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

A huge wool and silk tapestry titled The Meeting of Dante and Virgil and dated to 1546-49 will be restored with funding from The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) Museum Restoration Fund. 29 April 2026

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

28 April 2026

Police called to Ardingly fair after suspected live shell discovered by dealer

28 April 2026

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NewsMorris & Co Labours of the Month tiles work wonders in Edinburgh to reap a £75,000 auction reward

The latest Design Since 1860 sale at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh was topped by four Morris & Co tile panels depicting the Labours of the Months dated to c.1865.

NewsSecond Titanic watch said to have gone down with Astor sells in a US saleroom

Two years after a Wiltshire auction house set a record for Titanic memorabilia with ‘the watch recovered from the body of John Jacob Astor’ at £900,000, another timekeeper making precisely the same claim has sold in Chicago for $800,000 (£592,000).

News DigestThe world of dealer Gordon Reece comes to Wiltshire

News DigestSouvenir poster celebrates proud 19th century Aussie pioneers of the cricket pitch

BackpageATG letter: AI attributions – are we building up problems for the future through questionable ‘facts’?

Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres‘It’s like Liberty’s in Norfolk’

Books & Works On PaperNatural history books from stock of Amsterdam specialist shine in London saleroom

FeatureVintage wristwatches on a budget – is it still possible?

Auction ReportsKiwi pin cushion picked out as a rarity at Gloucestershire sale

Auction ReportsAnglo-Indian furniture in a good market place

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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 Art

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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Stolen books and letters valued at more than $3m recovered after 35 years thanks to book dealers

24 April 2026

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a pocket knife used by a Titanic crew member

23 April 2026

Back to school: Dealer sells rediscovered early view of Marlborough College

22 April 2026

Latest movers and shakers including expansion for Devon auction house and changes at the top of Stanley Gibbons

22 April 2026

Huge Flambé Landscape vase sets new record for any piece of Moorcroft pottery

21 April 2026

Unknown memento mori pendant discovered thanks to a 17th century portrait comes to Treasure House Fair

21 April 2026

Singapore buyer flies to Denmark to collect Olympic medal secured at auction

21 April 2026

Rochester’s Huguenot Museum shines with latest acquisition

21 April 2026

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

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

Police called to Ardingly fair after suspected live shell discovered by dealer

Important collection of John Tunnard works brings demand in Newcastle

Munich auction house Neumeister to close

Clarice Cliff charger is among five lots to watch

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a set of George III leather fire buckets

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NewsMorris & Co Labours of the Month tiles work wonders in Edinburgh to reap a £75,000 auction reward

NewsSecond Titanic watch said to have gone down with Astor sells in a US saleroom

News DigestThe world of dealer Gordon Reece comes to Wiltshire

News DigestSouvenir poster celebrates proud 19th century Aussie pioneers of the cricket pitch

BackpageATG letter: AI attributions – are we building up problems for the future through questionable ‘facts’?

Fairs, Markets, Shops & Centres‘It’s like Liberty’s in Norfolk’

Books & Works On PaperNatural history books from stock of Amsterdam specialist shine in London saleroom

FeatureVintage wristwatches on a budget – is it still possible?

Auction ReportsKiwi pin cushion picked out as a rarity at Gloucestershire sale

Auction ReportsAnglo-Indian furniture in a good market place

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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Winnie the Pooh museum among buyers of previously unseen drawings by EH Shepard

Original Manchester United sign to be offered at Budds

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a pocket knife used by a Titanic crew member

Back to school: Dealer sells rediscovered early view of Marlborough College

Latest movers and shakers including expansion for Devon auction house and changes at the top of Stanley Gibbons

Huge Flambé Landscape vase sets new record for any piece of Moorcroft pottery

Unknown memento mori pendant discovered thanks to a 17th century portrait comes to Treasure House Fair

Singapore buyer flies to Denmark to collect Olympic medal secured at auction

Rochester’s Huguenot Museum shines with latest acquisition

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