Roseberys

Two sales in London offered personal collection of the Hobarts including artists they had championed

It is said Louis Vuitton spent 17 years mastering the art of trunk making before establishing his eponymous company in 1854.

Generating a huge amount of international media coverage both before and after Reeman Dansie’s (25% buyer’s premium) November 5 sale titled Royalty, Antiques & Fine Art was a piece of fruitcake from the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece on November 20, 1947.

Former Masterpiece fair chairman was particularly enthusiastic about antiquities

In storage for a century, a remarkable group of Chinese works of art has sold for £870,000 at a south London auction.

With the scrap price of silver at such a high level the sad truth is that many items will end up in the melting pot.

A painting by Indian Modernist Kovalezhi CS Paniker (1911-77) soared to over 40 times estimate at Roseberys.

An Adelaide Huret bisque shoulder head fashion doll with accessories hammered for £16,000 at Cheffins’ (25% buyer’s premium) teddy dolls and bears timed online sale on September 5, four times the high estimate.

Portraits consigned from the family of two artists feature intriguing stories of those depicted

In a fortuitous coincidence, two Old Master drawings linked to leading Netherlandish painters emerged in the same auction at Roseberys (26/25/20% buyer’s premium) in south London.

Records have tumbled in recent years for works by Guyanese artist Aubrey Williams (1926-90), reflecting a growing appreciation for the painter’s output and his contribution to Modern British art.

Bumper collection of the 18th century creations sold at auction 42 years ago re-emerges in south London

The market has certainly been challenging but recent results allied with metal prices give encouraging grounds for optimism