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Monet sets new auction high for a work of art sold in France

The highest price for any work of art sold at auction in France was set at Sotheby’s Paris this week when Claude Monet’s (1840-1926) ‘Iris’ was bid to €43m (£36.1m). 23 October 2026

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22 October 2026
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After more than 140 years out of the public eye, two maiolica plaques by the celebrated Renaissance artist Francesco Xanto Avelli (1487-1542) sold for £38,000 each at auction in Salisbury.

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Ceramics and GlassHuge Flambé Landscape vase sets new record for any piece of Moorcroft pottery

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New antiquities record set in New York as Roman marble is hammered down at $29.2m

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NewsExceptional George Owen Royal Worcester vase wows bidders at North Yorkshire auction

NewsXanto maiolica plaques emerge at auction after more than 140 years out of public view

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Asian ArtShow and sell: Seven dealer highlights from Asian Art in London

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InterviewWeBuyVintage expansion plans includes valuers training academy

Dealers’ DiaryEncouraging signs at The Decorative Fair in Battersea in the face of growing global economic woes

News DigestTree or not tree, that is the question

Dealers’ DiaryQuestion time with sculpture dealer Patricia Wengraf

Fairs, Markets, Shops & CentresKitchenalia dealer describes the collecting home comforts

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Ceramics and GlassWilliam De Morgan ships come sailing in

Ceramics and GlassMystery Beatrix Potter teapot merchandise may have been made in Germany

Ceramics and GlassMartin Brothers birds at the double in salerooms

Ceramics and GlassMinton peacock makes rare auction appearance

Ceramics and GlassKPM porcelain vase bought at auction by the saviour of the Berlin manufacturer

Ceramics and GlassHuge Flambé Landscape vase sets new record for any piece of Moorcroft pottery

Ceramics and GlassFirst of six auctions from same source offers Meissen

Ceramics and GlassActor star value pushes up prices

Ceramics and GlassLeech jars provide a healthy showing at auction

Ceramics and GlassPerfume bottles bring aroma therapy

Jewellery Highlights

Jewellery‘Medusa’ emerald pendant turns heads at Dorset auction

JewelleryCar worker made a bumper metal detecting find with a £17,000 gold ring

JewelleryKutchinsky shines in Stuttgart

JewelleryThe name’s Bondt, Jean-Thierry Bondt

JewelleryLacloche bracelet sparkles in Kent

JewelleryPink topaz and diamond brooch sets house record at Perthshire auction

JewelleryCameo appearance for glyphic art among Salisbury’s jewels

JewelleryA price to remember – spotlight on mourning

JewelleryRecord prices for diamond jewels at UK auctions

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

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Modern British ArtCadell fans figure out the added appeal of the Scottish Colourist

Modern British ArtStriking sitter captures the attention in Brockhurst portrait

Modern British ArtDrawing of Bloomsbury artist Dora Carrington quadruples estimate

Modern British ArtRare view of wartime wreckage sets major auction record for artist

Modern British ArtIvon Hitchens market creates hive of activity

Modern British ArtWhy Winston Churchill’s paintings have been snubbed by critics but celebrated by the art trade

Modern British ArtLowry beach scene tops estimate

Modern British ArtEdward Burra’s ‘unusual and macabre’ watercolour finds admirers

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