Virginia Blackburn

Playing with these highly collectable sets – created to pass the time on military campaigns or Grand Tours – brings the era beautifully to life, says Virginia Blackburn

25 portraits and urban landscapes, from the 1950s to today

A retrospective of highly collectable modernist prints

Piet Oudolf’s meadow inspires limited-edition scarves

A notable sale of Indian, Chinese and Japanese arts and crafts

Mayfair’s Eskenazi gallery showcases exceptional pieces

Personal possessions of Winston Churchill’s daughter up for auction

From the charming to the coquettish, these 19th-century love tokens have become covetable collectables – and now is the time to buy, says Virginia Blackburn

A pop-up art studio inspired by the release of the artist’s biopic

Classic designs from a notoriously tricky decade

It’s scissors at dawn for two celebrity coiffeurs, but as their rivalry gets out of hand, who will be cut down to size?

Extraordinarily playful pieces auctioned from a private collection

Sotheby’s HK auctions the world’s finest piece of jadeite jewellery

Daleks and Cybermen vie for attention in a 50th anniversary sale

Truly inspired: from Warhol by de Chirico to Condo by Picasso

A complete set of the 19th-century ornithologist’s works up for sale

Sotheby’s New York holds a rare auction of the star’s drawings

Bicycles, bottles and Beijing taxi handles at Lisson Gallery