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So I’ve found something coming up at auction that I might be interested in, next question: will they post it to me if I win the bidding?

Beauty, unease and nostalgia marked the works of the British Neo- Romantic artists.

Greek mythology provided François Boucher with an endless source of inspiration. One tale he returned to on several occasions was that of Ariadne and Bacchus.

Fresh batch of material related to artist Anne and husband Hezekiah brings extra family detail

A late 16th century Iznik pottery dish will surely attract bids at Nagel’s sale titled Six Continents in Stuttgart on February 25.

‘Any half-good work’ by the artist-mountaineer ‘seems to get several phone lines booked’, says expert

Opened in 2024, Sceners Gallery of Paris uses a distinctive vocabulary to promote top examples of historic and contemporary design.

Strong competition came for two small sketches by Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929) at different regional salerooms in January.

The huge changes that Florentine art underwent in the 15th century are illustrated by two pictures in Robilant + Voena’s latest exhibition in London: an altarpiece by Neri di Bicci (1419-91) and a Madonna and Child by his pupil Francesco Botticini (1446-97).

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

Our selection of lots from 10 upcoming auctions

When north German pastor Johannes Jacobsen founded a school of weaving in the then German-Danish border town of Scherrebek in 1896, his intention was driven by nationalism.

Special sale focuses on the death of Nelson, the first commoner given a state funeral