A lavish Viennese gold-mounted porcelain tureen and stand – the epitome of Habsburg court luxury during the reign […]
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The two sewing boxes modelled as houses shown below were made for different markets but both had strong […]
The Hermès Himalaya Birkin bag is often described as the most desirable handbag in the world. And so […]
Selection of contents from landmark French inter-war modernist building resurface after 1985 dispersal. Extracted from Antiques Trade Gazette […]
The second stock sale from the French ceramics specialist Christophe Perlès was held at Drouot by Pescheteau-Badin (26% […]
A sample of vintage bottles of Scotch whisky tested in a Scottish laboratory has been found to be […]
Golden Age Dutch art topped the bill at Bonhams in the December 5 sale via a fresh-to-market still-life […]
Combining results from the Albada collection and its evening sale, Christie’s achieved its highest evening total for a […]
Star turn in a sale held in the French city of Angers on December 5 was this small […]
Russian literary firsts and related manuscripts were the focus of one of the many major sales held in […]
Packed with job lots in many categories, the book section of a three-day antiques auction held at Mitchells […]
On the market for the first time in at least 60 years, and in some cases for more […]
The highlight of the specialist sale of firearms and militaria held by Pook & Pook (22% buyer’s premium) […]
Dutch and Flemish art also dominated takings at Sotheby’s in New Bond Street on December 5. The category […]
When this Monet maritime sunset below was hammered down for €860,000 (£767,860) – or €1.18m/£1.05m including premium – […]
Around 1400 lots were offered in Bertoia’s mammoth auction of vintage toys in Vineland, New Jersey, including seasonal […]
Eclipsed in price by a £150,000 pearl (News, ATG No 2369), the c.1810 Swiss gold automaton pocket watch […]
This Omega ‘Weems’ Royal Air Force pilot’s wristwatch below was one of the sought-after entries in a 311-lot […]