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The auction record for a pair of chairs was broken twice as part of Christie’s Rothschild family auction series in New York.

Wassailing ceremonies on important feast days were a legacy of Anglo-Saxon culture.

Dutch artist used a technique that was much admired in his homeland as well as Britain

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Modern British art specialist André Zlattinger heading back to Sotheby’s after 13 years at Christie's.

This Korean slip-inlaid (sanggam) celadon-glazed cup stand dates from the 13th century and the height of the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392).

Shozo Shimamoto (1928-2013) was a founding member of the Gutai movement that looked for new ways to apply paint to a canvas.

Cecil Aldin (1870-1935) was best known for his portraits of dogs and other animals, but romanticised village and hunting scenes were also very popular.

'Sun’s Daughter' is one of the highlights in the solo show on Contemporary artist Emily Young at Richard Green, held in association with Willoughby Gerrish.

An important piece of Irish marquetry furniture scheduled to sell in County Louth last week was withdrawn from sale at the 11th hour after a deal was struck with the National Museum of Ireland.

Sotheby’s and Christie’s have both announced major lots that will feature at the next series of Old Master auctions in London in December.

An allegorical bird and flower oil painted by the artist-plantsman Cedric Morris (1889-1982) in the shadow of the Second World War comes to auction this month.

Elements from the Pearson collection of post-war silver - the largest assemblage of its kind in private hands - will be on display at Noonans in Mayfair.

Beautiful watercolours by children’s book author and illustrator come to auction in studio sale

Sworders (25% buyer’s premium) timed online sale that closed on August 13 included this rare enamel by Ernestine Evans Mills (1871-1959).