Yorkshire and the Humber

The triannual Antique Home & Vintage Fair organised by Richard Cawood of Antique Fair York was cancelled on January 1 due to “unforeseen circumstances”.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Highlights including signed opera score from a varied auction held in North Yorkshire

A set of four miniature oil paintings depicting Derby-winning racehorses belonging to John Bowes (1811-85), co-founder of The Bowes Museum, has been reunited after being bought at auction.

A hat-trick of six-figure prices was achieved for England 1966 World Cup hero Alan Ball’s (1945-2007) winner’s medal, cup final shirt and World Cup cap.

At Frant there dwells a Man of fame. By trade a Tailor, Smart by name.

When Hartleys’ valuer Daisy Hodgson was rummaging through an old biscuit tin in a family home in north London she spotted something that she thought might have great potential.

The last few months have been an interesting time for followers of John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-93).

It was, said the catalogue, “a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a top end sign in such remarkable condition”.

News of historic premises being revived, a closure – plus a new outlet starting in Skipton

Tennants’ jewellery specialist, Jessica Fall, has not only passed her Gemmological Association professional qualifications with flying colours but has also won the Bruton Medal for best candidate of the year, and the Deeks Diamond Prize for the best results in the theory examination.

A small round drawing of the Madonna and Child created a stir at Ryedale Auctioneers in North Yorkshire.

The Glaisdale Library was the collection of Martin Henry Burtt, a well-known figure in the Yorkshire and indeed national agricultural worlds.

Two sculptures of well-known 20th century British cultural figures drew attention at different regional sales recently.

Two miniatures of Derby winners belonging to John Bowes (1811-85), founder of the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, come for sale at Elstob & Elstob’s Ripon saleroom on November 30.

The major talking point of Tennants’ (22/20% buyer’s premium) Modern & Contemporary Art sale was the £840,000 seascape by LS Lowry which was the highest total for a picture at the auction house and the second-highest price for any lot ever sold at the saleroom (see ATG No 2565).

Air Commander J Searby had a key role to play in the Peenemunde Raid targeting the V weapons factory during the night of the August 17-18, 1943, as part of the RAF’s elite Path Finder Force.

In the early 1930s, following the closure of its ironstone mines, unemployment in the east Cleveland region of North Yorkshire reached a harrowing 90%.

Despite wider economic uncertainty, prices for LS Lowry (1887-1976) seem to keep on rising.