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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

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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

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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

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

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Museums boost results at Asia Week New York

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Newmarket museum acquires three large equine portraits via tax scheme

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Monumental 16th century Italian tapestry to be restored thanks to TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund

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Personal library of a pioneering British scholar of Armenian and Iranian studies comes to auction

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Top stories this week including Sotheby’s auctioning ‘the most valuable single collection ever offered in London’

Blooming marvellous: Cedric Morris flower painting makes it to £180,000 with help of 27 species

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

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

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

Unrecorded photograph of Oscar Wilde discovered at Gloucestershire auction

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

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Books, Maps & Prints 2026Bindings: Judging a book by its cover

NewsHong Kong auctions get off to an auspicious start

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

Ceramics and GlassHarry Davis designs for Royal Worcester bear up well

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

JewelleryHolbeinesque jewellery: Inspired by the Northern Renaissance

JewelleryHow 'transformable' designs can be broken down to suit any occasion

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

Modern British ArtPetal power: Eliot Hodgkin study brings ‘extremely wealthy’ collectors to Chichester sale

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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