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Barbara Hepworth sculpture

Final plea to save Hepworth sculpture for the nation as 80% of funds raised

15 July 2025

Yorkshire museum needs the final £600,000 by August 27 to save a Barbara Hepworth sculpture

The New Galloping Horse Carriage

Huge collection of antique prams comes to auction in Wiltshire

15 July 2025

The antiques and vintage sale at Gardiner Houlgate in Corsham on July 31 includes the Swift collection of antique prams.

The Game Fair

LAPADA Pavilion no longer part of The Game Fair

14 July 2025

LAPADA dealers will not take part in this summer’s 'The Game Fair'.

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Egyptian Middle Kingdom carving is among five lots to watch

14 July 2025

With estimates from £3000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

Stanley Spencer portrait

Stanley Spencer ‘personal’ lots sold at Dreweatts auction

14 July 2025

Billed as ‘the last opportunity to own something very personal from the family’s own collection’, a group of drawings, paintings, letters and memorabilia relating to Sir Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) came to auction from one of the artist’s descendants at Dreweatts.

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Top stories this week including news of Turner’s earliest exhibited landscape selling at auction

13 July 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of JMW Turner’s first exhibited oil painting coming to Sotheby’s after being spotted at a regional sale last year.

Original Birkin Bag

Original Jane Birkin Hermès handbag takes €7m at Paris auction

11 July 2025

A new record has been set for a luxury handbag as the 'original' Hermès Birkin bag was hammered down at €7m at Sotheby's in Paris.

Enamel advertising sign for Union Castle

Sign of the times: Union Castle enamel advert sails to UK’s second highest price

11 July 2025

A large maritime-themed advertising sign featuring the passenger liner Capetown Castle sold for £22,000 at bottles and advertising specialists BBR Auctions on July 6.

Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads

Rare copy of Victorian photograph book makes £40,000 at Roseberys

11 July 2025

Discovered buried in the back of a closet in the US, a rare surviving copy of Peter Henry Emerson’s 1886 work ‘Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads’ sold for £40,000 at Roseberys today.

The King’s Tour Artists exhibition

A Royal 'paint off': Who painted it best - the King or commoner?

10 July 2025

A new exhibition of works from King Charles’ private collection allows a comparison of His Majesty's handiwork and a professional artist.

Olympia

Photo London to be first artworld event held at newly refurbished Olympia

10 July 2025

The newly redeveloped Olympia, set to be unveiled later this year after a £1.3bn makeover, will host 'Photo London' in May 2026.

Leica 0-series model, number 112

Leica prototype takes seven-figure sum

10 July 2025

A Leica prototype camera took a hammer price of €6m (€7.2m including premium) against an estimate of €1.5m-2m at an auction in Austria.

Woodland in Fulbourn

Cambridgeshire woodland opens to mark Cheffins 200th anniversary

09 July 2025

A new swathe of woodland in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire has been planted as part of estate agents and auction house Cheffins’ 200-year anniversary.

Neil Lanham

New book goes behind the scenes in the auction world over the past 70 years

09 July 2025

Auctioneer Neil Lanham publishes a “chronicle of country life, auctioneering and world record prices spanning more than 70 years”

Harry Potter books

Complete signed first edition run of seven Harry Potter books comes to auction

08 July 2025

A group of seven first edition hardback copies of the Harry Potter books, all signed by author JK Rowling, are being offered by Heritage Auctions.

Canaletto view of Venice

Top 10 Old Masters at auction

08 July 2025

The record-setting £27.5m Canaletto at Christie’s last week represented the sixth highest sum ever recorded at auction for an Old Master. But what others feature in the top 10?

Downton Abbey

Bonhams hosts ‘farewell’ Downton Abbey props auction and exhibition

08 July 2025

The third (and final) Downton Abbey film is set to be released in September and a goodbye auction of the hit TV series and film franchise’s props is being hosted by Bonhams.

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Reverse engraved glass picture of Amsterdam is among five lots to watch

07 July 2025

With estimates from £1000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

Richard Parkes Bonington landscape

Bonington’s atmospheric sketch attracts interest at Dreweatt’s Feigen collection sale

07 July 2025

The late US dealer Richard L Feigen (1930-2021) handled works by numerous artists over his long career.

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Top stories this week including a sale of valuable philosophy books dropped off at Oxfam

06 July 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included an auction of books personally inscribed by philosopher Karl Popper (1902-94) which were dropped off by an anonymous donor to Oxfam.