Darnley Fine Art in west London specialises in paintings from the 16th-20th centuries and is a specialist in 19th century Orientalist painting of the Middle East and prints by David Roberts. The Milner Street gallery’s Adrian Pett weighs in on shifting trends – and ales.

A fragment of the flag believed to have flown from HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar came to national attention this month when it was knocked down for £240,000 at Sotheby’s.

Detailed and dark, the prints of Gerald Brockhurst (1890-1978) offer striking portraits of both the famous and fictional from the first half of the 20th century.

John Mitchell Fine Art’s 17th 'Peaks & Glaciers' exhibition takes place at its Mayfair space until April 19.

The next Petersfield Antiques Fair runs from February 2-4 hosting 39 dealers at the market town’s Festival Hall.

Next up for Galloway Fairs is the 23rd fair at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, from February 16-18.

Familiarity with the works on paper market means getting to grips with the technical processes behind drawing, painting and printing and learning the requisite vocabulary.

In our continuing series looking through the keyhole of ‘bricks and mortar’ antiques shops and centres, ATG talks to Brian Cheyne of Collecting the World.

Robin Yacoubian runs the family business, Gallery Yacou, with his father Ezekiel. The firm has been in the family for more than four generations and specialises in antique, decorative and contemporary carpets. This year, the gallery moved from Fulham Road to its current location in north London.

For the Fine Art Society in Edinburgh, the year kicks off with an exhibition of 20th century printmaking.

This month’s Pavilions of Harrogate Decorative Antiques & Fine Art Fair is the second fair of the year to take place in the Yorkshire town.