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Henry Orlik painting

Surrealist star wows London after 50-year absence

09 August 2024

Henry Orlik was celebrated alongside Salvador Dali and René Magritte before he withdrew from the art world. A new show at Winsor Birch is bringing him back into the spotlight

Antique ceiling lights

Lights from Titanic sister-ship RMS Olympic fly over estimate at Newcastle auction

08 August 2024

Eight original light fittings from the RMS Olympic which were discovered in Durham attracted strong interest at a recent Anderson & Garland auction.

Chabi Nouri

New Bonhams global CEO among latest movers and shakers

08 August 2024

The latest jobs news across the world of art and antiques

Tolkien letter

JRR Tolkien letter taking a swipe at Conan Doyle sells for £20,000

08 August 2024

Opinionated and philosophical missives to friends and first editions from the Lord of the Rings cycle are available through Bayliss Rare Books

John Lennon rounded spectacles

John Lennon's blue-tinted glasses bought by Uri Geller at Catherine Southon auction

07 August 2024

The glasses will now be displayed in the Uri Geller Museum in Tel Aviv

Rogers Jones auction at Gregynog Hall

Sir Kyffin Williams dominates at Rogers Jones’ inaugural sale at Gregynog Hall

07 August 2024

Welsh auction house Rogers Jones said its first sale in mid-Wales at Gregynog Hall in Powys experienced a greater turn out of room bidders than for any Welsh Sale since before covid.

Dodo bone at auction

Dead as a Dodo but definitely alive as a specialised collecting market

07 August 2024

Last week a taxidermy display including the extinct Huia bird of New Zealand sold for £38,000 at Kinghams’ sale. On September 24, it is the turn of another long-gone species to be brought to life in auction terms, at least.