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A daguerreotype of Ada Lovelace

National Portrait Gallery buys only known photographs of Ada Lovelace via Bonhams

02 January 2026

Three photographs of computing pioneer Ada Lovelace (1815-52) have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in a private treaty sale.

ATG New Year 2026

Happy New Year from Antiques Trade Gazette

31 December 2025

ATG wishes all our readers a very happy new year.

Sèvres snuffbox

Friends of Versailles buy Sèvres snuff box at Bonhams

29 December 2025

A snuff-box made for Madame Adélaïde has set an auction record for a Sèvres box, selling for £150,000 (or a premium-inclusive £190,900).

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Top stories of 2025 including tributes paid to the late Michael Baggott

29 December 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over 2025 included news of tributes being paid to Flog It! specialist and silver expert Michael Baggott who died in January

Madonna and Child painting

Five top picture lots sold at auctions outside London this year

27 December 2025

The top pictures sold at regional salerooms in 2025 included an Old Master, a Lavery double portrait and a John Constable sketch. Here we pick out five of the best results which were covered in ATG

ATG Christmas

Merry Christmas to all our readers

24 December 2025

ATG wishes all our readers a very happy Christmas.

Vanity box

Christmas cheer from art and antiques dealers this festive season

23 December 2025

Many dealers mark the closing days of the year with a specially curated holiday edit.