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Sotheby’s to offer Turner’s ‘timeless’ view of Rome with £50m estimate

Sotheby’s will offer JMW Turner’s (1775-1851) ‘Rome, from Mount Aventine’ in December, 12 years after the same picture set a £27m auction record in the same saleroom. 30 September 2026

Vendor’s £300 yard purchase turns out to be important Baroque marble of Pope Clement XII

30 September 2026

Karlskirche, Vienna, by Bernardo Bellotto

Bellotto view of Vienna’s Karlskirche emerges at Dorotheum

30 September 2026

Old Master sleeper rides into Suffolk sale

29 September 2026
Early Chester spoon is among five lots to watch

28 September 2026
Price Reporter: Latest auction results including an Egyptian revival style chair

28 September 2026
Top stories this week including Ebay trialling ‘soft close’ ending to auctions

27 September 2026

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NewsEnamel and gilt metal box sniffed out at Wiltshire auction

The highlight of the sale of British and Continental Ceramics and Glass at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes on September 23 was this exceptional south Staffordshire enamel and gilt metal snuff box, c.1765-70.

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New information on ivory exemption certificates suggests the regulator of The Ivory Act 2018 is continuing to take a robust approach to the trade in antiques made of or containing ivory.

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Collector InterviewCollector Interview: Why playing cards suit me down to the ground

Auction ReportsToken of a healing royal touch trebles estimate in Edinburgh

Art MarketAvian ace Peter Scott maintains significant following at auction

Dealers’ DiaryBound for success: book fair posts record take

Dealers’ DiaryInterview with dealer and fair organiser Victoria Rogers

Books & Works On PaperWartime posters saved for posterity from the scrap pile

Fairs, Markets, Shops & CentresWilton event wows visitors twice a year

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Ceramics and GlassWilliam De Morgan ships come sailing in

A pair of William De Morgan ruby lustre four tile panels depicting galleons in full sail with fish swimming in sea sold on top estimate at Martel Maides

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

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Jewellery‘Medusa’ emerald pendant turns heads at Dorset auction

A George III hexagonal pendant centred by a carved Columbian emerald within a border of graduated cushion cut diamonds proved to be one of the highlights of the year at Duke’s.

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

Paintings of elegantly attired female figures hold a special place in the oeuvre of the Scottish Colourist Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883-1937).

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

Modern British ArtEarly Hockney sketch surpasses expectations

Modern British Art‘Overlooked’ Hampstead artist finally gains spotlight

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23 September 2026

Huge collection of Nelson letters valued at up to £6m heads to Sotheby’s

22 September 2026

Algernon Newton landscape brings strong competition at Hansons

22 September 2026

Pearlware jug commemorating the 1812 burning of Moscow is among five lots to watch

21 September 2026

UK museums urged to raise £4.6m to buy Renaissance masterpiece to ‘save it for the nation’

18 September 2026

New antiques fair comes to Kensington

18 September 2026

Collection of Georgian fireplaces from architectural historian and campaigner come to auction

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Sotheby’s to offer Turner’s ‘timeless’ view of Rome with £50m estimate

Vendor’s £300 yard purchase turns out to be important Baroque marble of Pope Clement XII

Bellotto view of Vienna’s Karlskirche emerges at Dorotheum

Old Master sleeper rides into Suffolk sale

Early Chester spoon is among five lots to watch

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including an Egyptian revival style chair

Top stories this week including Ebay trialling ‘soft close’ ending to auctions

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NewsEnamel and gilt metal box sniffed out at Wiltshire auction

NewsTrade warned about tough tests for Ivory Act exemptions

News DigestPick of the week: Double delight for detectorist

Collector InterviewCollector Interview: Why playing cards suit me down to the ground

Auction ReportsToken of a healing royal touch trebles estimate in Edinburgh

Art MarketAvian ace Peter Scott maintains significant following at auction

Dealers’ DiaryBound for success: book fair posts record take

Dealers’ DiaryInterview with dealer and fair organiser Victoria Rogers

Books & Works On PaperWartime posters saved for posterity from the scrap pile

Fairs, Markets, Shops & CentresWilton event wows visitors twice a year

Ceramics and Glass

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

Modern British Art Highlights

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

Modern British ArtEarly Hockney sketch surpasses expectations

Modern British Art‘Overlooked’ Hampstead artist finally gains spotlight

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