Just under 600 lots in the extensive March 16-20 auction at Künker in Osnabrück come from the Samel […]
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The so-called Hornby Castle Chair, a 4ft 7in (1.38m) high oak open armchair c.1580-1600, sold for £35,000 plus […]
A silver medal on offer at Gorny & Mosch in Munich on March 9-10 commemorates the last pitched […]
The Gentleman’s Library Sale at Bonhams on February 12-13 included a miniature William and Mary or Queen Anne […]
This damask towel measuring 3ft 5in x 2ft 5in (1m x 75cm) and decorated with wreaths of fleur […]
A Westerwald salt-glaze jug offered at Reeman Dansie’s latest sale in Colchester was worked with stylised tulips and […]
Many familiar names were represented in a concentrated 145-lot specialist sale of British and Continental glass at McTear’s […]
A rare example of a newly discovered bronze by a French Renaissance sculptor will be making an appearance […]
A sale at Oise Enchères yielded a strong price for a bronze by the French sculptor Louis Hottot […]
Bonhams and Sotheby’s have joined Christie’s in postponing their March New York Asian art auctions due to the […]
Shin-hanga, meaning ‘new prints’, emerged in Japan during the early 20th century. Aimed at Western tastes, the artistic […]
Not all the posters making four figures at auction fall into the usual Star Wars/James Bond/Hammer/early horror bracket. […]
The first specialist pub memorabilia sale of the year held by Co Cavan auction house Victor Mee (19% […]
Beer was the preferred beverage of all classes in 16th century England and much of it was drunk […]
The opening lot of the Five Centuries sale at Lyon & Turnbull (25% buyer’s premium) in Edinburgh on […]
When a kidnap attempt was made on Princess Anne on the Mall in London it was handy that […]
Found in a newly ploughed field close to a Roman road near Dover early in 2019, this gold […]
This large and imposing portrait of Pauline Bonaparte, the younger sister of Napoleon, sold for$310,000 (£238,700) in New […]