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Face of Victorian Scotland captured by Brodie

13 October 2025

The Scottish sculptor William Brodie (1825-81) began his working life as a plumber’s apprentice in Aberdeen.

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Top stories this week including news of the Winter Olympia fair 2025 edition being cancelled

12 October 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of organiser Clarion Events cancelling the Winter Art & Antique Fair at Olympia

Vortex of the Wave by Maggi Hambling

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a Maggi Hambling wave painting

10 October 2025

ATG's Price Reporter brings you a regularly updated selection of auction prices keeping you on top of the latest market values

John Stubbe portrait

Relic of a Tudor trial turns heads at Wiltshire auction

10 October 2025

Lot 586 at Henry Aldridge’s (22% buyer’s premium) latest two-day sale was one of the more curious lots to appear at auction in recent times.

Henry VIII crown

Tudor coin hoard discovered in garden during lockdown comes to auction

09 October 2025

A Tudor hoard found by a Hampshire couple while gardening will be sold at auction in Switzerland next month.

The Georgian Group's HQ

Consignment call for charity auction to raise funds for Georgian heritage conservation

09 October 2025

The Georgian Group has teamed up with Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers for a special fundraising auction.

Albert Einstein's violin

Einstein’s violin takes £860,000 at auction

08 October 2025

A violin used by Albert Einstein during his late teens and early adult life was hammered down at £860,000.

Brass dish

Cotswolds design museum launches fundraising appeal to buy Gordon Russell dish

08 October 2025

The Gordon Russell Design Museum in Broadway, Worcestershire is fundraising ahead of an auction.

Girl in her Petticoat by Dod Procter

Major auction record for Dod Procter set at Bonhams

08 October 2025

While prices for the painter Dod Procter (1891-1972) have been rising over the last decade or so, a big jump in terms of her auction record came at Bonhams (28/27% buyer’s premium) latest sale of works by Modern British women artists in London.

Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce

Two new series commissioned for BBC’s Fake or Fortune?

08 October 2025

BBC Studios has retained the contract to continue producing Fake or Fortune? for another two series.

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Outcry over planned sale of National Gallery benches

07 October 2025

A number of restoration specialists have spoken out about the National Gallery’s plan to sell some of its furniture at auction.

Harry Clarke illustration

Harry Clarke illustrations bring hefty sums in Dublin auction

07 October 2025

Dubin-born Henry Patrick Clarke (1889-1931) was one of Ireland’s leading stained-glass artists and book illustrators.

Lama Koubrously, Marta Somauroo and Ilaria Bellucci

Azca Auctions announces new team after directors depart

06 October 2025

Azca Auctions in Hammersmith, west London, has announced new recruits following the departure of the founding directors earlier this summer.

William Reese Company New York

Three rare booksellers create New York ‘hub’

06 October 2025

A New York City antiquarian books hub involving three well-known big names has been established, creating something of a Manhattan powerhouse of the trade.

Art Deco sculpture

Back-stories boost early successes at the Battersea fair

06 October 2025

Stand-out decorative items by named artists with interesting back-stories were in demand at the latest The Decorative Fair in Battersea.

Henry Moore chalk caricature

Henry Moore captures fellow sculptor in chalk form

06 October 2025

Catherine Southon’s October 15 Fine Sale in Chislehurst includes this chalk caricature of the sculptor Cecil Gunthorp (1893-1983) done by one Henry Moore (1898-1986).

A chair used by artist Lucien Freud

Lucian Freud's childhood chair is among five lots to watch this week

06 October 2025

With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Sale of stand-out limited edition works puts renowned illustrator Rackham in the picture

06 October 2025

A private collection of children’s illustrated books formed over the past 50 years provided several stand-out lots in The Collector’s auction held by Catherine Southon (27.6% buyer’s premium inc VAT).

A view inside the new vintage shop Redshed25 on opening day

Former pub and post office in Shropshire becomes vintage and retro shop

06 October 2025

It’s always heartening to hear about the repurposing of old buildings, particularly when they become antiques businesses.

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Previews: issue 2713

06 October 2025

Our selection of lots from eight upcoming auctions

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