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Early Isaac Newton work emerges in Macclesfield auction

17 November 2025

Influential scientific papers were originally bought by library after a bequest from a local surgeon

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Top stories this week including a lawyer’s vase making 1000 times estimate

16 November 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a blue and white porcelain vase flying over predictions at Hansons

A sculpture on a plinth by Henri de Triqueti

Export bar placed on rare sculpture of scandalous Victorian heiress

14 November 2025

A UK gallery or institution will need to raise £280,000 plus VAT to acquire a work by Henri-Joseph François, Baron De Triqueti, before it leaves the country.

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Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a 17th century Japanese screen

14 November 2025

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

Cesare Dandini’s St John the Evangelist

Cesare Dandini’s saintly figure brings trans-Atlantic bidding battle

14 November 2025

On the same day that Freeman’s Hindman announced it would rebrand simply as Freeman’s, the firm held a $2.5m two-part sale of Old Masters and 19th century European art.

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Dinosaur bones and Chinese works of art among recovered goods from criminal investigation

13 November 2025

Three fossilised dinosaur skeletons and a collection of 11 Chinese artworks were among the assets recovered by the National Crime Agency (NCA).

The Valley Farm, Flatford by John Constable

John Constable chalk sketch brings demand at Roseberys

12 November 2025

A sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) held in a private collection for almost two centuries sold at almost double its top estimate at Roseberys’ latest sale of Old Master, British & European Pictures.

Francesco Guardi view of San Giorgio Maggiore

Dealer’s Old Master collection consigned to Australian auction house Leonard Joel

12 November 2025

A group of around 30 Old Masters from the collection of the late dealer Robert Compton Jones is being offered at Leonard Joel in Sydney on December 8.

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London dealers sell antique and ancient glass to US museum

12 November 2025

Art and antiquities dealers Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch have sold two glass items to a US museum.

The Flute Player by Gerrit Dou

Gerrit Dou’s flute player to highlight Christie’s Old Master sale in London

11 November 2025

A painting by Dutch artist Gerrit Dou (1613-75) that has been in a British private collection since the 19th century will lead Christie’s Old Master evening sale in London next month.

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New faces at Phillips and Duke’s are among the latest art and antiques Movers and Shakers

11 November 2025

A round up of hires and anniversaries across auction houses, dealers and fairs

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Pick of the week: Pared-back Modernist Loos clock chimes with buyer at £320,000

10 November 2025

Phillips set a new auction record for Adolf Loos (1870-1933) when a dwarf longcase clock, a prime example of his work, drew strong competition on November 4.

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Rare historical boxing scene is among five lots to watch

10 November 2025

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

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Music, movie, magic – a selection of entertainment poster highlights

10 November 2025

An extensive selection of Beatles memorabilia sold by Propstore (26% buyer’s premium) on October 23 included a 1963 poster promoting their first tour outside the UK.

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Obituary: Watercolours dealer Derek Newman (1956-2025)

10 November 2025

Derek Newman, who died in September this year, was a dealer in English watercolours from Gloucestershire, at first in partnership with his mother Heather and then alone after her death in 2004.

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Soprano photograph from 1856 hits a high note at auction

10 November 2025

This hand-coloured daguerreotype was taken in 1856 by Rufus Anson, a New York photographer who operated a studio on Broadway from about 1851 to 1867. His address is cut into the velvet interior of the case.

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Feel the force with a scarce Star wars poster version

10 November 2025

Comic Book Auctions' current timed online sale ending on November 23 includes the first Star Wars poster from 1977.

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Leonora Carrington sketch for mural now in Mexico City nets $70,000

10 November 2025

Drawing for mural design was first thought to be a lithograph

Books and works on paper auction calendar, November 12-26, 2025

10 November 2025

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

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The Land of Nod drifts off to a new owner

10 November 2025

A sale at Leland Little (25% buyer's premium) in Hillsborough, North Carolina, included a once well-known work by the Edwardian artist Charles Sims (1873-1928).

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