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NewsFire safety rule change set to make furniture sales easier

Government plans for new fire safety regulations could simplify the rules for the resale of second-hand and vintage upholstered furniture in the UK.

NewsCotswolds firm Trinity House Paintings placed in compulsory liquidation

Art dealership Trinity House Paintings has been placed in compulsory liquidation. It went into administration with significant debts in 2023 and that period ended on May 1.

NewsWilliam Wordsworth house contents up for auction in the town where he was born

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Ceramics and GlassHarry Davis designs for Royal Worcester bear up well

Of all the many subjects painted by Harry Davis (1885-1970) during his long and celebrated tenure at the Royal Worcester factory, among the rarest and most desirable are polar bears in an Arctic landscape.

Ceramics and GlassCeramic Highlander was made in the Lowlands

Ceramics and Glass‘Mum went out to buy a coat but got a Lambeth delft candlestick instead’

Ceramics and GlassGeorge Tinworth mice draw serious interest from collectors

Ceramics and GlassRoyal Doulton figures add touch of character from the 1920s

Ceramics and GlassTiffany lamp record set as Magnolia pattern turns heads

Ceramics and GlassMy search to identify a mystery Staffordshire figure

Ceramics and GlassSèvres plate too expensive for a French king sells in Germany

Ceramics and GlassMeissen with a Delft touch emerges in Nottingham

Ceramics and GlassEarly example of Gallé in demand

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JewelleryHolbeinesque jewellery: Inspired by the Northern Renaissance

Holbeinesque is the term used to describe Victorian jewellery inspired by the Northern Renaissance and the jewels shown in the paintings and sketches of Hans Holbein.

JewelleryHow 'transformable' designs can be broken down to suit any occasion

Inventive pieces that can be broken down into modular elements – transformable jewels – began with the French parure in the court of Louis XIV.

JewelleryRecalling the golden age of pink topaz

JewelleryBright and beautiful 19th and early 20th century jewels shine at auction

JewelleryBridesmaid’s York Rose brooch rated all white by buyer

JewelleryRené Lalique jewellery makes Cottone auction debut

JewelleryEye-catching lover's eye ring was not necessarily for love

JewelleryShore thing: Designer Norman Grant inspired by the Scottish coast

JewelleryBrooch on offer was given to bridesmaids at a royal wedding

JewelleryJavanese please: Items from the Indonesian island’s true golden age

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Modern British ArtPetal power: Eliot Hodgkin study brings ‘extremely wealthy’ collectors to Chichester sale

Berkshire-born artist Eliot Hodgkin (1905-87) is known for his highly detailed still-lifes of natural objects, depicting subjects ranging from fruit and vegetables to eggs and pastries.

Modern British ArtJohn Russell Taylor sale: An art critic’s own taste tested

Modern British ArtPictures head from Preston to Dorset via a descendant

Modern British ArtHenry Moore’s King and Queen sculpture headlines Christie’s sale

Modern British ArtThree Lowrys from two sources, then all offered in a single Berkshire sale

Modern British ArtWorks from ex-Spurs owner Joe Lewis boost Sotheby’s white-glove auction

Modern British ArtTerence Cuneo industrial scene brings strong contest in Newbury

Modern British ArtPictures emerge from attic to serve up a wartime treat

Modern British ArtFresh-to-market Clifford Hall works bring demand in Surrey

Modern British ArtNot one but two Duncan Grant studies for Sussex murals emerge

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Appeal for information on lost Frederic Leighton portraits from stately home

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Ex-Christie’s specialist Patrick Lindsay to sell contents of London home

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Hancocks offers emerald from historic family

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New York series boasts confidence as Jackson Pollock sails to record $157m

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Monster price: Rabindranath Tagore watercolour flies to over 150 times estimate

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Lucian Freud’s ‘benefits supervisor’ portrait emerges from the Lewis at Sotheby’s

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a Napoleonic cannon ball

Rediscovered Lavery painting found among convent contents to appear at auction

Tiny winger, towering result: Billy Bassett Baines card hammers at 36 times top estimate

Souza works owned by Indian art critic raise six-figure sum at Sloane Street Auctions

Police appeal following jewellery theft at antiques centre in York

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NewsFire safety rule change set to make furniture sales easier

NewsCotswolds firm Trinity House Paintings placed in compulsory liquidation

NewsWilliam Wordsworth house contents up for auction in the town where he was born

NewsCharlie Watts' bird box on song at Exeter auction

News DigestTile once adorned Kashmiri gateway

BackpageShowcase staged to celebrate William De Morgan

Dealers’ DiaryLively Firsts brings in the crowds

Dealers’ DiaryRichard Green joins the Henry Moore focus in landmark year

FeatureWhen the World Cup kicked off

Dealers’ DiaryInterview with dealer David Harvey: In step with a rewarding career

Ceramics and Glass

Ceramics and GlassHarry Davis designs for Royal Worcester bear up well

Ceramics and GlassCeramic Highlander was made in the Lowlands

Ceramics and Glass‘Mum went out to buy a coat but got a Lambeth delft candlestick instead’

Ceramics and GlassGeorge Tinworth mice draw serious interest from collectors

Ceramics and GlassRoyal Doulton figures add touch of character from the 1920s

Ceramics and GlassTiffany lamp record set as Magnolia pattern turns heads

Ceramics and GlassMy search to identify a mystery Staffordshire figure

Ceramics and GlassSèvres plate too expensive for a French king sells in Germany

Ceramics and GlassMeissen with a Delft touch emerges in Nottingham

Ceramics and GlassEarly example of Gallé in demand

Jewellery Highlights

JewelleryHolbeinesque jewellery: Inspired by the Northern Renaissance

JewelleryHow 'transformable' designs can be broken down to suit any occasion

JewelleryRecalling the golden age of pink topaz

JewelleryBright and beautiful 19th and early 20th century jewels shine at auction

JewelleryBridesmaid’s York Rose brooch rated all white by buyer

JewelleryRené Lalique jewellery makes Cottone auction debut

JewelleryEye-catching lover's eye ring was not necessarily for love

JewelleryShore thing: Designer Norman Grant inspired by the Scottish coast

JewelleryBrooch on offer was given to bridesmaids at a royal wedding

JewelleryJavanese please: Items from the Indonesian island’s true golden age

Modern British Art Highlights

Modern British ArtPetal power: Eliot Hodgkin study brings ‘extremely wealthy’ collectors to Chichester sale

Modern British ArtJohn Russell Taylor sale: An art critic’s own taste tested

Modern British ArtPictures head from Preston to Dorset via a descendant

Modern British ArtHenry Moore’s King and Queen sculpture headlines Christie’s sale

Modern British ArtThree Lowrys from two sources, then all offered in a single Berkshire sale

Modern British ArtWorks from ex-Spurs owner Joe Lewis boost Sotheby’s white-glove auction

Modern British ArtTerence Cuneo industrial scene brings strong contest in Newbury

Modern British ArtPictures emerge from attic to serve up a wartime treat

Modern British ArtFresh-to-market Clifford Hall works bring demand in Surrey

Modern British ArtNot one but two Duncan Grant studies for Sussex murals emerge

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Thomas Lawrence portrait of Duke of Wellington heads back to auction

New chairman for Christie’s as Guillaume Cerutti departs all ‌Pinault related companies

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Appeal for information on lost Frederic Leighton portraits from stately home

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