In 1952, India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru commissioned the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier to design and construct […]

While items of Queen Victoria’s clothing are not a rare sight at auction, a collection on offer in […]

According to a popular story, alexandrite, one of the three main varieties of chrysoberyl, was discovered in the […]

Claymores (the word comes from the Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mor meaning ‘great sword’) were the weapon of choice in […]

This Doulton Lambeth terracotta plaque by George Tinworth will be included in the ceramics section of Skinner’s February […]

On the death of the monarch, or when a statesman left office, it was required by law that […]

When he was only 20, the French sculptor Jules Moigniez exhibited one of his works at the Paris […]

This intriguing rock crystal pendant may have been used as a ‘charmstone’. It follows the same form as […]

Estimated at £2000-3000, this French gold and enamel bracelet set with seven oval carved hardstone intaglios sold for […]

Police issue description of suspect after solitaires stolen from Surrey saleroom Extracted from Antiques Trade Gazette | Laura […]

This opal, diamond, enamel and 18ct yellow gold choker, c.1898, is textbook René Lalique (1860-1945). Extracted from Antiques […]

Highlight literally and metaphorically of the Woolley & Wallis sale on January 8 was a pair of ormolu […]

Fifty or so lots from the library of the Earls of Haddington that were offered as part of […]

A spectacular cache of sealed 17th century bottles unearthed by workmen in Worcestershire will come to auction this […]

The sale at Brunk in Asheville, North Carolina, on February 8 includes a 3ft 10in (1.17m) carrara marble […]

Discovered hanging on a gold charm bracelet, a rare Mughal coin has sold for Can$420,000 (£248,000) at a […]

This ‘Black Forest’ type clock on the theme of hunting is signed by Swiss master carver Johann Huggler […]

A painting by LS Lowry (1887-1976) that had never before been seen in public led Christie’s Modern British […]