The auction of sporting memorabilia seized from Boris Becker has finally taken place with some extraordinary prices bid […]
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Racing along to a double-estimate £2400, this tinplate clockwork Tri-ang Magic Midget made by Line Bros in 1933, […]
At a €2.7m (£2.45m) hammer price, a 17th century Flemish flower painting was the toast of the Old […]
The Patriotic War of 1812 stirred up powerful feelings of national pride in Russia. Extracted from Antiques Trade […]
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 […]