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The Farber collection: remarkable breadth and quality

26 June 2026

Raised in Miami Beach, Stephen Farber’s distinguished medical career took him to New York, St Louis, Ann Arbor, Charlottesville, and Toledo. And along the way, he bought books.

Dolls’ houses pictured at the specialist fair run in Cobham which is about to expand to the west of England.

Second home for dolls’ houses

26 June 2026

Dolls’ houses, these tiny homes and their teensy furniture, create passionate collectors.

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Linen press of impressive proportions

26 June 2026

Out of vogue for a decade or more, most Regency mahogany linen presses sell for a few hundred pounds at auction.

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Executed king immortalised in silkwork miniature

26 June 2026

A rare English silkwork portrait miniature of Charles I sold well above its £3000-5000 estimate for £24,000 at a Bonhams (28/27% buyer’s premium) sale that ran online from June 2-16.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, July 1-22, 2026

26 June 2026

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

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Eclectic charm in Holland Park

26 June 2026

The contents of the London home furnished by a renowned Christie’s auctioneer and a distinguished interior decorator emerged at Dreweatts (27/26% buyer’s premium) earlier this month.

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Bid Barometer: issue 2750

26 June 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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Precious metals prices: issue 2750

26 June 2026

On Thursday, June 25, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold trading price of: $3996.03 / €3509.25 / £3027.30

A selection of recent auction results

26 June 2026

Your monthly guide to current prices

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Christopher Wood work adds colour to regional sale

26 June 2026

A notable sum for Christopher Wood (1901-30) was recorded at Gloucestershire saleroom Chorley’s (25% buyer’s premium).

The late Matthew Higham.

Obituary: furniture dealer Matthew Higham (1946-2026)

26 June 2026

In Matthew, the trade has lost a great spinner of yarns, his accounts of deals and encounters, of meals with the gypsies in Romania and bar room brawls have left many spellbound.

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Burra Gateway opens a promising Mod Brit prospect

26 June 2026

A number of sales around the country in early June demonstrated how the market for Modern British art seems to be in a pretty good place heading into the key summer season.

An Art Deco lamp

Expect ‘great fun and serious buyers’

26 June 2026

As Premier Fairs, Richard Burtonshaw organises two glass and decorative fairs in the UK.

The entrance to the grounds at the Décor fair.

Sun, sales, and a stunning new location make Sanctum Fairs’ Décor event a deserved success

26 June 2026

Sanctum Fairs held its annual event at a new Henley venue, Stonor Park.

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BADA dips toe into Rutland for the first time

26 June 2026

A new venue for an art and antiques fair is a big bet.

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Cabinet on stand is linked to Gerrit Jensen

26 June 2026

Working in St Martin’s Lane, London, from 1680 until his death in c.1705, the Flemish-born cabinetmaker Gerrit Jensen is often associated with marquetry furniture from the William and Mary period.

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Fierce cockatrice glares over viewers

26 June 2026

This George II Palladian giltwood looking glass sold for £17,000 (estimate £2000-3000) at Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) in Crewkerne on June 17.

The late Bob Brunk

Obituary: Auctioneer Bob Brunk (1942-2026)

26 June 2026

Robert Sterling Brunk passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at age 84.

Nu assis au collier by Amedeo Modigliani

Record for a single-owner sale in London as Lewis collection brings heated bidding at Sotheby’s

25 June 2026

On a sweltering night in the capital, a record was set for a single-owner sale in London as the Lewis collection raised an extraordinary £296.3m total at Sotheby’s.

Edward du Cann archive

As Starmer steps down, an auction lot reveals the inside story of how British prime minister Thatcher was set on the road to the top post

25 June 2026

As yet another British prime minister steps/is forced aside, a lot coming up at Lewes saleroom Gorringe’s on July 7 gives a reminder of an earlier momentous change in power.

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