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Keats’ love letters returned to family after theft now come to auction
A rare group of eight autograph letters by John Keats (1795-1821) to his fiancée Fanny Brawne that had been stolen in 1989 but later recovered are now heading to Sotheby's. 12 May 2026
Keats' love letters
Laskett Garden
Sir Roy Strong’s garden statuary comes to auction after his beloved The Laskett is set to be sold
12 May 2026
Elm and yew Windsor armchair
Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a Gothic-style Windsor chair
12 May 2026
  • New premises for London art gallery and York book dealer among latest moves
    11 May 2026
  • John Wayne's signet ring is among five lots to watch
    11 May 2026
  • Top stories this week including Sotheby’s auctioning ‘the most valuable single collection ever offered in London’
    10 May 2026
  • Blooming marvellous: Cedric Morris flower painting makes it to £180,000 with help of 27 species
    08 May 2026

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Books, Maps & Prints 2026Bindings: Judging a book by its cover
One of the wonderful things about the Firsts London fair is the range of material on offer to browse and buy from rooms full of dealers who are happy to chat and impart their knowledge about the items they are offering for sale.
NewsHong Kong auctions get off to an auspicious start
Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s Asian Art Week was led by the earliest extant court painting by the Italian Jesuit painter Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766).
NewsNew fair sprinkles stardust to revive north London scene
News DigestDescendant consigns two prime minister portraits to Essex auction
Books, Maps & Prints 2026Samuel Palmer and printmaking: the other side of his creativity
Auction ReportsHornby trains building up a head of steam at auction
BackpageObituary: Dr Ittai Gradel
Dealers’ DiaryQuirky and eclectic is what the new Cotswolds homeowners want
Books, Maps & Prints 2026Dealer interview: ‘Interest is far, far bigger than even I imagined’
Books, Maps & Prints 2026Keeping it in the Fleming family

Ceramics and Glass

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Ceramics and GlassHarry Davis designs for Royal Worcester bear up well
Of all the many subjects painted by Harry Davis (1885-1970) during his long and celebrated tenure at the Royal Worcester factory, among the rarest and most desirable are polar bears in an Arctic landscape.
Ceramics and GlassCeramic Highlander was made in the Lowlands
Ceramics and Glass‘Mum went out to buy a coat but got a Lambeth delft candlestick instead’
Ceramics and GlassGeorge Tinworth mice draw serious interest from collectors
Ceramics and GlassRoyal Doulton figures add touch of character from the 1920s
Ceramics and GlassTiffany lamp record set as Magnolia pattern turns heads
Ceramics and GlassMy search to identify a mystery Staffordshire figure
Ceramics and GlassSèvres plate too expensive for a French king sells in Germany
Ceramics and GlassMeissen with a Delft touch emerges in Nottingham
Ceramics and GlassEarly example of Gallé in demand

Jewellery Highlights

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JewelleryHolbeinesque jewellery: Inspired by the Northern Renaissance
Holbeinesque is the term used to describe Victorian jewellery inspired by the Northern Renaissance and the jewels shown in the paintings and sketches of Hans Holbein.
JewelleryHow 'transformable' designs can be broken down to suit any occasion
Inventive pieces that can be broken down into modular elements – transformable jewels – began with the French parure in the court of Louis XIV.
JewelleryRecalling the golden age of pink topaz
JewelleryBright and beautiful 19th and early 20th century jewels shine at auction
JewelleryBridesmaid’s York Rose brooch rated all white by buyer
JewelleryRené Lalique jewellery makes Cottone auction debut
JewelleryEye-catching lover's eye ring was not necessarily for love
JewelleryShore thing: Designer Norman Grant inspired by the Scottish coast
JewelleryBrooch on offer was given to bridesmaids at a royal wedding
JewelleryJavanese please: Items from the Indonesian island’s true golden age

Modern British Art Highlights

Recent coverage of the Modern British art market
Modern British Art
Four Red Tulip Petals by Eliot Hodgkin
Modern British ArtPetal power: Eliot Hodgkin study brings ‘extremely wealthy’ collectors to Chichester sale
Berkshire-born artist Eliot Hodgkin (1905-87) is known for his highly detailed still-lifes of natural objects, depicting subjects ranging from fruit and vegetables to eggs and pastries.
Modern British ArtJohn Russell Taylor sale: An art critic’s own taste tested
Modern British ArtPictures head from Preston to Dorset via a descendant
Modern British ArtHenry Moore’s King and Queen sculpture headlines Christie’s sale
Modern British ArtThree Lowrys from two sources, then all offered in a single Berkshire sale
Modern British ArtWorks from ex-Spurs owner Joe Lewis boost Sotheby’s white-glove auction
Modern British ArtTerence Cuneo industrial scene brings strong contest in Newbury
Modern British ArtPictures emerge from attic to serve up a wartime treat
Modern British ArtFresh-to-market Clifford Hall works bring demand in Surrey
Modern British ArtNot one but two Duncan Grant studies for Sussex murals emerge

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Art Deco bracelet

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including an Art Deco articulated bracelet

08 May 2026
Portrait of John Ystumllyn

Garden Museum launches fundraising plea to buy portrait of one of the earliest recorded black gardeners in Britain

07 May 2026

Major record for Alfred Parsons as view of the Somerset hills flies over estimate

07 May 2026

Unrecorded photograph of Oscar Wilde discovered at Gloucestershire auction

06 May 2026

Expert’s eye: ‘Lamorna’ Birch collection formed by authority on the artist to be sold

06 May 2026

Two auction records smashed in Islamic and Indian art with 14th century glass and 17th century scientific instrument

05 May 2026

Sale of artist Muriel Jackson's Hampstead home brings 60-strong collection of works to auction

05 May 2026

Five highlights from the Lewis collection being offered at Sotheby’s

04 May 2026

Top stories this week including bomb squad called in after Second World War shell found at Ardingly fair

03 May 2026

Earliest known Castiglione court painting to headline Sotheby’s Hong Kong series

01 May 2026

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a Clarice Cliff wall charger

01 May 2026

Headless Mary Magdalen Old Master by Gentileschi takes more than five-times estimate at Vienna auction

30 April 2026

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