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In the extensive sale of October 22-25, Wendl in Rudolstadt will be selling the second tranche of the porcelain collection amassed by Kurt Adelsberger.

A late 19th century marble figure of David with the Head of Goliath at his feet was one of the stars at Neumeister (30% buyer’s premium) in Munich this autumn.

Original works for under £100? Dickinson offers just that in its latest show 'Sir Francis Grant: A Society Sketchbook'.

City and United player once mired in a bribery scandal but who played until 49 is today a major draw at auction

Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson is offering something tasty at Bonhams Knightsbridge this week: a few morsels from of his own collection.

It’s a busy time for Peter Harrington. Hot on the heels of opening its Upper East Side gallery in New York, the rare book dealership is launching a loan exhibition on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein's monster and a new catalogue.

The printed work of Eric Ravilious (1903-42) has always been a fascinating area of the artist’s market - something with appeal both to connoisseurial collectors and the wider public.

Example made in Gujarat or Goa goes to a Portuguese buyer

“Whoever made this thought of everything.”

Modern British art dealer Jenna Burlingham Gallery is hosting a selling exhibition from the estate of artist William Scott (1913-89).

This early original carte de visite-sized photograph depicting 11 members of the Australian cricket touring party to England 1884 was a stand-out result from an auction offering 500 items from one of the trade’s stalwart books dealers.

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online.

A Stirling Moss (1929- 2020) race suit sold at a top-estimate £8000 came with an intriguing provenance.

Among the countless designs that Josef Hoffmann, the Viennese architect and multi-talented driving force behind the Wiener Werkstätte, executed during his long career was a bowl with two scroll handles, sometimes described as a centrepiece.

Readers may not know of Cyril (or Fred) Whiting, but if you are a James Bond aficionado the name Cyril Blacking could ring a bell.

Visitors turned out in droves for the most recent edition of the British Art Fair at Saatchi Gallery.

US auction house Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium) enjoyed great success with its event titled Select Rarities: Exceptional Books & Manuscripts Sale.

On January 1, 1901, the German inventor Eduard Thürey applied for a patent for his typewriter design, the layout of which was completely different to all previous forms of writing machines.

In his professional life Dr Edward Moir (1879-1951) was a prominent specialist in anaesthetics, practising in Manchester and Macclesfield.

In the 1950s-60s, the Yamazaki Gangu company, which traded under the internationally more recognisable name IY Metal Toys, was one of the leading Japanese producers of tinplate toys.