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Eliot portrait on display in the museum

George Eliot portrait discovered at regional auction eight years ago comes to hometown museum  

12 June 2025

A rediscovered portrait of author George Eliot will go on display at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery.

Terence Woodcock

New joiners, departments and retirements – the latest Movers and Shakers from across the world of art and antiques

12 June 2025

From dealers and auction houses, here is the latest round up of people moves.

Château de Versailles.

Prison terms and fines handed down in Versailles fake furniture scandal

11 June 2025

Two furniture experts have been fined and sentenced following a long-running French fake furniture scandal.

George Bullock desk

You wait ages for a George Bullock desk to come along, and then…

11 June 2025

Serendipity has it that two Regency pollard oak and ebony inlaid desks attributed to George Bullock (c.1762-1818) come for sale on the same day this week.

King Charles III

Royal visit boosts antiques dealers at Spitalfields Market 

11 June 2025

King Charles III visited the antiques and vintage dealers of Old Spitalfields Market on Thursday, June 5 as part of a trip to east London.

John Minton portrait

Harry Moore-Gwyn show pays tribute to ‘Artists of Fame and Promise’

11 June 2025

London dealer Harry Moore-Gwyn’s summer exhibition features 65 works by 20th century artists both well known and lesser known names.

Gold box with Hanau marks

Next Haughton seminar focuses on artistic exchange

10 June 2025

The Haughton International Seminar returns this year with a focus on invention and imitation.

Hot Wells from St Vincent’s Rock by JMW Turner

Turner prize: Rediscovered painting bought for £400 now estimated at up to £300,000 at Sotheby’s

10 June 2025

The first oil painting ever exhibited by JMW Turner (1775-1851) in his lifetime will be offered at Sotheby’s this summer.

Oghenochuko Ojiri

London art dealer jailed for reporting failure

10 June 2025

A London art dealer has been jailed for failing to report art sales to a sanctioned individual believed to be a terrorist financier.

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Royal mourning ring bought in charity shop is among five lots to watch

09 June 2025

With estimates from £150, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Top stories this week including news of a portrait of John Prescott bought by his son at auction

08 June 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a portrait of the late John Prescott being offered at a Yorkshire auction.

A Native of Sierra Leone by Nathaniel Sparks

Nathaniel Sparks’ ‘masterpiece’ flies over estimate at Cambridge sale

06 June 2025

A work described ‘the masterpiece of Nathaniel Sparks (1880-1957)’ set a major record for the artist at Cheffins last month.

Barbara Hepworth sculpture

Plea to save Hepworth sculpture for the nation

05 June 2025

Museum and Art Fund launch fundraising to save Barbara Hepworth sculpture

Room for a collector

Art and antiques dealers from Treasure House Fair are part of latest WOW!house installation

05 June 2025

Ten art and antiques dealers have loaned art and objects to this year’s WOW!house in Chelsea.

Micromosaic

Midlands antiques dealer sells micromosaic to Houston museum

05 June 2025

Sutton Coldfield dealer Thomas Coulborn & Sons has sold another artwork to a US museum following a major art fair.

Gerard Dou painting

Van Beuningen’s Old Masters come to Christie’s

04 June 2025

Works from the heirs of the Dutch coal magnate and business tycoon Daniël George Van Beuningen (1877-1955) are being offered at Christie’s in London this summer.

Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet panel

'Outstanding' gold artefact saved for the nation after crowdfunding campaign

04 June 2025

A rare Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet panel bought at a Spink auction last year and blocked from export will stay in the UK after a successful crowdfunding campaign by a local history trust.

Silver dealer Michael Baggott

Michael Baggott’s collection comes to Salisbury auction

04 June 2025

Woolley & Wallis is selling the private collection of silver specialist Michael Baggott (1973-2025) who died unexpectedly in January of this year.

Architectural tea caddy

Rediscovered tea caddy in form of a Georgian house sells at Sheffield auction

04 June 2025

The fashion for tea caddies and other boxes in the form of houses or other decorative buildings emerged in the last quarter of the 18th century and continued into the 19th century.

John Prescott portrait

John Prescott portrait bought by son at Yorkshire auction

03 June 2025

A portrait of the late John Prescott (1938-2024) emerged at Hawley’s in Beverley, East Yorkshire and was spotted by the former deputy prime minister's son just in time to bid.