South-west England

Trial run for a full worked-up version counts as a highly sought-after picture in its own right

A pair of mahogany framed sofas, one shown here, caught the eye when they featured in Greenslade Taylor Hunt’s (19.5% buyer’s premium) auction on August 3.

Spotlight on a selection of auction lots made using unusual or exotic materials

This 19th century carved Siena marble inkstand is fashioned in the form of an ancient Roman sarcophagus.

Account of the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb comes as rare set with dust jackets intact

Alexa Robins, organiser of AFC Fairs’ big antiques and vintage event at the Royal Cornwall Showground, is very excited by news of a new fair she’s been asked to put on.

The Cotswolds Vintage Fairs has been run annually with various curators in August for 13 years at the village hall at Toddington, near Broadway.

In recent times the work of newspaper cartoonists has been reassessed with a nod to its artistic, technical and historical merit.

Pictures on sale at the burgeoning event depict warm and more usual seasonal days

Do embroidery and cut-paper pictures count as art? Bidders certainly appreciate their expertise

A number of strong sums for Frederick Gore’s (1913-2009) richly coloured views of Mallorca and the French countryside have been recorded since his auction record was smashed two years ago.

Former kennels at the site of AS Fairs’ new three-day event in Gloucestershire now house a dealership

More than 10,000 books and artworks from the library of the late Christopher Foyle are coming to auction in Cirencester.

There was a time when historic racing pictures by a top name might have been priced close to six figures.

Once thought to have been produced in the Black Forest region of Germany, chess sets like the one offered at Ewbank’s (30% buyer’s premium) on June 23, used to be called Luther sets.

A Cornish saleroom offered over 300 enamel signs, advertising memorabilia, pump globes, vehicle mascots and collectables from a single-owner collection.

This form of drinking vessel, with handles and lobed edges to the top of the bowl, would have been passed around the table.

Previously unrecorded view by the Italian scenic painter now joins six others of Naples already known

In the oeuvre of ‘primitive’ painter Bryan Pearce (1929-2006), still-lifes are significantly rarer than his marine and harbour scenes.

This is one of the very first batch of standard barographs produced by Richard Frères of Paris.