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The small town of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire is the perfect pitstop for antiques and vintage buyers, particularly the trade.

Market traders and dealers at fairs are being urged to join a Facebook group to share information to protect themselves from gangs of thieves.

Rediscovered books and manuscripts that once belonged to former antiquarian book dealer John Percival Love and had been stored away in a bank vault for nearly 50 years captivated collectors and the trade alike at auction.

A digital museum showcasing items from the celebrated clock collection of John C Taylor launches next month.

Actress cheated by the Prince of Wales turned to a campaign based on ‘injustice of mental subordination’

Blue-glazed decoration thought to have been invented by king’s architect takes £55,000 at auction

Toby Taylor launched Taylors Direct in the Cotswolds around three year s ago.

Charles Dickens spent a great many chapters of his life in Kent, and had much to say about the Medway towns including Faversham, where he described “the queer little market square... the lop-sided little town hall with its big-faced clock and supporting pillars forming a little arcade, in which probably the merchants of Faversham do congregate”.

The Royal Doulton figure Guy Fawkes designed by Charles Noke was issued as HN98 from 1918.

Latest dealer relocations show grounds for optimism that traditional dealing trade hubs of London are not in danger

Lalique, the epitome of inter-war glamour, took centre stage at the Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) Design sale.

Running for the first time under new ownership Master Drawings New York (MDNY) produced strong results for many of its exhibitors, including London dealer Guy Peppiatt.

Focus on two events at the start of next month that offer an array of options for distinctive decorations