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Top stories this week including a Chinese vase that appeared on Antiques Roadshow making 25 times estimate

23 November 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a vase valued on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow back in 1986 making a major sum at a London auction

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Nelson, Hardy and Collingwood watches 'worn at the Battle of Trafalgar' emerge at Spink auction

21 November 2025

Pocket watches owned by Horatio Nelson, Thomas Hardy and Cuthbert Collingwood and consulted throughout the Battle of Trafalgar, are coming for sale next month.

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Auction of earliest-known calculator suspended after Paris court ruling

21 November 2025

A Paris court has delayed the sale of the earliest-known calculator.

Louise Phillips with Ingrid Nilson

BADA plans first antiques fair outside of London

20 November 2025

The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is launching a new fair in the East Midlands.

Carter Oliver boxing painting

Rare piece of boxing history packs a punch at eight times estimate

20 November 2025

A rare visual record of a ‘legendary’ boxing match that took place in Gretna Green in 1816 drew a strong contest itself at an auction in North Yorkshire

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International hires and expansion – the latest updates from auction houses and advisory firms

20 November 2025

Our latest selection of moves, appointments and industry developments in the world of art and antiques

Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer

Klimt portrait makes second-highest all-time auction price

19 November 2025

The inaugural auction at Sotheby’s new headquarters at the Breuer Building in New York produced a series of fireworks, not least a record for any lot ever sold by the 281-year-old firm.

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Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a Henri Lebasque painting

19 November 2025

ATG Price Reporter brings you a regularly updated selection of auction prices, keeping you on top of the latest market values

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TEFAF Maastricht returns in 2026 with new exhibitors, updates on its summit and latest initiatives

18 November 2025

TEFAF Maastricht will return to the Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre (MECC) from March 14-19, 2026 (with March 12-13 by invitation only).

Benji Tyler and Marc Allum

Antiques specialists and interior designers team up for Chippenham church fundraising sale and auction

18 November 2025

A group of antiques dealers and interior designers, alongside fashion designer Lulu Guinness, have got together to launch St Andrew’s Church Decorators’ Attic Sale while Dore & Rees will also host an auction in support of the church.

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‘Stuart crystal’ cufflinks are among five lots to watch

17 November 2025

With estimates from £1200, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Extensive cartographic archive to leave the UK

17 November 2025

The largest group of cartographic items to come onto the market in years will be granted an export licence.

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Top stories this week including a lawyer’s vase making 1000 times estimate

16 November 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a blue and white porcelain vase flying over predictions at Hansons

A sculpture on a plinth by Henri de Triqueti

Export bar placed on rare sculpture of scandalous Victorian heiress

14 November 2025

A UK gallery or institution will need to raise £280,000 plus VAT to acquire a work by Henri-Joseph François, Baron De Triqueti, before it leaves the country.

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Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a 17th century Japanese screen

14 November 2025

ATG Price Reporter brings you a regularly updated selection of auction prices, keeping you on top of the latest market values

Cesare Dandini’s St John the Evangelist

Cesare Dandini’s saintly figure brings trans-Atlantic bidding battle

14 November 2025

On the same day that Freeman’s Hindman announced it would rebrand simply as Freeman’s, the firm held a $2.5m two-part sale of Old Masters and 19th century European art.

Louise Phillips and Raf El Baz

BADA Art Prize winner revealed

14 November 2025

The British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA) has awarded artist Rafael El Baz its 2025 BADA Art Prize for his work 'Soft Drive'.

Allosaurus skeletons

Dinosaur bones and Chinese works of art among recovered goods from criminal investigation

13 November 2025

Three fossilised dinosaur skeletons and a collection of 11 Chinese artworks were among the assets recovered by the National Crime Agency (NCA).

The Valley Farm, Flatford by John Constable

John Constable chalk sketch brings demand at Roseberys

12 November 2025

A sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) held in a private collection for almost two centuries sold at almost double its top estimate at Roseberys’ latest sale of Old Master, British & European Pictures.

Francesco Guardi view of San Giorgio Maggiore

Dealer’s Old Master collection consigned to Australian auction house Leonard Joel

12 November 2025

A group of around 30 Old Masters from the collection of the late dealer Robert Compton Jones is being offered at Leonard Joel in Sydney on December 8.