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Interest in wireless telegraphy, that was piqued when Guglielmo Marconi successfully sent a message from Poldhu, Cornwall to St John’s, Newfoundland in 1910, prompted many amateurs to build and develop their own sets based on the ‘Coherer’ principle for sending and receiving Morse code.

The 40 trays of British butterflies in this handsome mahogany four-section cabinet by JJ Hill & Son of London were collected by Geoffrey Alfred Cole.

This brass cased mining aneroid pocket barometer altimeter, c.1885, was almost certainly a one-off order or commission.

Showing little sign of their huge popularity slowing down, Star War figures made a significant contribution to a two-day TV and film-related auction.

More than 50 dealers are taking part in London Art Week with exhibitions in their galleries or online

Ahead of David Messum’s major show of British paintings in London and Marlow, the veteran dealer tells ATG about his long career – and how he relaxes on a terrace in Corfu with a paintbrush and a G&T

“I’ve got my diary open in front of me and all my fair dates have crosses against them” – so said one antiques dealer in January reacting to the shock closure of the Olympia and Masterpiece summer fairs.

A look ahead to some of the many stand-out items on offer at auctions this summer

With the National Portrait Gallery about to reopen, ATG takes a look at exhibition and auctions on the theme

Asian Art in London will host its second summer event, this year taking place on June 28-July 1.

After the demise of Masterpiece London, its spiritual successor The Treasure House Fair in Chelsea is now offering art of the highest quality, as Frances Allitt reports

The art world in the Scottish capital and beyond is gearing up for a busy summer season

Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s art and antiques collection is coming up for sale in September.

A necklace composed of nine ‘Stuart crystal’ memorial slides comes for sale at Sworders’ auction of Fine Jewellery and Watches on June 27.

Featuring in the June 22 Jewellery, Watches Silver auction at Dawsons in Maidenhead is this late Victorian diamond garland necklace.

Collector and author bought pieces for their historical interest as well as beauty

This 15th century ring, set with a rhomb-shaped table-cut sapphire, is engraved with lilies and other flowers issuing from a crescent bowl.

Portable timekeepers full of collectable appeal need not be just those worn on the wrist

The professional goldsmith and jewellery designer was not the first woman in such a role but received significant prominence in the Victorian era under her own name

It’s not unusual for an antique jewel containing a particularly high-quality stone to be broken up after its purchase – the intrinsic value greater than the value of the whole.