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Courting couple united by Bow
29 March 2021This rare Bow figure was spotted by English porcelain specialists at Kingham & Orme’s (23% buyer’s premium) two-day auction of Fine and Decorative Arts.

Table by French designer Fred Brouard boosts new saleroom
29 March 2021The work of French designer Fred Brouard (1944-99) is not uncommon at sales in France and the US but seldom appears at auction in the UK.

Ceramics of Shropshire and Song origins
29 March 2021Two very different ceramic objects illuminated The Spring Auction at Halls (20% buyer’s premium) in Shrewsbury on March 17.

Keep a watch on ‘Walled Off’
29 March 2021This image of children swinging along a watch tower was part of Banksy’s ‘Walled Off’ project that relates to the West Bank barrier between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

JOS launches two events which complement the B2B fair schedule
29 March 2021This coming Easter weekend may be quieter than usual but many of us can plan to meet up with family and friends again in the coming weeks and months as lockdown restrictions ease around the UK.

Market organiser Sherman & Waterman looks ahead as events are set to return
22 March 2021“I’m counting the days,” said a happy Mike Collins, director of market operator Sherman & Waterman as he ticks off the reopening dates for his antiques and vintage markets, centre and car boot.

Panels treated as an investment
22 March 2021Stained glass windows by Morris, Marshall and Faulkner impress at auction

Richard Dennis anniversary sale at Kinghams
22 March 2021An auction titled Richard Dennis: 50 Years Promoting British Ceramics (1971-2021) will be held next month.

Prototype Explorer that aimed for peak perfection
08 March 2021Rolex made the reference 6150 Oyster Perpetual Explorer for around two years after the 1953 Everest expedition. It is believed that Tensing Norgay wore a prototype of the watch, the first Explorer model to have the Mercedes hands, while completing the ascent.

Portrait miniatures head to Compton Verney from the estate of the late Lady Grantchester
04 March 2021A group of rare portrait miniatures has been gifted to the Warwickshire art gallery and country house Compton Verney.

It’s Tompion time in Birmingham
01 March 2021Although Thomas Tompion (1639-1713) is often referred to as the Father of English Clockmaking, his talents were not just limited to clocks.

A Cartier ‘tool’ watch from 1915 makes £12,000 at Fellows
22 February 2021Although the elegant lines of the Cartier Tonneau Curvex wristwatch are the antithesis of today’s macho tool watch, many were used by soldiers in the First World War.

Seventy-five mirror bids in the frame
22 February 2021On a day when furniture and antiques proved to be particularly popular, the surprise star of Fellows’ (23% buyer’s premium) 740-lot online sale was an Italian 19th century pier mirror.

Gainsborough chair is sitting pretty at Locke & England auction
15 February 2021Although now known as Gainsborough chairs, generous walnut and upholstered armchairs were often referred to by contemporaries as ‘French’ chairs, as the most elaborate styles were based on French rococo.

Striking a pose for nearly 50 years
18 January 2021Life model depicted by Freud, Auerbach and even Lennon amassed her own art collection

Miniature of Benjamin West by Henry Bone sells to US buyer
18 January 2021A miniature by Henry Bone (1755-1834) depicting the American artist Benjamin West (1738-1820) was among the notable lots at the recent Hansons sale.

Wimperis returns after six years
18 January 2021Reappearing in the same saleroom after a six-year interval, a landscape by Edmund Morison Wimperis (1835-1900) attracted attention at Halls (20% buyer’s premium) of Shrewsbury.

'Remain busy, stay positive' in order to cope with new lockdown say dealers
11 January 2021Firms in tier 1 enjoyed good trading in December but are now back in lockdown.

A bright new future as ‘familiar faces’ open fresh firm in Leominster
14 December 2020A new auction firm has launched in the market town of Leominster in Herefordshire.

A Bizarre discovery for Clarice Cliff historians
14 December 2020The latest Specialist Collectors’ Sale at Cuttlestones in Wolverhampton included a little bit of 20th century ceramics history.

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