Auctioneers

Copenhagen auction house Bruun Rasmussen achieved a house record with the sale of an early Ming porcelain dish.

The stern face, luxurious moustache and pointing finger are instantly familiar – but the message below Kitchener’s intense gaze not so.

Two impressive Battle of Britain medal groups offered a day apart at separate auctions both took six-figure sums.

A recent sale at Gildings (20% buyer’s premium) of Market Harborough included a number of medals of historical interest.

Range of Sèvres highlights from ancien regime to the empire periods sold in UK auctions

Interest in the exquisitely detailed ornithological paintings produced by Indian artists from the late 18th to the mid-19th centuries has grown significantly over the last few decades.

The 466-lot sale of the Sally Hunter and Ian Posgate collection at Sworders was a marathon event – taking over 10 hours in all.

Trying to set a water-speed record is one of sport’s most hazardous competitions – with a high fatality rate as a result.

Based on a slightly earlier American original called The Landlords Game, this example of Brer Fox an’ Brer Rabbit dates to 1913.

The Travellers Tour through the United States of 1822 was once described as the first American board game.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of a Bonhams auction of items from dealers Lorfords in Tetbury.

This panel painting of The Annunciation is on offer at the sale of Old Master paintings at Aguttes on June 17.

Captain EF Hunter’s 'Map of Arabia and The Persian Gulf' was one of the lots fetching sums considerably in advance of what looked to be quite modest estimates in an Oxford book sale.

Christie’s sale in Paris on June 16 includes this portrait of a young woman writing a letter by the artist known as The Master of the Female Half Lengths.

A combination cigarette case and lighter given to Elvis Presley by the king of Thailand sold for six times its top estimate.

Shown here are two highlights from sales of Islamic & Indian art held by London salerooms recently.

Peter Selley, senior director and senior specialist in English literature and history at Sotheby’s in London, died on April 28.

This huge porcelain breakfast service was made to welcome Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on their first visit to Scotland in 1842.

Sixteenth century Limoges work depicts underworld scene from Virgil’s The Aeneid