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Stanley Webb Davies dressing table is among five lots to watch

23 February 2026

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

Gilt bronze door porter

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a 19th century door porter

23 February 2026

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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Top stories this week including a ‘car boot’ badge find making a windfall for its owners – twice

22 February 2026

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of a rare Georgian gold badge found at a car boot sale selling at auction twice in quick succession

Olympic medal

Winner’s medal from first Olympic games comes to auction

20 February 2026

A winner’s medal from the first modern Olympic Games will be offered at Bruun Rasmussen in Denmark next month.

The Jungle Book watercolour by Edward Detmold

‘Lost’ Jungle Book watercolours head to south London auction

20 February 2026

Emerging unrecognised from a London home, two ‘lost’ illustrations from a celebrated edition of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book will be offered at Roseberys next month.

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Photo London unveils plans for its debut event at London’s Olympia in May

19 February 2026

The newly redeveloped Olympia, set to be unveiled this spring after a £1.3bn makeover, will host Photo London in May 2026.

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Collections of watercolours, Asian art and more showcased in dealer catalogues

19 February 2026

Recent dealer catalogues include a Japanese Edo period mask, a private collection of British watercolours and a first edition of Pride and Prejudice.

A photograph of Oscar Wilde

White gloves for Oscar Wilde auction at Bonhams

18 February 2026

All 156 lots of the Jeremy Mason collection are sold as bidders vie for choice items related to iconic figure.

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Sotheby’s raises buyer’s premium to 28% at the lower tier

18 February 2026

Auction house Sotheby’s has amended its buyer’s premium, raising its baseline rate to 28% for works selling for a hammer price of under £1.5m.

Bonhams New York

Movers & shakers: New Bonhams headquarters in the US and latest hires in the UK

18 February 2026

New locations, hires and industry developments across the world of art and antiques

Commonwealth silver gilt standing cup

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including silver gilt cup once owned by William Randolph Hearst

18 February 2026

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

Taddy Clowns cigarette cards

Rare Taddy’s ‘Clown’ cigarette cards attract bidders at Reading sale

17 February 2026

One of the rarest of all British cigarette card sets sold for £8800 at Loddon Auctions in Reading on February 11.

Silver Suffragette Medal

Nurse’s Suffragette Medal, rediscovered at auction, goes on public display

17 February 2026

A Suffragette medal awarded to the chief nurse to Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) is to go on public display in the UK at a new exhibition after being bought at auction.

Henry Greaves by Walter Greaves

Walter Greaves portrait of his brother Henry turns heads at Dorset auction

16 February 2026

Thanks to their artistic bent, the London-born brothers Walter Greaves (1846-1930) and Henry Greaves (1844-1904) are now two of the city’s most famous ever boatsmen.

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Original cabinet card photograph of Oscar Wilde is among five lots to watch

16 February 2026

With estimates from £100, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Top stories this week including a rare programme from Manchester United’s first FA Cup victory selling at auction

15 February 2026

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of a souvenir programme from the 1909 FA Cup final selling at Sportingold

Mousehole harbour by George Hammond Steel

Charity shop discovery takes four-figure sum at auction

13 February 2026

A painting by Modern British artist George Hammond Steel (1900-60) which was discovered in an RSPCA charity shop in Royal Wootton Bassett drew strong interest at auction earlier this year.

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Kansas museum buys rare 18th century writing desk by Parisian cabinetmaker

13 February 2026

A bonheur-du-jour secrétaire by celebrated cabinetmaker Roger Vandercruse Lacroix (1728-99) has been purchased by a museum in Kansas from French dealer Galerie Léage for a six-figure sum.

William Powell Frith painting

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a William Powell Frith painting

13 February 2026

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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Classic Antique Fairs doubles its dates with the addition of two fairs and another in the works

12 February 2026

Classic Antique Fairs has announced that it will launch events in Manchester and Perth this year.