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A specialist in 18th century marquetry believes he has identified the craftsmen responsible for inlaid decoration on some of the finest English furniture.

Chiswick Auctions is ‘going home’ after nearly 25 years.

Edinburgh firm Georgian Antiques has bought the brand of Whytock & Reid, one of the most famous names in Scottish cabinetmaking.

Sperm whale teeth, acquired from mammals that had beached on local reefs, had a deep significance to Fijian society.

London auctioneer overcomes power cut to complete sale including a mighty Fresnel lens

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association hosts more events in this sector than any other organiser.

An auction house in Bristol is celebrating its 10th anniversary in business by holding 10 sales in as many days.

Negotiating the sometimes complex world of prints by the 17th century Dutch Master

The Marine Sale at Bonhams (27.5/25/20/14.5% buyer’s premium) included a very rare gold and enamel ring marking the death of Admiral Lord Nelson in 1805.

This Victorian ‘Language of Flowers’ fan was published by Robert Canton c.1875 and is on offer at The Ephemera Society Summer Fair.

It was during the Song dynasty that tea parties became the vogue and tea houses flourished.

Jackie Edwards of ACVR Events is getting even busier with the antiques, brocantes and art markets she runs across southern England: nine at the last count.

Typically, the work of studio potter Joanna Constantinidis (1927-2000), for nearly 40 years a lecturer in ceramics at Chelmsford Technical College and School of Art, has tended to occupy the second tier of the burgeoning contemporary ceramics market.