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The first months of this year have featured a string of wide-ranging ceramics groups offered at auction

A broad mix of English and Continental pottery and porcelain was on offer in the latest dedicated ceramics sale held by Woolley & Wallis (25% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury, a fair slice of it contributed by single-owner collections.

At his best Mark V Marshall can give his one-time employer Robert Wallace Martin a run for his money

The Adam Partridge (25% buyer’s premium) sale in Macclesfield on March 2 included a tazza from an important historical Sèvres service.

A pair of football programmes proved the pull of early Manchester United memorabilia remains strong among collectors

Estimated at just £50-80, a rare Staffordshire figure group sold online for £3000 at Clarke’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Semley, Dorset, on February 10.

'Harbour and Room' (1931), a watercolour and pencil on paper by Paul Nash (1889-1946), is included in Piano Nobile’s latest works on paper exhibition.

Mark Marchant was born in 1935 and grew up in Sevenoaks, Kent.

An exceptional piece of Regency porcelain emerged for sale at Hannams (23% buyer’s premium) in Selborne, Hampshire, on February 21-24.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

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

North London event is revived as organiser who used to be involved launches a revamped summer edition

Judy, Lady McAlpine is looking for more vintage traders to take space at two events in Henley this summer.

The general theory goes that traditional portraits of white men are difficult to sell unless they are by a major artist or depict a notable sitter.

Described by organiser Gary Wallis as the “Glasto of the antiques calendar”, the Henley Décor Fair is back at the Henley Showground by the Thames with a four-day packed schedule.

Chipped to both elements, a Spode cup and saucer made for use on White Star liners sold online for £6000 at Richard Winterton (22% buyer’s premium).

The most ambitious of all of the George Tinworth (1843-1913) mouse groups is the 10in (25cm) high clock case

On May 16 Sworders is offering the first tranche of a fine collection of Doulton Lambeth ceramics.

The work of illustrator Robert Gillmor graces many books from a well-known natural history series

A Georgian treen searce is among the highlights available at The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair.