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Flowers in a Jar by Duncan Grant and George Bergen

Charleston buys collaborative Bloomsbury Group painting at Gorringe’s

22 September 2025

A rare collaborative work by Duncan Grant (1885-1978) and his lover, the Russian-American artist George Bergen (1903-84), has sold at auction to Charleston, the East Sussex farmhouse where the painting was created.

BADA Art Prize judging panel

New judging panel announced for BADA Art Prize

22 September 2025

The British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA) has announced a new judging panel for its annual prize.

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Top stories this week including a Rubens emerging at a French auction house

21 September 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a Crucifixion scene attributed to Peter Paul Rubens coming up at Osenat

Qianlong famille-rose circular soup plate

Plea to recover 18th century Chinese plate stolen from National Trust house

19 September 2025

The National Trust has issued an alert following the theft of an 18th century Chinese plate from a property in north Wales.

Gladiateur Mourant sculpture

After the antique: Three sculptures inspired by ancient works bringing demand at auction

19 September 2025

A number of high prices for works modelled on or inspired by ancient sculpture have been recorded at different auctions this month.

Albert Einstein's violin

Albert Einstein’s violin and bicycle saddle on offer at Gloucestershire auction

18 September 2025

A violin used by Albert Einstein (1879-1955) during his ‘Annus Mirabilis’ comes for sale at Dominic Winter in South Cerney, Cirencester, on October 8.

Manor Farm House

‘National treasure’ Alan Titchmarsh to sell his own treasures with Sussex antiques dealer

18 September 2025

TV presenter, gardener and author Alan Titchmarsh is selling his large collection of antiques ahead of downsizing.

Silver sculpture

Appeal for help to recover silver stolen from Sloane Street Auctions

18 September 2025

Auction house seeks information following the theft of a silver sculpture

Portrait by Rosalba Carriera

Rosalba Carriera portrait sets auction record at Cheffins

17 September 2025

Underlining the current demand for works by female Old Masters, a portrait of an English MP set an auction record for the Italian artist Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757) at Cheffins.

Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer

Sotheby’s to offer major Klimt portrait as Lauder collection comes to auction

17 September 2025

A work described as ‘one of the finest and most intricately conceived’ of Gustav Klimt’s (1862-1918) full-length portraits will be the headline lot at the auction of the Leonard A. Lauder collection at Sotheby’s in November.

William De Morgan vase

Historic William De Morgan collection comes to auction

17 September 2025

A historic William De Morgan collection that began with Sir William Gwynne-Evans, 1st Baronet of Oaklands Park (1845-1927), and spanned three generations is being offered at auction in Guernsey.

Pocket watch

Information sought to help recover pocket watches stolen from museum in Exeter

16 September 2025

Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses after a burglary at a museum in Exeter.

Henry Stacy Marks painting

Henry Stacy Marks bird pictures take flight at Edinburgh sale

16 September 2025

A pair of characterful studies of cranes, a penguin and a boatbill heron set a high price for Henry Stacy Marks (1829-98) at Lyon & Turnbull (26% buyer’s premium) in Edinburgh earlier this month.

Bust of Gaston d'Orléans

French royal château launches campaign to buy rediscovered sculpture

15 September 2025

The Château Royal de Blois in France has launched a fundraising campaign to buy a terracotta bust of Louix XIII's brother Gaston d'Orléans.

Clapper board

Downton Abbey clapper board is among five lots to watch

15 September 2025

With estimates from £50, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

Sundial

Police appeal after sundial stolen from New Forest country estate

15 September 2025

Hampshire police are appealing for information on an antique sundial stolen from The Somerley Estate in the New Forest.

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Top stories this week including a dealer discovering a portrait miniature of ‘Shakespeare muse’

14 September 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of dealer Emma Rutherford selling a portrait miniature believed to depict Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd Earl of Southampton.

Society of Antiquaries of London at Burlington House

Art and antiques dealers take part in fundraising events to keep Society of Antiquaries of London at Burlington House

12 September 2025

Society of Antiquaries of London, a membership group for historians and archaeologists, is fundraising to stay in its historic home at Burlington House in central London.

Peter Pan sculpture by George Frampton

Cast of George Frampton’s Peter Pan sculpture takes £350,000 at Dreweatts

11 September 2025

A posthumous cast of George Frampton’s (1860-1928) best-known sculpture was the subject of strenuous bidding at Dreweatts this week.

Art Business Conference

Art conference gets back to business in Westminster

11 September 2025

Market regulations, appealing to the next generation of buyers and whether there are too many fairs were among the topics discussed at the latest Art Business Conference