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Sir Winston Churchill’s towering presence in the art market was on full display last week as his auction record was broken four-and-a-half times over.

Police are investigating the provenance of a collection of Japanese ivories in connection with a high-value burglary in Surrey.

Fair organisers are now planning for the spring and summer as the roadmap to ease coronavirus restrictions in England allows outdoor events to be held from April.

This copper alloy and champleve enamel brooch would once have graced the chariot of an Iron Age chieftain.

Kensington and Chelsea Council is launching a new five-year plan for Portobello Road Market and is asking the trade to submit feedback.

A Surrey clockmaker has made a replica of a celebrated English barometer that is now lost.

Introduced in 1960, the Bulova Accutron 214 was among the first commercially successful electronic watch.

This rare 1940s Longines British military issue is appropriately nicknamed the ‘tuna can.’

One 1870s Thomas Hardy work that was hated by the Spectator magazine critic, the other hailed

Roadmap means reopening time is getting closer at last but some hurdles remain.

It is with great sadness we announce the death of Patricia Harvey.

A selection of eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK.

Little is known about the life of British artist William James (f.1754-71) other than he painted topographical views and may have been one of Canaletto’s studio assistants while the Venetian was visiting England.

Hindman is holding an auction of Literature from a Private New Orleans Collection on March 19.

Rolex made the reference 6150 Oyster Perpetual Explorer for around two years after the 1953 Everest expedition. It is believed that Tensing Norgay wore a prototype of the watch, the first Explorer model to have the Mercedes hands, while completing the ascent.

This first edition, first printing of Raymond Chandler’s 'The Big Sleep' is the book that introduced detective Philip Marlowe.