Onwards and upwards as Guernsey auction house thrives on island life

Summer brings us both fine weather and fine art. It is the perfect time to get out and about.

Helen Day is a language teacher, collector of Ladybird books and expert on the history of the books and the company behind them.

Greek philosopher Epictetus (c.50-c.135AD) is best-known for his contribution to Stoicism.

A recent survey reveals a drop in dealers’ sales combined with a sharp rise in costs

The Jewellery department at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham is celebrating three new qualifications for its team.

The global art market contracted by 12% in 2024, achieving an estimated $57.5bn in total sales, according the latest edition of The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report. It found that this decline reflects “ongoing geopolitical tensions, economic pressures, and shifting buyer behaviours”.

Art market businesses in the UK will shortly become subject to reporting requirements for financial sanctions.

“To the inhabitants of Wyndham Road, an unremarkable cul-desac of bungalows in Andover in Hampshire, Mary Stewart Lockhart, the white-haired old lady in number 5, must have seemed equally unremarkable… None of them could have realised that between the World Wars she had been one of the leading furniture makers, designers and businesswomen in the country.”

Susan Pickett, a retired community nurse from Cornwall, is vice-chairman of The Daniel Ceramic Circle. Her own collection of items made by the H&R Daniel manufactory began when she was looking for a plate to fit a space on a dresser. One piece soon became three, which later became more than 200.

To say that retired police officer Brab Hallowes has a passion for collecting would be something of an understatement.

With estimates set at modest levels, Bourne End Auction Rooms (17.5% buyer’s premium) notched up a 100% sold rate for its offering of the Velma Young collection on January 7.