Decorative Art

This category encompasses a wide range of three-dimensional antiques in a variety of different materials. It includes ceramics, glass and metalware (including silver and plate), medium to small size decorative objects such as tea caddies and dressing table sets.

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Penzance saleroom Lay's stage inaugural studio pottery auction

14 August 2024

Lay’s inaugural 'Studio Pottery Sale' is due to take place on September 6 in Penzance.

Royal Doulton prototype

Rare Royal Doulton prototype of a 'Boy on a Tortoise' sells at Sussex auction

12 August 2024

A rare Royal Doulton prototype model of a 'Boy on a Tortoise' was found in a modest house in Mill End in Rickmansworth.

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Du Paquier porcelain packs in plenty of interest for bidders

12 August 2024

Examples of products by Viennese factory founded 10 years after Meissen prove popular purchases

2014 March Mondiran Windows Shop Front

King's Road dealer Guinevere Antiques to close after 61 years

06 August 2024

Frequented by A-list stars, home builders and collectors, Guinevere Antiques pioneered trends and enchanted the public with dramatic window displays

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Buyer chooses Choisy-le-Roi

05 August 2024

Following the Franco-Prussian War, when Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by Germany, workers at the Sarreguemines factory rejected German nationality and brought important technical skills and artistry to Choisy-le-Roi.

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Norwegian dragon style swoops in

05 August 2024

Spectacular gold dressing table set was made in the Arts & Crafts form inspired by Norse motifs

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Twelve hours selling a single owner collection… a day on the tiles

05 August 2024

Huge Roger Hensman collection sale in Stourbridge featured up to 10,000 examples sold in 859 lots

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Cactus vase pricked out in Denver

05 August 2024

The latest sale of Fine & Decorative Arts at Morphy’s (20% buyer’s premium) in Denver, Pennsylvania featured many good examples of Amphora and Zsolnay.

Minton majolica box

Possible Dresser Minton majolica box takes flight in Sussex sale

02 August 2024

Appearing at Gorringe’s in Lewes, East Sussex this week was a small Minton majolica box and cover catalogued as ‘possibly after a design by Christopher Dresser’.

Robert Osmond, Clock With Rotating Dials, Circa 1770, Galerie Léage (1)

Paris gallery makes first showing at Frieze Masters

02 August 2024

Alongside 130 galleries from all over the world, Galerie Léage are making their debut at Frieze Masters.

Ann Broadbent’s Georgian home

Contents from Ann Broadbent’s Georgian mansion head to Wimbledon Auctions

31 July 2024

Wimbledon Auctions has secured a consignment of works from the Greenwich mansion of the late Ann Broadbent, a well-known local eccentric who rose to fame when House of Hackney made a short documentary on her and her house seven years ago.

Nick Jones

Five Questions with Church Street dealer Nick Jones

31 July 2024

Nick Jones has been a dealer for over 30 years. His shop at 34 Church Street in north London is a magnet for stylists, interior designers and celebrities.

Clarice Cliff Football Vase

Single-owner Clarice Cliff collection brings dash of colour to Newcastle auction

26 July 2024

A ‘Football’ pattern hexagonal vase was among the highlights at the sale of a single owner Clarice Cliff collection sale at Anderson & Garland this week.

Knights' jug

Remarkable British medieval jug flies to eight times estimate

22 July 2024

An outstanding example of British medieval pottery sold as part of the Stanley F Goldfein collection of ceramics drew fervent bidding at a recent US auction.

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Second staging of Classic Antique Fair impresses

22 July 2024

Among the attractions of the Classic Antique Fairs in Birmingham staged from July 12-14 was the eye-catching display of dealership M&D Moir featuring a pair of powder pink vases by Franz Pallme König (c.1890).

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Classic Antique Fairs brings cheer and tea to NEC

22 July 2024

Summer fair in Birmingham receives warm welcome after its successful winter debut

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Voters drank a toast to Lord Anson (with him paying)

22 July 2024

Election fever in the UK is behind us but collectors of political memorabilia might vote for a 19th century Spode electioneering jug for sale at the Long Melford Antiques Fair in the Memorial Hall on Wednesday, August 7.

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'Exceedingly scarce' wool weight triples estimate in Suffolk

22 July 2024

This William III bronze wool weight cast with the royal arms is more than twice the size of most, weighing in at 14lb.

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Silver chalice stolen from Bedfordshire church

22 July 2024

A 1659 original silver chalice worth around £15,000 has been stolen from a church in Sutton, Bedfordshire.

Stained glass window

Church’s entire collection of stained glass windows auctioned off in Newcastle

18 July 2024

Burn Park Road Methodist Church in Sunderland recently closed its doors and its windows were auctioned by Thomas N Miller Auctioneers

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