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Once dismissed as mere costume jewellery, Georgian paste is an art form in its own right with prices to match

A hugely romantic 18th century enamel, ruby and diamond ring sold for £16,000 at Woolley & Wallis (£25% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury on February 1-2.

A collection of Georgian gold and enamel mourning rings with aristocratic pedigrees comes for sale at Woolley & Wallis on April 20.

This relatively modest pair of gold and of granite dress studs tell a good story.

The potter George Cartlidge, who worked for Sherwin & Cotton in Hanley for close to 30 years, is best known as the designer of Arts & Crafts Morris Ware.

Square in front of Walthamstow’s distinctive town hall is venue for organisers’ latest venture

Cricket scene could not be clearly identified but approximate date provided strong historical appeal

An unrecorded and apparent first Scottish edition example of the 18th century children’s book Tom Thumb’s Play-book is set to feature at the Edinburgh Book Fair.

A clue to the great appeal of this stoneware whisky bottle is the name of a small settlement on the banks of the Forth estuary.

Symbolic & Chase is expanding its Old Bond Street premises from two to three floors with an opening scheduled for late April

This set of four French gold and ruby buttons, c.1880, modelled as owl heads are thought to be the work of Paul Robin.

Most joined oak settles that appear on the market date from the 17th and the 18th centuries.

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The return of the LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair has generated new memberships for the association.

This pair of English Regency bronze candlesticks in Egyptian revival taste sold for £1800 at Laidlaw (20% buyer’s premium).

St James's exhibition looks beyond Donatello, currently featured at the V&A, to discover how Florentine artists influenced homes of the era

Jewellery and vintage accessories dealer Gillian Horsup is in demand – not just for her sparkling gems and handbags, but for her modelling credentials.

A pair of unusual works on paper by the Anglo-American painter George Henry Boughton (1833-1905) struck a chord with bidders at a sale in Somerset.

This Victorian 18ct gold, enamel and gemset collar tells a fascinating story of a well-known aristocratic family.