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Tudor coin hoard discovered in garden during lockdown comes to auction

09 October 2025

A Tudor hoard found by a Hampshire couple while gardening will be sold at auction in Switzerland next month.

The Georgian Group's HQ

Consignment call for charity auction to raise funds for Georgian heritage conservation

09 October 2025

The Georgian Group has teamed up with Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers for a special fundraising auction.

Albert Einstein's violin

Einstein’s violin takes £860,000 at auction

08 October 2025

A violin used by Albert Einstein during his late teens and early adult life was hammered down at £860,000.

Brass dish

Cotswolds design museum launches fundraising appeal to buy Gordon Russell dish

08 October 2025

The Gordon Russell Design Museum in Broadway, Worcestershire is fundraising ahead of an auction.

Girl in her Petticoat by Dod Procter

Major auction record for Dod Procter set at Bonhams

08 October 2025

While prices for the painter Dod Procter (1891-1972) have been rising over the last decade or so, a big jump in terms of her auction record came at Bonhams (28/27% buyer’s premium) latest sale of works by Modern British women artists in London.

Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce

Two new series commissioned for BBC’s Fake or Fortune?

08 October 2025

BBC Studios has retained the contract to continue producing Fake or Fortune? for another two series.

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Outcry over planned sale of National Gallery benches

07 October 2025

A number of restoration specialists have spoken out about the National Gallery’s plan to sell some of its furniture at auction.

Harry Clarke illustration

Harry Clarke illustrations bring hefty sums in Dublin auction

07 October 2025

Dubin-born Henry Patrick Clarke (1889-1931) was one of Ireland’s leading stained-glass artists and book illustrators.

Molenaer self-portrait

Details of sales to museums from across the globe revealed by TEFAF Maastricht

07 October 2025

A round up of recently announced sales from the TEFAF Maastricht fair earlier this year

A chair used by artist Lucien Freud

Lucian Freud's childhood chair is among five lots to watch this week

06 October 2025

With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Top stories this week including a major bidding battle for an Old Master in Oxfordshire

05 October 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a work catalogued as an ‘Italian Old Master’ making a six-figure sum in Banbury.

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny illustration

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a pair of original illustrations for Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Benjamin Bunny

03 October 2025

ATG's Price Reporter brings you a regularly updated selection of latest auction prices keeping you up to date with market values

Annie Oakley’s gun

Gun owned by ‘rifle queen’ Annie Oakley set to be targeted by collectors

03 October 2025

A UK gun collector has consigned a target rife owned by legendary Victorian sharpshooter Annie Oakley to auction in East Sussex.

The Winter Egg by Fabergé

Christie’s to offer Fabergé Winter Egg with estimate ‘in excess’ of £20m

03 October 2025

Christie’s will offer one of only six privately owned Fabergé Imperial Easter eggs as part of its Classic Week of sales in London in December.

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Mary Magdalene turns heads as Old Master painting flies to 20 times estimate in US auction

02 October 2025

A painting of Mary Magdalene by Ambrosius Benson (c.1495-1550) drew dramatic competition at a recent US auction.

Broadwood piano

National Trust’s Cragside sells piano at auction to make way for 19th century ‘popstar’s’ Broadwood rosewood model

02 October 2025

A grand piano once owned by the celebrated concert pianist Arabella Goddard is back on display where it once held pride of place at Cragside in Northumberland.

Edward VI portrait

Edward VI portrait goes on view at Hampton Court Palace after selling at Roseberys

01 October 2025

A portrait of King Edward VI that sold at a Roseberys auction earlier this year has gone on public display at Hampton Court Palace.

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Fern foundations of photographs used in books were laid by pioneering botanist Anna Atkins

01 October 2025

The botanist, artist and photographer Anna Atkins (1799-1871) is thought to have been the first woman to have created a photograph and the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images.

Olympia

Olympia art and antiques fair cancelled after more than 50 years

30 September 2025

The once much-loved antiques fair at Olympia, west London has been cancelled due to a lack of interest from dealers.

Luton Hoo

Film location and historic home Luton Hoo plans auction ahead of major refurbishment

30 September 2025

Furniture and accessories from the historic country estate Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire are coming to auction.