The collecting history of English silver spoons spans well over a century.

An Anglo-Saxon gold shilling or thrymsa dating from 650- 670AD took £15,000 at Dix Noonan Webb in Mayfair.

A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.

Despite a general lack of provenance, Tudor house owner had clearly been well advised

This early 17th century English carved and inlaid oak court cupboard or buffet was the highlight of a sale in Doncaster.

Found in a wardrobe during the clearance of a deceased estate in Spalding, ‘a group of four early 19th century French heraldic plaques’ sold way over hopes at Stamford Auction Rooms in Lincolnshire on February 26.

French auction reform took another step forward last month with the creation of a new regulatory body to oversee sales in France.

A collection of works from the family of the sculptor Sir William Reid Dick (1879-1961) comes for sale at a new London firm this month.

Floral decorator tasked her assistant to develop a range which was fired by Fulham Pottery.

Ecclesiastical commissions are integral to the Mouseman story – it was the friendship between Father Paul Neville and Robert Thompson that led to the work at Ampleforth College – but in commercial terms these can be relatively difficult pieces.

Marriage or betrothal rings of the Byzantine period depict the bride and groom with Christ who performs the marriage rite.

Former champion jockey Joe Mercer 1934-2021) was a keen buyer of racing memorabilia.

Although Roamer fell victim to the ‘quartz crisis’ – the introduction of quartz watches in the 1970s and early 1980s that largely replaced mechanical watches – in the 1950s-60s the firm enjoyed a good reputation as the maker of good-quality, affordable automatic mechanical watches.

Among the most traditional of antiques, the William and Mary oyster veneered walnut chest of drawers remains a welcome visitor to the saleroom.