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South London auction house Roseberys is offering this 1947 Pommery Rose Royal Extra Sec Champagne, France, which has a royal connection.

Shown is a finger bowl made by James Powell of Whitefriars Glass for Victoria’s coronation banquet given by the Corporation of London on November 9, 1837.

Illustrator John Buckland-Wright’s own specially bound and annotated copy of the 1947, Golden Cockerel Press edition of John Keats’ Endymion topped a sale.

The dress tassels pictured here came to auction from the archives of Henry Newbery & Co.

Roseberys’ Chinese, Japanese & South East Asian Art sale on May 16-17 runs to over 1000 lots and includes two private collections.

The next exhibition at Bowman Sculpture capitalises on the curent demand for the work of female artists in spectacular fashion.

Once the centre of the Asian art trade, and still the repository for some of the most knowledgeable dealers on the subject, the London market has weakened in recent years.

The sale of Asian Art at Chiswick Auctions on May 19 is led by this rare example of Ming dynasty cloisonné.

Asian art specialist Francesca Galloway has left her Dover Street, London, premises of 16 years as she considers new directions for the business and other interests.

Historic dealership Mallett has been relaunched with furniture specialist Rufus Bird to lead the firm.

While demand for 19th century European art remains selective, recent sales have enjoyed good bidding on the ‘right’ material with appealing estimates

Boole’s 1847 paper would ‘find widespread use in the design of computers and communication systems’

This oil depicting the Acropolis in Athens by Hermann David Salomon Corrodi (1844-1905) was taken to £13,000 at Roseberys (25/20/12% buyer’s premium).

Brexit has done it again!

A new dealer brings works by female artists to her first fair as 130 exhibitors get ready for showpiece event.

While probably not made specifically for export, Chinese silver rice wine pots had arrived in Europe as early as the late 17th century.

A rediscovered portrait of a leading figure in the fight for women’s suffrage has been purchased for the UK Parliament.

This copy of 'The Study of Sociology' by Herbert Spencer is a first edition from 1875 in original cloth.

Collectors of photography have an eyeful next month in London with three fairs dedicated to the art, both vintage and modern.