2026

A copy of a handwritten letter in which 21-year-old Jacqueline du Pré tells her mother she has finally decided to dedicate herself to playing the cello is part of a collection of the famed musician’s personal possessions to be auctioned.

With estimates from £200, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip star Tim Wonnacott selling his collection at Sworders

A portrait miniature of Anne Lefroy, a writer who was close friends and a mentor of Jane Austen, has been acquired by Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, Hampshire.

Hugely popular in the Edwardian era, Louis Wain’s (1869-1939) anthropomorphic cats continue to charm a 21st century audience.

Singapore’s first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s Montblanc fountain pen has recently sold at auction in the country for Sin$355,000 (£204,788) hammer price.

Thames Valley Police have charged two men in connection with a burglary at Mill Antiques, Chipping Norton.

Art dealer James Birch was brought up surrounded by art.

Technology companies developing AI have been buying up vast quantities of books in order to train computer models but in the process some books have been destroyed.

An important and well known picture by British artist George Clausen (1852-1944) will appear at auction in Australia next week.

A taxidermy ‘fox head’ bought in an antiques market for just £50 has been described as ‘the discovery of a lifetime’ after fetching £50,000 at an auction near Bristol.

A string of thefts from antiques shops in the Thames Valley, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire has led to fears more traders could be targeted.

A notable feature of the latest Welsh sale at Rogers Jones (24% buyer’s premium) in Cardiff was the level of interest from the US.

With estimates from £1000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of the auction of a 22ct gold Cadbury’s Conundrum egg.

Tim Wonnacott, former Sotheby’s chairman and best known for presenting BBC’s Bargain Hunt and narrating Antiques Road Trip, has consigned his collection to Sworders this month.

Underlining the growing demand for David Bomberg (1890-1957) over recent years, a work on paper titled ‘The Tent Family’ recently appeared at auction for the third time in 10 years, selling for a greater amount on each occasion.

The latest updates from the world of art and antiques includes Rountree Tryon expanding in St James's and new hires at Rago/Wright, Freeman's and Sotheby's

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