Rufus Bird says rumours of a market decline are overstated

The LAPADA offering may be smaller than in previous years, but promises excellent quality and, with antiques returning en vogue , there is hope for the future

A cyanotype of a fern leaf by early photographer Anna Atkins soared above its estimate in Surrey and ‘the most striking likeness’ of Horatio Nelson is drawing every eye at the LAPADA Fair

Works by certain artists often become symbolic of a particular era. This is an angle which has proved very popular with visitors to London’s National Gallery in recent years and, this month, welcomes

In a John Behan bronze, collector Jacqueline O’Donovan, a child of the Irish diaspora, can sense the desperation of a starving people forced to flee their land

Design is always a worthy investment. But, for a new generation of collectors, what are the shifting tastes and ideas shaping the scene? Francesca Perry investigates…