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Henry Miller Fine Art is hosting an exhibition titled 'Focusing on the Male Form' at Coningsby Gallery in Fitzrovia, from March 3-9.

When bad weather made the Upton Park pitch unfit for play on Saturday, January 17, 1959, it must have seemed fairly unremarkable.

Two Cartier brooches commissioned by Sir Stephen Courtauld for his wife have gone on display at Eltham Palace, eight months after they were sold at auction by Dreweatts in Newbury.

An atypical entry to the March 4-9 sale at the Harwich antiquities specialist TimeLine is this gold medal struck in Philadelphia following the sinking of American steamship Casper, on December 23, 1928.

Organiser hopes shift to weekend for a monthly event will boost visitor and trader numbers

Two excellent examples of the highest British awards for courage are coming up in the same London auction on March 11.

A British airborne forces smock offered in the C&T (22% buyer’s premium) February 12-13 auction told its own tale thanks to a remarkable discovery concealed within.

A rare visitor to the auction room came in the form of this pocket-sized Victorian sand picture book.

Lieutenant General John Burgoyne (1722-92) was put in command of the British forces in Canada in 1777 after outlining the shortcomings of his own commanding officer.

Although much less well known than many ‘last stands’, medals for the Wilson’s Patrol in 1893 are prized by collectors

Cellars and attics at famous Norfolk estate are cleared out as part of ‘housework’ to allow guided tours

It might be a bit previous to start thinking about summer events but the Norfolk Churches Trust is encouraging people to apply early for pitches at its Stately Car Boot Sale to be held on Sunday, May 4, in the grounds of the privately owned Sennowe Park, near Fakenham in north Norfolk.

Elise Harris, an antiques dealer in Pangbourne, runs White Door Brocante events held in country house settings in southern England.

John Smart (1838-99) was one of the first artists to focus on golf courses themselves rather than the actual players.

A series of British portraits offered across two different Dreweatts (26/25% buyer’s premium) sales got the new year off to a good start at the Newbury saleroom.

Victorian arts journal was first to be illustrated with a photograph to promote Fox Talbot book