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Alexandra Alfandary specialises in Meissen ware and other European porcelain, with a particular concentration on 19th century Meissen. She is a regular exhibitor at fairs and is a member of BADA and LAPADA. Her shop is in Portobello Road.

A rare version of one of the most popular of Beswick farm figures, a shire horse in a piebald gloss finish, pulled its weight at The Auction Centre (16% buyer’s premium) in Runcorn on March 18.

In the debate about transparency of auctioneer fees, sparked by the Advertising Standards Authority December 2016 ruling that buyer's premium needs clearer promotion, the point of view of vendors needs to be heard too, three letter writers argue.

A judge has ruled against a London gallery over the seizure by UK Border Force of a Chinese silver tea set containing a tiny quantity of elephant ivory.

At the end of an article penned for the Regional History Society titled Furniture Terminology in Post-Medieval Middle Class Inventories, the late Victor Chinnery wrote that any full glossary on the subject should include, not just furniture, but also pottery, glass, metalwork and architectural fittings.

Fair organisers gear up for a busy weekend of antiques and collectables trading

With this year marking the centenary of the sculptor’s death, Auguste Rodin is much in the news. While the Grand Palais in Paris is marking the event with a major exhibition, Fraysse et Associés sold a 2ft 1in (64cm) high lifetime cast bronze figural group for €1.55m (£1.35m) at Drouot on March 22.

Technology has replicated the Dutch master’s work in a move the artist might have welcomed.

Judging by some of the comments Naomi Knight has received from dealers at the March launch of her new monthly sister market to the wellestablished Bath Vintage and Antiques Market, the Vintage Vauxhall Market is on a roll.

Justin Evershed-Martin is the former director of Mallett who has launched a business specialising in 20th century decorative art and furniture. This week he exhibits at the Decorative Art Antiques and Textiles Fair in Battersea with a selection of privately sourced pieces all priced under £8000 (see right).

Two exhibitions mark the 25th anniversary of Welsh art specialist Martin Tinney Gallery.

Included among the objects section of many sales featuring oak and vernacular material there are often examples of early metalware.

ATG’s selection of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com from the period March 23-29, 2017. This includes both the highest prices over estimate and the top prices paid online.

This year’s event was another step on the organisation’s road to modernisation

ATG’s weekly selection of items on sale at auctions and dealerships.

From minimalist lamp to starry chandelier

The way Droit de Suite is applied in France was affirmed by a French court ruling last month.

Paris art and design fair PAD has lost its vetting committee following concerns about the brief time allowed to view stands.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days.

London sale offers ground-breaking grammatical studies from 16th and 17th centuries.