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The Chinese Chippendale Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace

Haughton annual art history seminar returns to London this summer

06 March 2026

The annual two-day Haughton International seminar returns this summer with a theme on Courtly Magnificence - Gender, Dynasty & Politics.

John Lilburne medal

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a medal relating to a famous civil-war era century trial

06 March 2026

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

Alex Branczik of Sotheby’s

Works from ex-Spurs owner Joe Lewis boost Sotheby’s white-glove auction

05 March 2026

Four ‘London school’ paintings from the collection of Tottenham Hotspur's former owner Joe Lewis were among the headline lots at Sotheby’s latest Modern & Contemporary art evening sale in London.

A Shrimper by George Sherwood Hunter

Unseen works by Newlyn artist Hunter draw interest in Newcastle auction

05 March 2026

A large group of works by George Sherwood Hunter (1846-1919) that had remained in the artist’s family for over a century were dispersed at two sales conducted by Anderson & Garland (25% buyer’s premium) over the last six months.

Arts and Crafts chest of drawers

Stanley Webb Davies furniture taken to new price territory in North Yorkshire

04 March 2026

A chestnut bedroom suite by renowned Lake District furniture maker Stanley Webb Davies has sold for a total hammer price of £26,100 at Tennants in Leyburn.

Classic Art London map from 2025

Early details released of exhibitions and events as Classic Art London returns this summer

04 March 2026

Classic Art London taking place in art dealers’ galleries across central London this summer has revealed details of some of the exhibitions, events and talks planned.

The team from Wilson's Yard

Architectural salvage dealer plans retirement auction

03 March 2026

Salvage dealer Wilson’s Yard in Dromore, County Down is closing and selling its remaining stock with Cavan auction house Victor Mee Auctions.

Terence Cuneo industrial scene

Terence Cuneo industrial scene brings strong contest in Newbury

03 March 2026

When it comes to Terence Cuneo (1907-1996), it’s all about the trains right? Well… not quite.

Olympic medal

Winner’s medal from first Olympic Games in Athens takes six-figure sum at auction

02 March 2026

A winner’s medal from the first Olympic Games which took place in Athens in 1896 took a hammer price of £105,730 (or £135,334 including buyer’s premium), three-times its estimate.

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Iron Age coin found by metal detectorist is among five lots to watch

02 March 2026

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 Sotheby’s raising its buyer’s premium

01 March 2026

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of auction house Sotheby’s raising its fees to buyers

oak coffer

Dealer Paul Fitzsimmons' 'Life in Oak' told through 700 lots at Woolley & Wallis

27 February 2026

Woolley & Wallis is conducting a single-owner sale of early furniture and sculpture over two days on March 10-11. The auction, titled Paul Fitzsimmons – A Life in Oak, offers 708 lots from the proprietor of specialist oak dealership Marhamchurch Antiques that opened in Devon in 1991.

Evacuation

West London valuation day leads to mass evacuation after live shells, ammunition and landmine emerge from a Harrods bag

27 February 2026

A routine valuation day at Chiswick Auctions led to an evacuation of the venue and the surrounding estate after live shells, ammunition and a landmine were brought in.

Paleo artwork of ‘Juliasaurus’

Mayfair antiquities dealer part of the team revealing a 154-million-year-old fossil

27 February 2026

Natural history and antiquities gallery David Aaron is involved in the planned exhibition of a theropod fossil at Hollytrees Museum in Colchester. The fossil may be key to uncovering a new dinosaur species.

PBFA Harrogate fair

Book fair returns to Harrogate hotel for spring event

27 February 2026

The PBFA (Provincial Booksellers and Fairs Association) next event is in Harrogate where the fair returns to The Old Swan Hotel.

Silver swan

Triple celebration for public artworks cataloguer Art UK

26 February 2026

Art UK has a triple celebration: the Art UK platform was launched 10 years ago, it now has catalogued one million artworks and it has appointed a new chairman.

Village School by Robert Tavener

Kent County Council offloads further artworks at auction

26 February 2026

Auction house Sworders is selling a second tranche of artworks consigned by Kent County Council.

Thomas Knifton clock

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a Thomas Knifton lantern clock from c.1660

26 February 2026

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

PC Webb with antiques dealer Paul Gostelow

Lovejoy episode helps reunite stolen Napoleon altar plaques missing for 12 years

25 February 2026

A 30-year-old episode of the BBC show Lovejoy helped an antiques dealer return two stolen Napoleon Bonaparte III altar plaques that had been taken in 2014 to their former home.

Joshua Reynolds portrait

Reynolds portrait of Princess Diana’s ancestor emerges at Monaco auction

25 February 2026

A portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92) of Lavinia Bingham (1762-1831), Countess Spencer, will be offered at an auction in Monaco next month.