While £90,000 is an awful lot of money for an empty metal box, this old black painted and […]
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Christie’s has announced that it will offer a group of works from veteran art dealer Richard L Feigen […]
Painted as a birthday gift, a portrait of one of the more popular characters in the annals of […]
Two pieces with imperial connections took the top honours during the November 5-23 sale at Hermann Historica (25% […]
A fine example of a dirk, without which no Highland formal dresswear is complete, was among the stand-out […]
While five-figure sums for top-end 20th century design furniture are familiar in the international centres of New York, […]
One of the more unusual corkscrews to come onto what is a fiercely competitive collectors’ market recently was […]
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 […]