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Trump's new tariffs come in but art and antiques are exempt

27 July 2026

US President Donald Trump has introduced a new set of trading tariffs that will impact the UK and 60 trading partners.

Titanic and Olympic tickets

Titanic rarity: White Star tickets fly above estimate in Dorset auction

27 July 2026

A sale at Duke’s in Dorchester this week included two tickets related to the launching of two of the Olympic class liners in Belfast in 1911.

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Original Bagpuss artwork is among five lots to watch

27 July 2026

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

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Top stories this week including a ‘remarkable’ set of documents discovered under the seat of a sedan chair

26 July 2026

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of a dealer finding several documents signed by Napoleon’s generals concealed beneath the seat of sedan chair he had bought at auction

Portrait by Katherine Read

Fake or Fortune discovery: Earliest recorded painting of an Indian sitter by a European female artist emerges

24 July 2026

A picture wrapped in a sleeping bag and brought to the Fake or Fortune? team for investigation is the earliest recorded painting of an Indian sitter by a European female artist.

John Singer Sargent watercolour

Why the John Singer Sargent market remains a trans-Atlantic affair

24 July 2026

Artistically and commercially, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is a giant that straddles the Atlantic.

Titanic ticket

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a launch ticket for the Titanic

24 July 2026

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

Joan Warburton painting

Mod Brit artist Joan Warburton in demand with museums and at auction

23 July 2026

Modern British artist Joan Warburton (1920-1996) is having a moment in the art market.

19th century giltwood console table

Items from Sargent family collection consigned to Chorley’s

22 July 2026

A collection of furniture, silver, works of art, carpets and books from the estate of artist John Singer Sargent’s grand-niece will be offered at Chorley’s on September 15.

Phillips summer show

Summer season continues with art exhibitions ongoing into August

22 July 2026

The height of the summer art season has drawn to a close but there are still plenty of art and antiques exhibitions to view right into August.

Table à Ouvrage, Coquille

French museum buys Belle Époque table for six figure sum following TEFAF Maastricht fair 

21 July 2026

Among the museum purchases at TEFAF Maastricht earlier this year was a table sold by a Brighton dealer to Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in a deal that has just been announced.

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Appeal for lost sweetheart brooch and stolen rings

21 July 2026

Two people are appealing for help from the antiques trade and auctioneers after a lost brooch and a theft of rings occurred this month.

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Titanic ticket is among five lots to watch

20 July 2026

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

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Top stories this week including a rediscovered Old Master emerging in Wimbledon

19 July 2026

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of a previously unrecorded Flemish portrait setting a house record at Wimbledon Auctions

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Auction offers what is believed to be an account of the conquest of Mount Everest written by Sir Edmund Hillary for The Times

17 July 2026

One of the most enduring and as yet unresolved questions in mountaineering and exploration is ‘who was the first man to stand on top of Mount Everest?’

Mary Elizabeth Hall by Sir Gerald Festus Kelly

Did portrait of ‘impatient’ sitter Mary benefit from an ‘anecdote premium’?

17 July 2026

The young Mary Elizabeth Hall (1908-69) was probably not the easiest sitter.

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Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a 1930s birch plywood stool

17 July 2026

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

LAPADA fair

LAPADA Fair boosted by high-end dealers signing up

16 July 2026

A clutch of high-end dealers have signed up to exhibit at the LAPADA Fair in Berkeley Square this autumn, building on momentum started last year.

T-rex sold at auction

Tyrannosaurus rex specimen takes record $43m at auction

16 July 2026

One of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever discovered was hammered down at $43m (£32m) at Sotheby’s after a 10 minute bidding battle between seven bidders.

Christie’s auctioneer Adrien Meyer

Christie’s and Sotheby’s report stellar half year results

15 July 2026

Christie’s has reported its best first-half results in five years while Sotheby’s posted its highest ever figures for the same period.