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Dealers and collectors are still seeking clarity on whether the US ‘Liberation Day’ trade tariffs will apply to antiques.

An early work by LS Lowry (1887-1976) first sold to the literary editor of The Manchester Guardian for £10 in 1926 and kept by his family is now estimated at £700,000-£1m in a May 1-2 auction.

The pages of ATG have included many antiques stalls over the years but not many that measure just over 2ft long.

Art market businesses in the UK will shortly become subject to reporting requirements for financial sanctions.

String of portraits offered by south London auction house included sketch of the 12-year-old musical prodigy

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including an archive of scientific papers relating to Alan Turing being acquired by King’s College, Cambridge

Ian McKay (November 22, 1945-February 19, 2025) was born on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, to Scottish father David McKay and English mother Alice Harland, who met while serving in the RAF during the Second World War. He went to school in Kent.

Estimated at £500-800, this large Vauxhall salt-glazed stoneware tavern mug sold for £3400 at Moore Allen & Innocent (21% buyer’s premium) in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

Trunks for books which could be placed on a table, showcasing the volumes inside, are among Louis Vuitton’s most popular and collectable early models.

Collection amassed by Christie’s veteran Hugo Morley-Fletcher includes ‘special group’ of porcelain