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Henry Orlik painting

Artist Henry Orlik offers £50,000 reward for return of missing Surrealist works

24 February 2025

Henry Orlik (b.1947) is a celebrated Surrealist who's enjoying a fevered revival, but the cheering comeback is tarnished by a raft of missing work.

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Top stories this week including news of the Holkham Hall attic clear-out sale

23 February 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of an auction of over 400 lots from Holkham Hall in Norfolk.

Howard Carter's suitcase

Famed archaeologist Howard Carter’s suitcase emerges at Elstob

21 February 2025

The archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 gifted his suitcase to his colleague and friend John Healey in 1939 and will now be auctioned at Elstob

Victorian butcher’s shop

Quirky contents of now-defunct Flambards theme park to be sold at Lay’s

21 February 2025

It’s not often that you find a Concorde cockpit, a Victorian pharmacy and a butcher’s shop appearing at the same sale.

The Annunciation by Johann Friedrich Overbeck

Rediscovered early Nazarene painting comes to Paris auction

21 February 2025

Paris auction house Tajan is to sell a previously lost and unpublished work by Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869).

Galerie Wittmann Antiquités

Family business opens new gallery in Paris

20 February 2025

Located in the heart of the Paris Left Bank, Galerie Wittmann Antiquités will exhibit works from Antiquity to the early 20th century

William III silver beaker

Rare surviving pieces of Newcastle silver emerge at Chiswick Auctions

20 February 2025

Two rare pieces of 17th century Newcastle silver come for sale in London on February 26.

Christie's auction

Five highlights from Christie’s auction of the Barry Humphries collection

20 February 2025

“Hello Possums”. Bidders were greeted by Dame Edna Everage’s imitable phrase as Christie’s auctioneer Piers Boothman took to the rostrum to offer the extraordinary collection of the late Barry Humphries (1934-2023).

Cigar case

Cigar case given to Navy lieutenant by Spanish leader offered at Noonans

19 February 2025

When General Baldomero Espartero (1793-1879) disembarked the Royal Navy steam vessel Prometheus in 1843 and set foot on English soil, he was enormously relieved.

Harivamsa folio

Asia Week New York celebrates its 16th birthday

19 February 2025

Asia Week New York (AWNY) takes place from March 13–21 and is a celebration of Asian art featuring exhibitions, auctions and special events focused on Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art.

1936 Olympic Gold Medal

1936 Olympic gold medal set to star at Graham Budd Auctions

19 February 2025

A 1936 Olympic gold medal, a 1931-32 Football League Division 1 winner’s medal and a Ferenc Puskas Real Madrid shirt are among some of the sporting memorabilia items on sale at Graham Budd Auctions on March 3-6.

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TEFAF Maastricht welcomes 26 new galleries for its 2025 edition

18 February 2025

TEFAF Maastricht will return to the Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre (MECC) from March 15-20, 2025.

2682PV Comic Book Auctions Oz

'Particularly tough to find': Rare first copy of the notorious Oz magazine is up for sale

18 February 2025

'Oz' magazine became the leading underground publication of its day after it came out in 1967.

Master Drawings New York

London dealers report healthy sales at Master Drawings New York

17 February 2025

Master Drawings New York proved a hit for UK dealers and attracted a high number of museum curators and directors

Italian giltwood mirror

18th century giltwood mirror is among five lots to watch

17 February 2025

With estimates from £100, here are five previews of upcoming items

Works in Architecture by Robert and James Adam

Book that inspired neoclassical architecture in the UK to appear at Dreweatts

17 February 2025

'Works in Architecture' by Robert and James Adam is considered by many as the 18th century’s most important book on architecture

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Top stories this week including news of Delftware plates that appeared on Antiques Roadshow selling at auction

16 February 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of two English Delftware plates that featured on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow emerging at Woolley & Wallis

Holkham Hall Sevres Dessert Service

Attic clear-out achieves lofty prices as Holkham Hall provenance powers bidding

14 February 2025

More than 400 lots were offered in Holkham Hall's attic sale held on the premises at the Earl of Leicester's north Norfolk residence

‘Merveilleuse’ gown

Provocative ‘Merveilleuse’ gown from the 1790s flies to 20 times estimate at Kerry Taylor Auctions

14 February 2025

Vintage costume specialist Kerry Taylor has sold the private collection of Napoleonic and Regency dress formed over the last two decades by Cristina Barreto and Martin Lancaster.

13.2.25 Careless Talk Costs Lives Pub Poster

Careless Talk Costs Lives posters appear at auction

14 February 2025

A complete set of 'Careless Talk Saves Lives' posters by Punch cartoonist Fougasse (1887-1965) appeared at Jones & Jacob in Oxfordshire