Air gunner Sergeant Derrick John Allen was returning from an operation to Dusseldorf when his Lancaster was attacked several times – forcing the crew to bail. A Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) ...

The two-day sale at Adam Partridge in Macclesfield includes seven works by John Bellany (1942-2013). Purchased directly from the artist’s wife, they formed part of the seminal exhibition held at ...

Once world-famous for its array of antique dealers, Portobello Road loses yet another historic arcade.

A descendent of Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, who was Prime Minister three times in the 1850s and 1860s, consigned an extraordinary autograph album for sale at Chiswick Auctions. As part of a ...

Britain’s first million-pound player won two European Cups under Brian Clough as part of a sparkling footballing career – now his personal collection heads to auction When Nottingham Forest’s John ...

Christie’s becomes the first international auction house to secure a presence in the Gulf state and appoints manging director in the kingdom. Christie’s has increased its presence in the Middle East ...

If you cannot decide on whether to collect dolls’ houses or toy vehicles, try this lot offered at Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne.

Seeking a Thatcher-era neon lycra bodystocking? 1970s kaftan? Maybe you want something 'very demure, very mindful'. Matthew ...

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 ...

London firm Charles Ede is expanding its repertoire and has brought in James Richards to launch its new approach which ...

At the peak of its power in the 1990s, the best work by the Stoke-on-Trent firm Carlton Ware often t… ...

Overseas interest in tribal art and Doulton Lambeth wares fuelled the higher prices at Cuttlestones’ (20% buyer’s premium) Penkridge sale but it was a new outbreak of cardomania which raised ...