News


Categories

2025

2694PV Ewbanks Altman

David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Mick Rock and even Nasty Nick from EastEnders make for a highly entertaining Surrey auction

15 May 2025

When three teenagers helped Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd’s roadies to lug their gear into Central Hall, Chatham, on December 1, 1967, they found themselves locked in with the stars.

Mahogany Chairs

Dreweatts to offer attic contents of Powderham Castle and Brocklesby Park

14 May 2025

The attic contents of two historic private country estates is set to be offered at Dreweatts in Newbury.

img_76-3.jpg

Blooming marvellous: Art and antiques dealers planting good seeds

14 May 2025

Flowers have inspired artists for centuries and ahead of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show dealers are tapping into the horticultural theme

Grey Heron by Jiang Tingxi

Rediscovered Kangxi bird paintings raise £600,000 total at Roseberys

13 May 2025

A group of Kangxi bird paintings from the celebrated ‘Imperial Manual of Birds’ sold for a combined £600,000 at Roseberys in south London.

Moorcroft mosaic

John Pye to conduct sale of Moorcroft's business and assets

13 May 2025

Auction house John Pye has been appointed to help find a buyer for the collapsed pottery firm W. Moorcroft Ltd.

Botticelli's Virgin

UK buyer sought for £10m Botticelli Virgin and Child

13 May 2025

A temporary export bar has been placed on a painting of the Virgin Mary by Sandro Botticelli valued at £10.2m.

Old Trafford bench

Manchester United bench makes 33 times estimate

13 May 2025

An Old Trafford supporters’ bench removed during Old Trafford’s 1992 renovations made 33 times its estimate at Graham Budd's latest auction.

Paul Atkinson antiques dealer

Five highlights from dealer Paul Atkinson’s collection at Sworders

12 May 2025

The ‘retirement’ sale of dealer Paul Atkinson’s collection at Essex saleroom Sworders this week will be held exactly 50 years since he opened his first antiques shop in Derbyshire.

img_24-6.jpg

Victorian squirrel claret jug is among five lots to watch

12 May 2025

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

Most Read.jpg

Top stories this week including a drawing from Leonardo’s studio making five times estimate

11 May 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the auction of a Salvator Mundi drawing attributed to an artist from Leonardo da Vinci's workshop.

Mckenzie & Hamilton Joseph Mckenzie Gorbals Children 1964

A selection of highlights from London's summer book and map fairs

09 May 2025

This year, the 'London Rare & Antiquarian Book Fair' will be held on May 17-18 at the ILEC Conference Centre.

William Nicholson portrait

William Nicholson’s portrait of his daughter triples its estimate

09 May 2025

Despite ongoing concerns that the current economic uncertainty, anaemic growth and trade tariffs is affecting the supply of major lots, the value to auction houses of paintings by ‘big names’ was underlined at Lyon &Turnbull’s latest Modern Made auction.

Ganpatrao Mhatre gouache

Indian sculptor’s earliest known work on paper turns heads at Chiswick Auctions

09 May 2025

The earliest known painted work by the Indian sculptor Ganpatrao Mhatre (1879-1947) drew international interest at a recent sale at Chiswick Auctions (26% buyer’s premium).

Battle of Flodden

Battle of Flodden sword makes 30 times estimate in Nottingham

08 May 2025

A Scottish dirk believed to have been used at the Battle of Flodden recently surfaced at Arthur Johnson & Sons in Nottingham.

Verre Églomisé by Jonas Zeuner

Midlands art and antiques dealer makes sale to New York’s Met

08 May 2025

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York buys 18th century reverse engraved glass picture

Canaletto Venice Ascension Day

Canaletto once owned by Robert Walpole headlines Christie’s Old Master sale

08 May 2025

One of Canaletto’s ‘prime-period’ views of Venice which once hung in 10 Downing Street has emerged at Christie’s.

Suffragettes

Autographs of early 20th century political and cultural figures emerge at Chiswick Auctions

07 May 2025

An autograph album containing the signatures of notable figures from the early 20th century is to appear at Chiswick Auctions in a timed sale ending May 18.

Piprahwa Gems

Sotheby’s halts sale of Piprahwa Gems after protest from Indian government

07 May 2025

Following opposition from the Indian state, Sotheby's took the 11th hour decision to cancel a Hong Kong auction of a collection of relics linked to the historical Buddha.

The Wife by Tirzah Garwood

Rediscovered Tirzah Garwood prints and drawings emerge at Cheffins

07 May 2025

The largest group of works by Tirzah Garwood (1908-51) to ever come on the open market in one go will be offered at Cheffins later this month.

Margaret Melody

'Something for everyone': Buxton fair celebrates 59 years

07 May 2025

Derbyshire event attracts visitors not just from the Peak District but Cheshire, the Midlands, Nottinghamshire and south Yorkshire