Auctions

News and previews of art and antiques sold at auctions throughout the UK and overseas, from multi-million-pound blockbusters to affordable collectables.


Return of the Life Boat by Thomas Rose Miles

Victorian lifeboat scene triples estimate at Buckinghamshire auction

27 August 2026

The artist Thomas Rose Miles (1844-1916) had a keen sense of drama.

Charlotte Isabella Newman necklace

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a Charlotte Isabella Newman necklace

27 August 2026

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

Allan Scott

Collection from Scottish scriptwriter and whisky specialist Allan Scott comes to auction in Sussex

26 August 2026

A collection of decorative arts put together by scriptwriter Allan Scott, and his wife former actress Kathleen Breck, will be offered at Bellmans.

Hilary Finzi

Letter from cellist Jacqueline du Pré among personal possessions coming to auction

25 August 2026

A copy of a handwritten letter in which 21-year-old Jacqueline du Pré tells her mother she has finally decided to dedicate herself to playing the cello is part of a collection of the famed musician’s personal possessions to be auctioned.

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Georgian microscope is among five lots to watch

24 August 2026

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

Teapot

Crescent mark stirs up bidding on liner teapot

21 August 2026

An Edwardian ‘Regent Plate’ teapot by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company of London sold to a UK bidder for £4300 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Adam Partridge in Liverpool.

Chelsea FC 1954-55 league title medal

Chelsea football amateur helped win the first-ever league title

21 August 2026

Remarkably, given Chelsea FC’s modern-day huge spending and multi-year lucrative contracts, two of the squad who helped to win their first-ever league title in 1954-55 were amateurs.

Ptolemaic bronze

Egyptian antiquities emerge in London

21 August 2026

A small collection of Egyptian antiquities comes for sale at Catherine Southon in Chislehurst, south-east London, on September 9.

Toasting the Bride by Louis Wain

Louis Wain wedding scene is toast of Gillingham auction

21 August 2026

Hugely popular in the Edwardian era, Louis Wain’s (1869-1939) anthropomorphic cats continue to charm a 21st century audience.

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Necklace gifted from artist Sir David Young Cameron to his wife

21 August 2026

This fine mother of pearl, citrine and chalcedony Arts & Crafts necklace was a gift from the Scottish artist Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945) to his wife Jeanie on Christmas Day 1911.

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Four Clarice Cliff Age of Jazz classics dance, play and sing into auction action

21 August 2026

The Age of Jazz figures issued in 1930 are among the most desirable of all Clarice Cliff models.

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Welsh ceramics designer Weston Young lived a life full of creativity and chaos

21 August 2026

Archive and avian template for porcelain designs reflect the life of a remarkable 19th century polymath

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Tempting tazze courtesy of maker Ker take £16,000

21 August 2026

Estimated at £10,000-15,000, a pair of Scottish Queen Anne tazze hammered for £16,000 at Dawsons (27.5% buyer’s premium) in Maidenhead, Berkshire on July 23.

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Calcutta Government House ledger recording weights of visitors sells at a hefty £18,500

21 August 2026

Register bizarrely contains the stats of notables as part of a social ritual

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Watch was sold after princesses took their pick from Queen Charlotte's possessions

21 August 2026

This Regency open-faced pocket watch tells an interesting story.

Sunset Bird Formations

Bid Barometer: issue 2757

21 August 2026

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online

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Previews: issue 2757

21 August 2026

Our selection of lots from 11 upcoming auctions

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Original Wedgwood Makeig-Jones watercolour design wows buyer

21 August 2026

A Wedgwood Fairyland lustre rarity – an original work on paper design by Daisy Makeig-Jones (1881-1945) – featured among the top lots in the July 12 auction at Lion and Unicorn (28% buyer’s premium).

Books and works on paper auction calendar, August 26 to September 16

21 August 2026

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

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Chair from c.1680 emerges at auction retaining original upholstery

21 August 2026

Brilliantly coloured design in the Chinese manner caught the eye of famous collector and connoisseur

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