Auctioneers

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of Strawberry Hill House acquiring a group portrait of Catherine de’ Medici and her children.

Copy of the 1931 Golden Cockerel edition of The Four Gospels illustrated with woodcuts by Eric Gill stars in Bath auction.

While Georgian spectacles are relatively common at auction, 17th century examples are a rarer beast.

Trio of family paintings depicting Jervis’ finest hour bring £90,000 result for marine specialist Charles Miller

Contents of a Straits Chinese shophouse sold at auction provide window to the past

As part of its spring sale series in Hong Kong, Bonhams’ Fine Chinese Art auction will open with a section titled Beauty and Beyond Women in Chinese art.

Artcurial holds one of its periodic sales of Old Master and 19th century paintings and drawings on June 9.

Dewlish House yields ‘good old-fashioned house sale with everything on offer’

The 27 animal models created for Beswick by Colin Melbourne represented the firm at its most avant garde.

A group of naive oils found boxed up during a house move drew strong interest at Hanson Holloway’s Ross (25% buyer’s premium), making a combined £36,000.

Titanic specialist auction house Henry Aldridge & Son sells poignant items related to the rescue and recovery ships.

Doyle in New York is selling the collection of the Belk department store heiress Sarah Belk Gambrell in various auctions this year.

Sworders' latest Design sale included a group of Arts & Crafts items from the estate of the design writer and biographer Fiona MacCarthy (1940-2020).

Early Declaration of Independence leads a line-up celebrating key historical events stateside

A pair of 3ft 7in high (1.12m) Victorian iron pier finials cast as rampant lions have returned home after two decades missing from a family home.

Two long-standing auction department heads launch second careers as dealers this month.