Fine Art

This 19th century watercolour on ivory portrait miniature depicts Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Seton (1814-52) of the 21st Fusiliers.

When it comes to portraits produced by Frank Owen Salisbury (1874-1962), values are frequently determined by the fame of the sitter.

Gustave Alaux (1887-1965) was a French marine artist with a particular interest in historical naval scenes and vessels, often depicted in exotic settings such as the French colonies. He was appointed official painter to the navy in 1926.

Since the 1960s, birds have been the main subject matter of New Zealand artist Raymond Ching (b.1939).

A Regency Coade stone torchère has been acquired by The Fitzwilliam Museum from West Midlands dealership Thomas Coulborn & Sons.

Beth Swaab of Bink Fine Art specialises in Modern British, Impressionist and 19th century pictures.

Specialist who left Chelsea for a move across west London feels the existing gallery model is ‘tired’

With the traditional hiatus in the UK auction market typically stretching across the month of August, a number of notable picture highlights appeared slightly earlier this summer at sales around the country.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

On September 14, Caza Sikes in Cincinnati will offer an 86-lot sale of avant garde 20th century art and sculpture bought by two generations of an Ohio family.

The artist Richard Ernst Eurich (1903-92) is rather hard to categorise.

What’s best to do with unsold lots… offer them again at half the price guide perhaps?

Testing the market for still-lifes by Bloomsbury school favourite Duncan Grant (1885-1978), a painting by the artist emerged fresh from a notable source in Somerset.

Coastal scene formerly owned by collector in the diamond mining industry attracts considerable interest

Estimated at £300-500, a group of five hand-coloured prints of early 19th century Canada sold for £8500 at Gorringe’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Lewes.

Pangolin anniversary exhibition is one of several highlighting British art this autumn in London