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Top stories this week including original Quentin Blake book illustrations emerging at auction

24 May 2026

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of Quentin Blake illustrations appearing at an auction in West Sussex including the original artwork for the cover of ‘Tales of Arabel’s Raven’

Portrait of the Duke of Wellington

Thomas Lawrence portrait of Duke of Wellington heads back to auction

22 May 2026

A portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) will be offered at Christie’s this summer.

Francois

New chairman for Christie’s as Guillaume Cerutti departs all ‌Pinault related companies

22 May 2026

French billionaire François Henri ‌Pinault has been ​named as ‌the new chairman of Christie's, which is owned ‌by his family investment ‌holding Artemis.

Stone sculptures

Sculpture fraudster sentenced after Metropolitan Police investigation

22 May 2026

A fraudster who tried to sell stone sculptures with false provenance through Sotheby’s has been sentenced after a three-and-a-half year investigation by the Met Police’s Art and Antiques Unit.

Wrest Park

Appeal for information on lost Frederic Leighton portraits from stately home

22 May 2026

English Heritage has launched an appeal to help find three portraits by artist Frederic Leighton (1839-96) once on display at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire.

Marble relief of the emperor Marcus Aurelius

Ex-Christie’s specialist Patrick Lindsay to sell contents of London home

22 May 2026

On June 2, Dreweatts is selling the contents of the London home furnished by a renowned Christie’s auctioneer and a distinguished interior decorator.

Inchiquin Emerald

Hancocks offers emerald from historic family

22 May 2026

A jewel associated with an ancient Irish family has come on the market in London.