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With hindsight, the boast made by the Flying Steam Company – 'To China in Twenty-Four Hours Certain' – was a tad ambitious.

Experiments with porcelain at the Swansea factory began in 1814 with the arrival of William Billingsley and Samuel Walker from the Nantgarw China Works.

One year into lockdown and ahead of a select Sotheby’s sale of sculpture and bronzes, Dino Tomasso tells ATG how having the time to reflect has forged a new path – and name – for Tomasso Brothers Fine Art

Woman excluded from the guild of artists was nevertheless highly rated by kings and emperor

While the Grand Hotel, Birmingham, may not have the same ring as Hotel California, in the Sixties it was the place to check in. And even leave afterwards.

This 19th century Carrara marble group by the Florentine sculptor Odoardo Fantacchiotti featured in Genoa on March 16.

MADAM – I write with reference to ‘The Key Moment’ article in ATG No 2485, and specifically the bold statement that it was Dreweatt Neate’s auction on March 15, 2006, that offered live bidding via thesaleroom.com “…that launched the modern era of internet bidding among UK regional auction houses and paved the way towards the world of online auctions as we know them today”.

On Friday, April 1, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $1715.85 / €1462.14 / £1245.54

American film producer Elliott Kastner (1930- 2010) was responsible for many well-known movies including The Long Goodbye (1973), The Missouri Breaks (1976) and Angel Heart (1987).

More Mod Brit delights from the Freer collection kept in a house full to bursting point

A Sèvres cabaret service painted with portraits of famous women was a New Year’s gift from a French empress

After three lockdowns but also a successful auction launch last August in between closures, Graham Hessell will be throwing open the doors once again to his Melford Antiques, Interiors & Lifestyle Centre on April 12.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Pom Harrington of Peter Harrington Rare Books being appointed the new president of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association.

The late Michael Armstrong was such a film fanatic that when the local cinema closed in his home town in 1993 he opened his own mini replica in his garage, complete with recycled fixtures and fittings.

Thirteen lots in the exotically named Dr Atomicas Journey into Cool auction at Bishop & Miller in Stowmarket on May 7 have been consigned from an individual who worked for 30 years in the film industry with some of the biggest names.

Portraits boosted takings at Mallams’ (24% buyer’s premium) latest picture sale in Oxford.

A painting by the French 18th century artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) was discovered last January hanging on the wall in a local home.

This set of 11 toby jugs modelled as the Allied commanders of the First World War made by Wilkinson will be offered at Skinner in Massachusetts from April 12-22.

The Affordable Art Fair has announced its live show dates this year in London, New York, Melbourne, Hong Kong and cities in Europe.

MADAM –In the Militaria & medals section in ATG No 2485 it was inferred in an article on Capt Leefe Robinson VC that following his Zeppelin exploits he was confined to a desk for the remainder of the war as a ‘celebrity pilot’.