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Henry Sandon, who has died aged 95, was a hugely popular television presenter and a giant in the world of antiques.

I read your article in ATG No 2623 regarding UK imports set to become easier and the topic of Temporary Admission (TA) with interest.

Georg Wissinger passed away peacefully on December 2, 2023, leaving behind one son, Karl.

These days you have to pay for the privilege of spending the night at the former House of Correction in Folkingham, Lincolnshire.

Nick Skipp launched Nick Skipp Fine Art in 2022. He specialises in Modern European and British abstract art and studio ceramics alongside selected antiquities such as sculpture and pottery. Skipp exhibits at this week’s Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair.

One of the most eyecatching collections of Impressionist and Modern art sold at a provincial auction at the end of last year comprised 17 lots from the late Ralph Bateman.

‘Substantial’ was certainly the description to use when it came to an archive related to the Barrington family of Beckett Hall, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire.

Latest ceramics sales demonstrate how Martinware demand has moved on beyond Wally Birds

In the early years of the HN collection in the 1920s several companies commissioned Doulton figures to advertise their products.

More businesses housed in historic and spacious former churches and chapels come under the spotlight

Sending the old year out with a bang, a George III brass mortar by Jan Verbruggen took £49,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Sworders.

A still-life by Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949) that appeared in the final sale of the year at Olympia Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) “generated ripples of excitement among private collectors and the trade alike” according to the West London saleroom.

The Christmas Gifts sale at TW Gaze in Diss included a rare example of 18th century Catholic colonial jewellery: a Mexican 'escudo de monja' or nun’s badge.

Early details of the new spring fair organised by Stable Events in association with LAPADA at Birmingham’s NEC have been announced.

Rembrandt prints were a prominent feature of the London Old Master sales in December.

Revived event in Tunbridge Wells is full with a waiting list, reflecting the strong national trend

Single-owner collection forms biggest dispersal of mustard pots at auction for many years

Quirky subjects generate the most eye-catching results at the latest Old Master auction series