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The big UK export licensing debate moves on... Ahead of an upcoming seminar to debate the hot topic, here, dealer Daniel Crouch, an expert adviser, defends the system, and Martyn Downer, who criticised it, responds

Having organised his antiques and vintage fashion fairs for nearly 40 years from his living room, Matthew Adams is opening what he describes as a “proper, grown-up physical office”.

Generally considered to be the first English bible, the ‘Matthew’s Version’ or ‘Matthew’s Bible’ was brought out under the superintendence of John Rogers (c.1500-55) and joins together the works of William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.

The Autumn Fine Interiors auction at Hutchinson Scott in Skipton, North Yorkshire featured a Lancashire collection of Royal Worcester porcelain.

After more than 140 years out of the public eye, two maiolica plaques by the celebrated Renaissance artist Francesco Xanto Avelli (1487-1542) sold for £38,000 each at auction in Salisbury.

Visitors from overseas filtered through to the mezzanine level of Evolution London, Battersea Park, above The Decorative Fair to see Tribal Art London.

The Victoria and Albert Museum has acquired a rare c.1910 Suffragette Christmas card after it was donated by WeBuyVintage.

Standholders at the latest Decorative Fair report strong demand for good-quality objects

Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams are again selling in this market as the autumn season gets under way

Sim Fine Art’s annual catalogue Holding the Line devoted to British war art is now in its 16th year.

From the wilder shores of a Georgian adjustable joint roaster and a 19th century roasting spit bottle jack to weighing scales, copper pans and ladles, jelly moulds and storage jars, kitchen antiques have a rustic and decorative appeal.

Chorley’s (25% buyer’s premium) first dedicated Islamic & Indian sale section was based around a single consignment: an East India Company (EIC) archive that came by direct descent from Sir Charles William Rouse Boughton (1747-1821).