Rufus Bird says rumours of a market decline are overstated

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

Where to find the products featured in the previous pages

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

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

We’ve made a list (and checked it twice) of independent brick-and-mortar shops well worth a visit this holiday season