Auctioneers

Correct in detail, material and quality of construction, down to brass hardware, stencilled cloth and monogrammed leather trim’, a miniature Louis Vuitton trunk sold for $7500 (£5900) at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries (20% buyer’s premium).

This 18ct gold pocket watch by Charles Frodsham with accompanying chain (offered separately) was presented by Sir Victor Horsley (1857-1916) to the man he credited for saving his son’s life.

A Rolex used by Spanish sailor and scientist Vital Alsar Ramirez (1933-2020) during his Amazon and Atlantic expeditions in 1977 sold for £10,000 at Halls (24% buyer’s premium).

This Herter Bros inlaid rosewood and upholstered slipper chair was part of a suite made for the Vanderbilt family c.1881-82.

The distinctive Anglo-Japanese tables designed by the architect GW Godwin in the later part of the 19th century are known as Smallhythe tables, after the example found in Smallhythe Place in Kent which was the home of the actress Ellen Terry.

Giles Grendey (1696-1780) was a well known English cabinetmaker with a workshop in Clerkenwell, a member of the Joiners company rising to Master.

A collection of vintage comics has sold at auction in Lichfield for a total hammer price of £13,150.

Castings on Charles I era lantern clock suggests the work of William Bowyer

“Our selection of Charley’s War artwork continues to attract new winning bidders”, says Malcolm Phillips.

Embroidered samplers can appeal to buyers for all kinds of different reasons.

Archive offers glimpse into the golden age of small-scale publishing when tiny print runs were the norm

Country house contents, global interest and a packed room of bidders - what more could an auctioneer wish for?

A strong provenance is always desirable on the secondary market, but it is essential when it comes to selling works by LS Lowry (1887-1976) - arguably Britain’s most faked artist.

Watercolour of a sleeping feline – possibly her favourite cat – takes £19,000 in Cambridge saleroom

On February 27 the world’s oldest auction house celebrated 350 years in business.