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Master forger Mark Hofmann's infamous work comes to auction
31 May 2021The 'Oath of a Freeman', one of the most infamous forgeries in US history, heads to auction at Heritage this month. It comes for sale from Justin Schiller, the antiquarian bookseller who in 1985 attempted to broker its sale for $1.5m.
Plaques pull in devoted fans at Olympia Auctions
31 May 2021This rare pair of south Italian or Sicilian devotional plaques (capezzali) sold for £26,000 at Matthew Barton of Olympia Auctions in west London on May 25.
Pick of the week: Spending quality time with Pablo Picasso
31 May 2021The silvered dial to this 1960s stainless steel bracelet watch gives a clue to its former owner.
A Cotswold School sideboard and a rare coronation souvenir are among the four lots to watch at auction
31 May 2021With estimates from £30-6000 here are four previews of upcoming items this week.
Four sales prove better by design at Lyon & Turnbull
31 May 2021Extensive cross-section of design-themed objects offered in Edinburgh and London by same auction house
Bed courtesy of Collier & Plucknett
31 May 2021This half-tester bed with its carved heraldic lions and painted and gilt panels is part of an extensive bedroom suite made c.1870 by Collier & Plucknett.
Uncommon Wimbledon cast-iron mechanical bank emerges in Scarborough sale
31 May 2021Almost two decades after the first American cast-iron mechanical banks, John Harper and Company of the Albion Works in Willenhall, Staffordshire filed a patent for the Wimbledon bank on September 21, 1885.
You can be sure of Shell poster popularity
31 May 2021Lyon & Turnbull’s Lalique sale had been displayed at the Mall Galleries in London with posters from the Shell Heritage Art Collection as a backdrop.
Auction previews: issue 2495
31 May 2021A selection of 16 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.
Inscribed Lowestoft jug can be linked to factory owner
31 May 2021Lowestoft porcelain is particularly admired for its sense of place: the close ties the factory on Crown Street (then Bell Lane) enjoyed with its local community in Norfolk and Suffolk between 1757-1802.
Rare octagonal Cartier watch and a Victorian poppy picture feature in our pick of five auction highlights
28 May 2021ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a Victorian picture featuring poppies that made nearly four-times its low estimate.
A glory of the chivalric age sets an auction record in Scotland
24 May 2021The Five Centuries sale at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh on May 20 included a sensational example of medieval art – a 14th century French gothic ivory casket or coffret.
Supreme medal for Tudor numismatists offered at Swiss auction
24 May 2021A gold medal proclaiming Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England – the only known example in private hands – comes for sale in Switzerland.
A Limoges panel and Minton’s charger are among six lots to watch at auction
24 May 2021With estimates from £150-8000 here are six previews of upcoming items this week.
Best dressed Georgian girl brings $250,000 at US auction
24 May 2021At 2ft 5in (74cm) high, this English made wooden doll c.1740 is unusually large.
Early spectacles catch the eye in saleroom
24 May 2021While Georgian spectacles are relatively common at auction, 17th century examples are a rarer beast.
A glimpse of the old Singapore
24 May 2021Contents of a Straits Chinese shophouse sold at auction provide window to the past
Beswick at its most avant garde
24 May 2021The 27 animal models created for Beswick by Colin Melbourne represented the firm at its most avant garde.
Design writer Fiona MacCarthy’s own collection sold in Essex auction
24 May 2021Sworders' latest Design sale included a group of Arts & Crafts items from the estate of the design writer and biographer Fiona MacCarthy (1940-2020).
Auction previews: issue 2494
24 May 2021A selection of 15 upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.