One of the more unusual corkscrews to come onto what is a fiercely competitive collectors’ market recently was […]
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This Chinese export porcelain punch bowl will feature in a large two-day sale of more than 750 lots […]
Testament to a vibrant market for vintage Tudor wristwatches, a very scarce Oysterdate – the reference 7031 or […]
Relics from the hard-fought defence of Rorke’s Drift in the Zulu War are among the lots for sale […]
A rare 11th century Portolan chart on vellum will be offered by the Il Ponte auction house in […]
Did the final days of 2018 provide the year’s greatest discovery? Bidders who pursued a bronze dragon head […]
Estimated at £40-60, this unusual Chinese scholar’s object took £32,000 (plus buyer’s premium) at a recent auction at […]
Early works from artist known as Marevna is key feature of family collection sold in London. Extracted from […]
More female talent emerged at Roseberys in the form of this fiery piece of Abstract Expressionism below by […]
George Kidner Auctioneers and Valuers is to close following the retirement of its founder. Extracted from Antiques Trade […]
The Victorian Conservative politician Lord Coventry is believed to have commissioned this portrait of favourite hounds Rambler and […]
Paintings by the great Impressionist Claude Monet (1840-1926) are not especially rare at auction. However, while depictions of […]
This seasonal watercolour of figures ice skating in the Lake District (below) sold for a mid-estimate £3600 at […]
Never out of fashion, the best furniture by Robert Thompson is going through one of its periodic surges […]
Posters covering band or artist appearances during the embryonic days of their development are proving very popular at […]
A new auction record for the idiosyncratic stonewares of the Martin brothers was established at Phillips’ Design sale […]
Showing hardly any signs of wear and signed by JK Rowling – and originally acquired at a special […]
For 30 years the London lawyer David Cooper and his wife Marie devoted themselves to building a collection […]