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Dealer and BBC Antiques Roadshow expert Mark Hill has set up an auction house holding sales in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

Lay’s is holding two ‘shipwreck’ auctions in a week as contents from the Charlestown Shipwreck Treasure Museum and the archive of wreck diver Richard Larn OBE come for sale in Penzance, Cornwall, on November 5-8.

The second day of the Design Since 1860 sale at Lyon & Turnbull on October 17 included a rare stained oak Charles Rennie Mackintosh stool from Miss Cranston’s Argyle Tea Rooms.

The 135-lot private collection of renowned porcelain specialist Rod Jellicoe revealed the current state of a market long after its ‘vintage era’'

Latest mid-level results for works by the incredibly prolific artist underline importance of sensible estimates

The moment Johann Böttger oversaw the successful production of hard-paste porcelain at Meissen in Germany, the race was on for other European countries to create ‘white gold’.

Dr Matthew Wills is a specialist on Chinese and Asian rare books at Peter Harrington, the rare book seller. The firm will be exhibiting at Firsts Hong Kong (formerly (China in Print fair).

More traditional side of the five-day extravaganza starts to overshadow the contemporary offering

An east London event which the organiser describes as “a vintage fair that’s worth waiting for” is having its fourth outing this year in two halls at its regular spot, the Grade II-listed Wanstead United Reformed Church.

Nelson was a great admirer of porcelain and he and Emma Hamilton owned several services.

The Irish peer, statesman and soldier James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665-1745), first rose to prominence after helping put down the Monmouth Rebellion.

In his professional life, John McDowell (1935-2023) was a talented composer and music teacher who worked for many years at Stranmillis University College, Belfast.

Results from the Ombersley Court library reflect historical significance of the largely unseen works

Biannual medals event organised by Mayfair auction house allows standholders to exhibit free of charge

The autumn edition of The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair at Evolution London (The Marquee) in Battersea Park from October 1-6 was one its most successful to date.

Estimated at £200-300, a 12in (30cm) French porcelain stand in the rococo style sold for £4900 at Michael Bowman (17.5% buyer’s premium) in Chudleigh, Devon, on September 28.

The Derby porcelain factory specialised in cabinet-pieces in the 1790s.

Royalty, heads of state and grand families frequently chose to have their porcelain engraved with their initials or coat of arms.