Wales

First sale held at new venue achieves renowned Welsh artist’s highest price at auction for two years

The printmaker Paul Peter Piech (1920-96) was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Ukrainian immigrants.

Estimated at £60-100, a late 19th century sampler sold via thesaleroom.com for £4600 at Rogers Jones (22% buyer’s premium) in Colwyn Bay.

The building frenzy that followed the British arrival in Hong Kong in 1841 brought added fire risk. Any long spell of dry, windy weather could – and periodically did – prove disastrous.

Furniture and objects associated with a rustic or farmhouse aesthetic have gained popularity in recent decades.

Institution based in Aberystwyth purchases five post-war works at regular dedicated Welsh auction

An update on the latest antiques fairs in Carmarthenshire and Anglesey

More businesses housed in historic and spacious former churches and chapels come under the spotlight

Auctioneer congratulates ex-pat bidder in Welsh as she buys a Kyffin Williams for the first time

Scenes of parks were a favourite topic of artist Doris Clare Zinkeisen (1897-1991) although most of those produced show figures or horses and carriages.

An antiques and vintage fair which is held in one of the most attractive garden settings in the country is set to blossom over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, November 4-5.

Travel journals that appeared at auction date from a time when British leisure travel was in its infancy

Regular followers of the modern Welsh art market will know that strong competition at Rogers Jones’ (24% buyer’s premium) specialist Welsh sales normally comes for an artist called Williams.

Here we take a look at markets in south London, Brighton and Cardiff

A look ahead to the new PBFA fair in a renowned town for book-lovers.

The Welsh Sale held by Rogers Jones (24/15% buyer’s premium) in Cardiff on April 1 included an exceptional Swansea porcelain dessert plate.

An addition to the businesses on the Ashburton Antiques Trail is Reuben Lenkiewicz Fine Art & Antiques Gallery, which is run by the son of the charismatic, renowned and prolific artist Robert Lenkiewicz who died in 2002.