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Wilhelmina Barns-Graham linocut is among eight lots to watch

03 August 2026

With estimates from £400, here are eight previews of items coming up at auction this week

The Artist's Mother by Harold Gilman

Harold Gilman’s portrait of his mother quadruples estimate at Gorringe’s

03 August 2026

If close personal connections between artist and sitter can raise the value of a portrait, then you might expect a picture by a celebrated artist of his mother to do rather well when offered on the market.

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Hammer total climbs to nearly £35,000 at auction for Arthur Wakefield archive detailing the 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition

03 August 2026

A fascinating archive of diaries and photographs shedding light on the 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition has sold for almost £35,000 in total at auction.

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Top stories this week including news of exemptions to Trump’s new tariffs

02 August 2026

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of antique exemptions in a new set of trading tariffs brought in US President Donald Trump.

Triqueti Campbell Medallion

Oxfordshire country house buys Triqueti portrait sculpture of a scandalous Victorian heiress after successful fundraising campaign

31 July 2026

A rare portrait sculpture of a scandalous Victorian heiress that sold at auction has been acquired by Buscot Park following a temporary export bar.

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Iron man shows his auction mettle to set a new high for original comic book artwork

30 July 2026

The image introducing Tony Stark’s superhero persona – Iron Man – has set an auction record.

Portrait of Laura Knight by Harold Knight

Harold and Laura Knight: A husband-and-wife duo with major saleroom presence

29 July 2026

A portrait of the artist Laura Knight (1874-1970) by her husband Harold Knight (1874-1961) sounds like the kind of work always likely to generate interest at auction. And this is especially so if it happens to be previously unrecorded and offered with an inviting estimate.

SOFAA dinner

Autumn events calendar for Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers (SOFAA) includes its ‘New Generation’ launch

29 July 2026

The autumn events schedule for the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers (SOFAA) has been announced with many events aimed at the younger generation of members.

'Holbeinesque' brooch

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a 'Holbeinesque' brooch

29 July 2026

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

Madge Gill postcard

Postcards by self-taught artist Madge Gill come to Sworders for selling show

28 July 2026

Postcards by the so-called ‘outsider’ artist Madge Gill (1882-1961) are being offered in a selling show in Cecil Court, London this month.

Movers and Shakers

Appointments and promotions across the world of art and antiques

28 July 2026

A new silver department at Azca Auctions is among the latest industry news

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Trump's new tariffs come in but art and antiques are exempt

27 July 2026

US President Donald Trump has introduced a new set of trading tariffs that will impact the UK and 60 trading partners.

Titanic and Olympic tickets

Titanic rarity: White Star tickets fly above estimate in Dorset auction

27 July 2026

A sale at Duke’s in Dorchester this week included two tickets related to the launching of two of the Olympic class liners in Belfast in 1911.

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Original Bagpuss artwork is among five lots to watch

27 July 2026

With estimates from £200, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Top stories this week including a ‘remarkable’ set of documents discovered under the seat of a sedan chair

26 July 2026

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of a dealer finding several documents signed by Napoleon’s generals concealed beneath the seat of sedan chair he had bought at auction

Portrait by Katherine Read

Fake or Fortune discovery: Earliest recorded painting of an Indian sitter by a European female artist emerges

24 July 2026

A picture wrapped in a sleeping bag and brought to the Fake or Fortune? team for investigation is the earliest recorded painting of an Indian sitter by a European female artist.

Otto Hoffmann figurine

Auctioneer wins lengthy battle over Ivory Act exemption

24 July 2026

A Suffolk auction house has successfully received an exemption certificate for an early 20th century ivory figure following a complex appeals process.

Grays Antique Market

Shops and centres braced for business rate changes and confusion as new rules kick in

24 July 2026

The art and antiques market is braced to fight rising business rates following government changes in the spring.

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Antiquities and coin specialist Richard Falkiner dies

24 July 2026

Renowned coin expert and long-standing contributor to Antiques Trade Gazette, Richard Falkiner, has died at the age of 90.

Punch bowl

Pleased as punch with Gorham Martelé silver bowl

24 July 2026

A Gorham Martelé silver punch bowl made for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis sold for $120,000 (£89,700) at Freeman’s in Chicago.

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