Decorative Art

The sale at Ma San in Bath on May 4 includes this Japanese double gourd carp vase by Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916).

Alex Styles (1922-2017) was in 1966 given a glowing accolade in The Times: “Many think he is the finest designer of hand-made silver in England.”

Judging by recent results, there has been a resurgence of interest in products from the Bohemian glass manufacture of Lötz Wwe (Loetz widow).

Shown is a finger bowl made by James Powell of Whitefriars Glass for Victoria’s coronation banquet given by the Corporation of London on November 9, 1837.

Historic dealership Mallett has been relaunched with furniture specialist Rufus Bird to lead the firm.

Fifty years after buying it the first time, former dealer Ray Heath has been reunited with a beloved Moorcroft vase.

Objects from Norwich, York, Ireland and Newcastle in recent sales give a snapshot of the market

This pair of silver-mounted frosted glass claret jugs has marks for James Samuel Hunt and London, 1844.

While probably not made specifically for export, Chinese silver rice wine pots had arrived in Europe as early as the late 17th century.

Boris Vasilyevich Anrep (1883-1969), a Russian who lived and worked for most of his life in Britain, is not well known today.

The latest dedicated sales held by one particular auction house show how the value of Lalique glass – the epitome of inter-war glamour – is determined by its colour

The ideas of ‘liberty’ as a cause and a concept were not confined to the coffee shops of Boston and Philadelphia.

‘The Land We Live In’ is a toast that appears on a number of Irish decanters made in Cork and Waterford.

While most dealerships look to existing auction houses to sell off excess stock, some dealers have brought the practice in house.

Enamelled imperial eagle tankards or 'reichsadlerhumpen' – large three or four-litre glass drinking vessels enamelled with the 56 coats of arms and the quaternion eagle of the Holy Roman Empire – were popular from the 16th to the late 18th century.

The sale held by Catherine Southon at the Farleigh Golf Club in Surrey on April 26-27 includes a single-owner collection of 18th century drinking glasses.

Forgotten today, a collection sold in Somerset remembers a multi-talented showman and author