Rediscovered portraits by Romney and Raeburn emerge at auctions this spring. Mark the diary for the appearance of two notable British portraits at auction in Paris and in Cambridg ...

After 1840, F. & R. Pratt of Fenton in Staffordshire, became the leading (but not the only) manufacturer of multicoloured transfer printed pot lids and a huge range of related wares. Long admired for ...

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of dealers in St James’s warning that rent rises could lead to firms closing.

Up to the mid-1670s, English glasses, like their Continental counterparts, were made of soda glass producing thinly constructed, lightweight vessels of fluid design. The patenting by George ...

Chinese art collection from dealers and collectors comes to auction in London. Dealers, collectors and Chinese art specialists Marcus and Debby Flacks will be offering 50 lots fro ...

Rare book fair returns to Dublin after three years. A fresh chapter of an old favourite is being planned for the summer in Ireland: The Dublin Rare Book Fair takes place from June ...

With estimates from £500 here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.

The J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has bought two 17th century Dutch still life paintings, one by Jan Davidsz de Heem (1606-84) and one by his slightly older predecessor Pieter Claesz ...

Different from the simple overglaze 'bat' printed wares produced at the Worcester and Caughley factories from the 1750s, Spode's ingenious method involved first the engraving of a design onto a copper ...

When they first came into use in the 1830s, friction matches were hazardous and could combust without warning, so vesta cases were something of a necessity. But as their production became more ...

British awards and decorations have many fascinating stories. There are two major categories: campaign medals and gallantry medals. Campaign medals are awarded to members of the British Armed Forces, ...

They did this to avoid the perils of travel and (after 1784) to escape paying duty in a region where a heathy distain for the Hanoverians persisted well into the 19 th century. Currently some 30 ...