Auctions

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

Some serious bidding action took place in the room when Lankes (25% buyer’s premium) sold tinplate toys in the small Bavarian town of Döhlau.

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.

One would hardly call a 13in x 2ft 1in (34 x 63cm) copper block, weighing more than 32 pounds (14.6kg), a convenient method of payment, but in the mid-17th century such plates were indeed issued in Sweden under King Charles X Gustav.

Director Gropius invited promising student Helm to promote an exhibition

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.

The new season got off to an encouraging start for Cologne auction house Lempertz (26% buyer’s premium) when it held an African and Oceanic art sale on February 1 in Brussels

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.

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

Carving once available in low four figures now sells for five in North Yorkshire saleroom

Once dismissed as mere costume jewellery, Georgian paste is an art form in its own right with prices to match