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The sale of Antiquarian & Collectable Books at Capes Dunn in Stockport on March 17 included a group of deluxe editions of popular classics illustrated by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939).

Papers outline the journeys extraordinary for even a Victorian military man and explorer

Sale of more than 300 works amassed by former journalist for The Times attracts a wide range of interest

Inaugural Forum standalone auction achieves impressive results in south London

According to an article in The Times ahead of the estate sale of the paper’s former theatre, film and art critic John Russell Taylor (1935-2025), the west London flat where he lived was crammed not only with artworks but also 20,000 books.

Along with August, January is traditionally the quietest month in terms of regional auctions.

Fresh batch of material related to artist Anne and husband Hezekiah brings extra family detail

A set of 12 Chinese export pictures depicting the manufacture and distribution of porcelain was among the highlights of a recent sale held by Nadeau’s in Windsor, Connecticut.

So-called ‘talc pictures’ or ‘metamorphoses’ were fashionable amusements in European courts in the second half of the 17th century.

Two views of Chelsea Old Church by Walter Greaves (1846-1930) emerged at different salerooms in recent months.

Four lots once belonging to British army officer, author and artist – and fascist sympathiser – Lieutenant-Colonel Graham Seton Hutchison (1890-1946) went under the hammer at Special Auction Services (20% buyer’s premium) in Newbury.

Thames view by Modern British artist Nevinson was acquired by another leading early 20th century figure