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Lavery sketch identified as study for The Amazon

09 June 2025

A 1911 oil sketch by Sir John Lavery (1856-1941) depicting his daughter Eileen astride a white horse generated plenty of competition at AH Wilkens (22% buyer’s premium) in Toronto.

Record price for Singleton as painting of the surrender of Seringapatam makes £1.7m

30 May 2025

A painting by Henry Singleton (1766-1839) depicting the surrender of Tipu Sultan’s two sons to Major General David Baird (1757-1829) made five times its estimate at Bonhams.

Saint Bride shines as Louise Jopling returns to the limelight

09 April 2025

A striking picture by one of the most prominent but then forgotten British female artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries appeared at a Cheshire auction.

London sale suggests works by US painter Horton are on the rise

07 April 2025

Swiss Alpine scene takes top spot in a family consignment as UK sale reveals considerable demand

Heads up for overseas bidders active at Oxford auction

31 March 2025

Two very different works offered in Oxford now have new owners from Australia and continental Europe

Pulling your leg? No, it really is a portrait with no body

24 March 2025

A curious unsigned oil on linen soared past its $800- 1200 guide to achieve $7000 (£5400) at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries (25% buyer’s premium) in Maine.

Flower pictures by Garden of England artists bloom in Kent saleroom

10 March 2025

Focus on two flower paintings created in Kent by different artists but offered at the same local saleroom

Soviet school propaganda pictures hammer down at Wotton Auction Rooms

28 February 2025

Four monumentally sized paintings from the Soviet school emerged at auction in Gloucestershire.

Architectural drawings treasure trove helps to build art market optimism

13 January 2025

End of year highlights included specialist collection amassed by couple who were both renowned experts

Art market: Those were the London Dayes

16 December 2024

Pair of scarce oils by an artist more familiar as a watercolourist emerge at auction in Essex

Ronner-Knip feline work is catnip to eager collectors

02 December 2024

Pictures by the Dutch artist Henriette Ronner-Knip (1821- 1909) are pretty abundant on the market but the considerable popularity of her characterful feline studies means they are invariably a valuable proposition.

Dreweatts bucks trend of struggles at the top end

25 November 2024

Booming regional auction house points to experience and contacts as key to source high calibre works

Van Dyck horse portrait rides back into the saleroom

14 November 2024

Vendor looks to double their money after discovering Anthony Van Dyck’s ‘only surviving landscape’ on the back of equestrian portrait

Dealer discovers miniature thought to be Maria de’ Medici lost portrait

04 November 2024

What is thought to be a lost portrait of Maria de’ Medici (1575-1642) as a young woman has been discovered by dealer Nick Cox of Period Portraits.

Edward Lear lots show pockets of strength for both oils and watercolours

21 October 2024

Latest mid-level results for works by the incredibly prolific artist underline importance of sensible estimates

William Prinsep prices pick up the pace as records tumble

16 September 2024

Recent sale results for the Anglo-Indian artist show a sharp rise as topographical views gain popularity

It's time to Spare in the saleroom

19 August 2024

Four fresh-to-market works by the Edwardian enfant terrible artist come for sale in Exeter

Future French king portrayed by female painter ‘Madame Tott’

05 August 2024

Born in Constantinople, the daughter of a French nobleman of Hungarian descent, painter Sophie-Ernestine de Tott (1758-1848) spent more than two decades in London as an amateur painter and musician.

St Agnes sparks a bidding battle