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Emil Nolde picture

Emil Nolde watercolour to be offered at Halls

10 January 2025

A watercolour by the Expressionist painter Emil Nolde (1867-1956) which has undergone a year-long authentication process is being offered at a Shropshire auction.

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Georgian soufflé dishes set to dazzle at Battersea winter fair

10 January 2025

A pair of William IV silver soufflé dishes, which were part of the King William IV & Queen Adelaide dinner service, are set to be a highlight at the upcoming Decorative fair

Essex Book By Chase Owen

First-hand account of ill-fated whaleship that inspired Moby-Dick heads to auction

09 January 2025

A first-hand account documenting the 1820 sinking of American whaleship the Essex heads to auction on January 16.

The Fairhaven panels

UK government blocks export of remarkable 17th century panels

09 January 2025

An export bar has been placed on a set of highly decorated 17th century panels that sold at Sotheby’s last year for £1.62m.

Spencer Davis Guitars Group Shot

Spencer Davis' guitars highlight Bonhams' Pop Culture sale

09 January 2025

An online Pop Culture sale at Bonhams offers a tuneful slice of rock history from a musician who helped define the 1960s in Britain.

LA PROMESSE Image Credit Anne Curry Sculpture

Bronze sculpture stolen from artist Anne Curry’s garden

08 January 2025

A large bronze sculpture has been stolen from the grounds of its creator Anne Curry’s home and art studio.

Ruby Slippers

Heritage Auctions records highest-ever total for 2024

08 January 2025

Landmark entertainment, sports and comics auctions contributed to a fourth consecutive record-setting year for the US auction house

Scrimshaw whale

Ban on selling antique scrimshaw to come into effect this month

08 January 2025

The UK’s ban on the trade in antique scrimshaw and narwhal tusks will come into force on January 28.

Maarten Ten Holder

Art advisor Gurr Johns appoints new CEO in the US

08 January 2025

Gurr Johns, the art advisory and appraisals firm, has appointed Maarten ten Holder as chief executive of the group’s North American operation.

EBay’s headquarters in Berlin

EBay introduces buyer’s fees on all sales

07 January 2025

EBay has effectively placed a buyer’s premium on sales from private vendors with the introduction of its Buyer Protection scheme.

Brown Derby Pilsner beer can

A market coming of age: Record for an American beer can broken for third time in a year

07 January 2025

An American beer can achieved a record $80,000 (£63,850) at Morean Auctions in Brimfield, Massachusetts, at the end of last year. With buyer's premium added, the price was $93,600.

Dressing painting

Laura Knight portrait of ‘favoured model’ tops estimate in Chichester

07 January 2025

Among the Modern British pictures generating bidding at the end of last year was a portrait by Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) that was lifted to an above-estimate sum thanks to a combination of commercial factors.

Famille rose medallion bowls

Fine pair of famille rose medallion bowls is among five lots to watch

06 January 2025

With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this month

A fragment from HMS Bounty

Fragment from HMS Bounty found in vendor’s attic heads to auction

06 January 2025

A fragment from HMS Bounty that has been discovered in an attic is coming to auction in Derby on February 26.

Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee

Rare memoir of ‘a man of color’ makes 10 times estimate in Gloucestershire sale

06 January 2025

A scarce lifetime biography of the renowned pan-Africanist Paul Cuffee, found plenty of competition at a recent auction at Dominic Winter.

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Top stories this week including Sotheby’s u-turn over buyers’ and sellers’ fees

05 January 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of auction house Sotheby’s reversing the commission structure it introduced just seven months ago.

Titiano Aspetti sculpture

‘The quintessential connoisseur’s collection’ comes to auction

03 January 2025

Lyon & Turnbull will sell the art collection of the banker and financier Bernard Kelly (1930-2022) in London on January 15.

Derrick Warren Lancaster Bomber Photo With Autographs

Guy Gibson Dambusters collection to go under the hammer

03 January 2025

A private collection of memorabilia commemorating Dambuster Guy Gibson (1918-1944) is to be auctioned on January 7 at Gildings Auctioneers in Leicestershire.

Mason's ironstone Cornucopia

Single-owner collection of Mason’s pottery comes to Buckinghamshire auction

02 January 2025

Bourne End Auction Rooms is set to offer for sale 111 lots from the Velma Young collection on January 7.

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List of major fair dates for 2025

02 January 2025

As 2025 gets underway, most of the world's largest art and antiques fairs have already announced their dates for this year.