henry George Murphy (1884-1939), whose Falcon Studio produced some of the finest English silver of the inter-war era.

The craftsman-made Yorkshire oak furniture of Robert Thompson continues to be in high demand at auction.

A Cartier necklace with a rare pink diamond was offered by Tennants (22% buyer’s premium) of North Yorkshire on March 15. It sold towards top hopes at £190,000.

The first visit of 2025 to Yorkshire for Cooper Events will be 'The Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair' from February 7-9.

Former railway stations – plus one still active – can be ideal sites to locate antiques businesses

A rare group of Fairylite Thunderbirds action figures sold for £2100 in Tennants’ (24% buyer’s premium) latest Toys, Models, Collectables & Sporting sale.

Son of the famous John Atkinson Grimshaw under focus with two of his own works in the same style

A spectacular Victorian silver fox modelled by taxidermist James Rowland Ward sold for £100,000 at Tennants on November 16.

Lesley Ayres organises the monthly 20-year-old 'Ilkley Antiques Fair' which she has run since 2019. The next is on Sunday, December 1, at the Clarke Foley Community Hub in the North Yorkshire town.

When an Irish antiques sleuth paid under £200 on eBay for what appeared to be a cigar case, information about its origin was sketchy at best.

A bronze by the French artist and sculptor Henri Gaudier- Brzeska (1891-1915), who died in the trenches aged just 23, was among the lots bringing demand at Tennants’ (24% buyer’s premium) latest sale of Modern & Contemporary art.

This late Tudor or early Stuart purse or sweet bag with a connection to Mary, Queen of Scots sold for £30,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at a recent sale at Hutchinson Scott.

Harrogate Pavilions fair has a healthy focus on art and antiques made in the area such as clocks

In 1920 the artist Christopher Wood (1901-30) came to Paris, having been invited by the French collector Alphonse Kahn.

A rare version of Eric Ravilious' Child’s Handkerchief print and a scarcely seen Doulton figure emerged in North Yorkshire

Silver works by Sir Bache Cunard, Bt (1851-1925), legendary huntsman and scion of the Cunard shipping family, are incredibly rare – he presumably made items only for his family and friends.