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Antique arms and armour dealers and auctioneers have come together to lobby against couriers restricting delivery of antique examples.

An early 19th century ‘British School’ watercolour painting of a waterfall raced away from a guide of $200-300 to bring $18,000 (£14,400) at a US auction on May 5.

Elements of a collection of ‘Mouseman’ furniture made by Robert Thompson (1876-1955) for his daughter Elsie come for sale in Yorkshire.

The first day of the Battersea Decorative Fair is always a place to celebrity spot as well as see a range of art and antiques.

This miniature 17th century psalter in a contemporary pierced and engraved openwork silver binding is priced at £15,000 by Bernard Quaritch at Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair.

Remarkably, although a very successful and popular artist, no accounts of the work of the Georgian caricaturist James Gillray (1756-1815) were published in England during his lifetime.

A large single-owner collection of 567 lots of art and artefacts from China, the Middle East and Europe, put together over a lifetime, is coming to auction at Roseberys.

A letter from Ernest Shackleton to a supporter, written from South Georgia on the eve of his final departure on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, was offered at Charles Miller’s (24% buyer’s premium) latest Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art sale.

Rupert Powell of Forum Auctions reflects on a busy year in the ‘stage-play’ of rare books

A wide range of dealers are set to offer a variety of items at upcoming fairs

First editions are not always the be-all and end-all for collecting

A selection of stand-out lots coming up at a variety of auctions

Two readers add to the discussion on the depiction of a figure in a sampler

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of an exhibition on William Morris and his daughter May Morris’ visits to Iceland.

Our regular listing of books and works on paper sales

On Friday, May 10, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold fix of: $2364.52 / €2196.36 / £1891.62

Designs promoting exhibitions can be a great way to collect on a tight budget

Based on his own experiences and those of his clients, a seasoned rare books buyer offers advice on getting the most from the collecting journey