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Harry Potter books

Complete signed first edition run of seven Harry Potter books comes to auction

08 July 2025

A group of seven first edition hardback copies of the Harry Potter books, all signed by author JK Rowling, are being offered by Heritage Auctions.

Canaletto view of Venice

Top 10 Old Masters at auction

08 July 2025

The record-setting £27.5m Canaletto at Christie’s last week represented the sixth highest sum ever recorded at auction for an Old Master. But what others feature in the top 10?

Downton Abbey

Bonhams hosts ‘farewell’ Downton Abbey props auction and exhibition

08 July 2025

The third (and final) Downton Abbey film is set to be released in September and a goodbye auction of the hit TV series and film franchise’s props is being hosted by Bonhams.

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Reverse engraved glass picture of Amsterdam is among five lots to watch

07 July 2025

With estimates from £1000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

Richard Parkes Bonington landscape

Bonington’s atmospheric sketch attracts interest at Dreweatt’s Feigen collection sale

07 July 2025

The late US dealer Richard L Feigen (1930-2021) handled works by numerous artists over his long career.

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Top stories this week including a sale of valuable philosophy books dropped off at Oxfam

06 July 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included an auction of books personally inscribed by philosopher Karl Popper (1902-94) which were dropped off by an anonymous donor to Oxfam.

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Natural History Museum’s new dinosaur specimen acquired from London dealer David Aaron

04 July 2025

London’s Natural History Museum has acquired a newly identified dinosaur specimen from Mayfair dealership David Aaron.