Emma Crichton-Miller is a freelance journalist and an Apollo columnist
The market for paintings by the likes of John Craxton and John Minton – and Paul Nash in pastoral mode – is having an idyllic time
Provenance is more crucial than ever but the market for masterpieces is now broader than ever
After a period in the doldrums, pieces by the best 18th-century makers are back in demand
Locals and celebrities have banded together to offer a compelling range of perspectives on the industrial history of the Yorkshire town
Drawings, prints and collages were important to the artist’s process – and the market now values them accordingly
After a spell in the doldrums, prices for magnificent carpets from across the continent are starting to soar again
These vivid, tin-glazed ceramics were considered fit for the pope to eat off – and can fetch princely prices today
Works by the true masters of the Rinpa style are rare – which makes prices rather high
The fin-de-siècle movement fired up the imaginations of avant-garde ceramicists across Europe
When it comes to gold-ground paintings from Italy, condition is everything and the older the work, the better
