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Henry Stacy Marks painting

Henry Stacy Marks bird pictures take flight at Edinburgh sale

16 September 2025

A pair of characterful studies of cranes, a penguin and a boatbill heron set a high price for Henry Stacy Marks (1829-98) at Lyon & Turnbull (26% buyer’s premium) in Edinburgh earlier this month.

Bust of Gaston d'Orléans

French royal château launches campaign to buy rediscovered sculpture

15 September 2025

The Château Royal de Blois in France has launched a fundraising campaign to buy a terracotta bust of Louix XIII's brother Gaston d'Orléans.

Clapper board

Downton Abbey clapper board is among five lots to watch

15 September 2025

With estimates from £50, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

Sundial

Police appeal after sundial stolen from New Forest country estate

15 September 2025

Hampshire police are appealing for information on an antique sundial stolen from The Somerley Estate in the New Forest.

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Top stories this week including a dealer discovering a portrait miniature of ‘Shakespeare muse’

14 September 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of dealer Emma Rutherford selling a portrait miniature believed to depict Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd Earl of Southampton.

Society of Antiquaries of London at Burlington House

Art and antiques dealers take part in fundraising events to keep Society of Antiquaries of London at Burlington House

12 September 2025

Society of Antiquaries of London, a membership group for historians and archaeologists, is fundraising to stay in its historic home at Burlington House in central London.

Peter Pan sculpture by George Frampton

Cast of George Frampton’s Peter Pan sculpture takes £350,000 at Dreweatts

11 September 2025

A posthumous cast of George Frampton’s (1860-1928) best-known sculpture was the subject of strenuous bidding at Dreweatts this week.