Latest News Articles by Matt Ball
Export bar placed on rare sculpture of scandalous Victorian heiress
14 November 2025A UK gallery or institution will need to raise £280,000 plus VAT to acquire a work by Henri-Joseph François, Baron De Triqueti, before it leaves the country.
Tiger hunt, Gujarat charger and box by Kyoto craftsman take the top honours
03 November 2025The winners of the Asian Art in London awards were announced at an event held at the V&A in London on October 28.
‘There was no warning, my boss just told me to take over the rostrum’
03 November 2025Last month Stuart Triggol celebrated a notable landmark: 50 years working for auction house Greenslade Taylor Hunt.
Staffordshire figures collector Kirkland Tellwright: ‘I buy what I like and that’s enough focus for me’
03 November 2025Kirkland Tellwright was Clerk of Course at Haydock Park Racecourse in Lancashire for 24 years, until retiring in March 2024.
Antony Worrall Thompson collection sells at Bonhams
24 October 2025The celebrity chef served up something tasty at Bonhams Knightsbridge: a few morsels from of his own collection.
Meredith of Manchester: a sport memorabilia first pick
20 October 2025City and United player once mired in a bribery scandal but who played until 49 is today a major draw at auction
New book on Thompson’s life and work launches at Mitchells
20 October 2025Auction house Mitchells in Cockermouth is hosting a book launch on Monday December 8 to mark the publication of a new tome cataloguing the life and work of ‘the Lake District’s most prolific painter’.
Fellows takes on new owner and aims for higher value consignments
29 September 2025Auction house Fellows has a new owner, with 100% of the business - previously owned by the Whittaker family - having been sold to a private investor.
Handy if you need to scare a ram
22 September 2025From October 28-31 the Worshipful Company of Turners is hosting Wizardry in Wood 2025 – its quadrennial celebration of woodturning and wood art – at Plaisterers’ Hall in London.
New Zealand relic carved for a Scot comes up for auction in Australia
15 September 2025The kumete whakairo (presentation bowl) shown here is one of three large and historically significant figure-supported bowls carved between 1865-85 by master carver Patoromu Tamatea.
McCullough's typewriter and earliest-known manuscript for The Thorn Birds emerges
15 September 2025The best-selling book in Australian history, with more than 30 million copies purchased is 'The Thorn Birds', a novel by Colleen McCullough published in 1977.
Latest fine art auctions in Australia show strong demand
15 September 2025Auction records are tumbling this year in Australia. Strong property prices, a buoyant stock market and a government with a clear mandate – after a landslide victory for Labor in May – are all contributing to confidence among buyers.
Queen of the Waters ended up in Victoria
15 September 2025Robert Steele and Company was a partnership formed in 1816 in Greenock, Scotland, between shipbuilder Robert Steele (1745-1830) and his two sons, James and Robert, that became associated with the term ‘Clydebuilt’ ships.
Dieter Rams: Designer whose influence was not left on the shelf
15 September 2025From electronics to furniture, Dieter Rams laid the foundations for modern industrial design
Minnie showcased for max effect
15 September 2025Often remembered as the matriarch of an artistically gifted family, Emma Minnie Boyd (1858-1936) was an artist in her own right, exhibiting prolifically in Australia and also at the Royal Academy of Art in London.
Cricket books dealer finally out
08 September 2025A sale appropriately titled Close of Play to be held by Knights Sporting Auctions features 500 items from one of the trade’s stalwart books dealers.
After 45 years of trading, cricketing books dealer shuts up shop and sells collection at auction
01 September 2025The first part of Christopher Saunders’ stock will be offered on September 13
Fake or Fortune? Just ask ATG readers to decide
01 September 2025With the current series of BBC TV show Fake or Fortune? having finished its run, it’s time to check ATG readers’ predictions of the outcome for each picture.
Hedgehogs inspired health kick
01 September 2025A Swarovski crystal collection assembled over four decades will be auctioned at Potteries Auctions in Newcastle-under-Lyme following the death of its 90-year-old owner in December 2024.
Rare Wainwright correspondence arrives at auction
30 August 2025Letters to fellwalking pen pal to be sold in Cumbria