As a reminder of the days when a piece of quality furniture could be expected to top a […]

The story of Cornish care worker Jordan Rogers, who proved he was the illegitimate son and legitimate heir […]

On December 27, 1851, the architect Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860) wrote to Augustus Pugin (1812-52) with a progress […]

Two musical boxes catching the eye and ear among the small vertu sections at summer silver sales. Extracted […]

A complete set of the Metellus ‘Speculum orbis terrae’ publications that featured in ATG No 2399 was not […]

Saved at the last minute from a skip, a collection of Aboriginal weapons drew worldwide interest at Martel […]

Decades after its journey to the moon, the Apollo 11 Timeline Book is going under the hammer at […]

The recent sale of a single-owner collection of Moorcroft pottery by Kingham & Orme in Evesham demonstrated two […]

In market terms, ecclesiastical gates are not the subject of mass appeal but examples by major 19th century […]

Scantily catalogued as a Georgian/Victorian micro-mosaic plaque depicting a dove, a classic example of the pieces produced by […]

From the 18th century onwards, the city of Birmingham was a major centre of the British gun-making industry. […]

Morphy Auctions’ latest Fine & Decorative Arts sale held in Denver, Pennsylvania included this unusual 7½in (19cm) Russian […]

Christie’s marathon 12-hour auction of Indian jewellery and works of art from the Al Thani family held in […]

The first American flag believed to have been planted on Omaha Beach in northern France on D-Day proved […]

A Chinese musical automaton clock sailed over the £1m mark when it came up for sale at the […]

A clock made for King William and Queen Mary by Thomas Tompion (1639-1713) was hammered down for £1.6m […]

With an infamous lack of a ‘signature’ look, Northern Irish painter Colin Middleton (1910-83) is something of an […]

Topping by some way an offering of 300 pieces of jewellery at Lyon & Turnbull’s (25% buyer’s premium) […]