Yorkshire and the Humber

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.

A c.1960 Barbie doll and related items by Mattel is estimated at £300-500 in the Specialist Collectable Toys Auction on April 10 at Sheffield Auction Gallery.

Blacking ink was widely used in the 19th century for the cleaning and polishing of boots and shoes, floors and doorsteps.

To mark the new-look Harrogate Book Fair dealer Anthony Smithson of The Keel Row Bookshop in Whitley Bay will be offering for sale a 1948 first edition of the Hercule Poirot novel 'Taken At the Flood' signed by Agatha Christie.

Huddersfield dealer who started out in the trade 35 years ago talks of current selling trends

Local businesses in the Yorkshire seaside town say trail pilot has shown encouraging signs so far

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

Dualco Promotions is launching an antiques and collectors’ fair in Yorkshire to complement the other three events the organisers run in the county.

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

Not only is this a fine and unusual example of pre-war Mouseman furniture but it comes with a remarkable provenance.

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

Following more than four decades of collecting, advertising signs such as Cadbury classics have entered the mainstream