Auctions

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.

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.

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.

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

Drawing for mural design was first thought to be a lithograph

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

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).

The artist Margaret Bartels (1887-1932), who trained at the Camberwell School of Art, came from a family of suffrage campaigners living in south London.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including a collection from Anton Gabszewicz coming to auction at Bonhams

‘Two bidders going hell for leather’ race to £55,000 for scene by artist famed for atmospheric nocturns

Polar bears have inspired multiple models by the Bing & Grondahl and Royal Copenhagen factories.

Our selection of stand-out lots from 12 upcoming auctions

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.

Poster specialist Antikbar of Chelsea will stage an auction on November 15 which includes this original 1920s travel poster issued by the London and North Eastern Railway promoting the Edinburgh to Kings Cross route and an ‘Illustrated booklet free from LNER Offices and Agencies’.

Designs by lesser-known poster artists can nonetheless be highly sought after by collectors, as recent auction results demonstrate.