One of the many memorable scenes in Charles Dickens’ ‘Bleak House’ was the portrayal of the apparent spontaneous […]
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The vintage contents of a railway station buffet offered in East Yorkshire were not the most upmarket pieces […]
This well-fitted maple wood artist’s box comes with numerous watercolours, mixing bowls and a small folding easel. Extracted […]
An early 16th century ring found by a metal detectorist in East Yorkshire has sold at auction for […]
This octagonal brass box, decorated with 17 micro-mosaics featuring subjects from classical antiquity, was created by Augusto Castellani […]
A sculpture that had previously been owned by Stanley Seeger’s personal assistant at Sutton Place set a house […]
Briefly catalogued, but accurately estimated, this bronze and ivory dancing couple was the outstanding star at Featonby’s (18.75% […]
Dominic Winter in South Cerney, Cirencester is anticipating a bidding battle next week for a finely modelled Hellenistic […]
German silver Kiddush cups survived the Second World War in only relatively small numbers but there were some […]
Sotheby’s has moved its Modern Art evening sale and Contemporary Art evening and day auction to New York […]
The antique toys sale at Morphy in Denver, Pennsylvania, on Mar 10-11 includes an array of French automata […]
This Ming ink and colour on silk painting of Shakyamuni Buddha, offered for sale by Rob Michiels (27.5% […]
Comics played a significant part in a recent held by Mitchells (20% buyer’s premium) of Cockermouth, undoubtedly helped […]
An eyewitness account of the trial of two elderly widows on charges of witchcraft proved one of the […]
Raphael’s painting ‘Madonna della sedia’ is one of the most familiar images of Western art and has been […]
Having been heavily criticised for its antiquated designs at the World Exhibition of 1900 in Paris, the Meissen […]
A rare example of newly discovered bronze by a French Renaissance sculptor will be making an appearance at […]
This 14in (25cm) diameter bronze bell shown here bears the insignia of the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (the Dutch […]