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Stolen silver

Suspects charged after Chipping Norton antiques centre theft

20 August 2026

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

Art dealer James Birch

Dealer James Birch to sell items at Sworders

20 August 2026

Art dealer James Birch was brought up surrounded by art.

Book

Antiquarian book trade reacts to news AI companies bulk buying and destroying books

19 August 2026

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.

Labourers after Dinner by George Clausen

Major work by George Clausen heads to Australian auction

19 August 2026

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

Mounted head of a thylacine

‘The discovery of a lifetime’: taxidermy ‘fox head’ turns out to be extinct Tasmanian rarity

18 August 2026

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.

Broken cabinet

Spate of recent thefts from antiques shops and centres

18 August 2026

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

Port Talbot at Night by Valerie Ganz

Cardiff auction indicates increasing American interest in Welsh art

17 August 2026

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.