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Medal marks arrival of a princess escaping as civil war looms

13 February 2026

This 1642 silver medal by the German medallist Sebastian Dadler (1586-1657) celebrates the arrival in the Netherlands of Princess Mary (1631-60), eldest daughter of Charles I and sister of the future Charles II.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, February 18 to March 10, 2026

13 February 2026

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

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Gallery triumphant after €200,000 sale at BRAFA

13 February 2026

Among the standout sales at BRAFA Art Fair in Brussels was The Triumph of the Eucharist, an oil by Flemish Old Master Jacob Jordaens.

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Sitting comfortably as online bidding boosts number of new year auctions

13 February 2026

Along with August, January is traditionally the quietest month in terms of regional auctions.

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Winter in Chester fuels warm feeling

13 February 2026

The February Cheshire Decorative, Antiques & Art Fair marks the event’s first winter outing at Chester Racecourse since 2023.

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An unlikely but warm friendship revealed in a fascinating archive

13 February 2026

Group lot shows how a shared interest in communication linked Louis Mountbatten and a telegraphist

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News in brief including former Trinity House Paintings director Steven Beale charged

13 February 2026

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including former Trinity House Paintings director Steven Beale charged with theft and fraud

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Bidder demonstrates a burning desire to own a mining model pithead

13 February 2026

‘Coal’ is a dirty word in today’s world of increasingly clean energy but in terms of a model offered at auction it can still generate a strong price.

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Parks highlighted fight for civil rights

13 February 2026

Few photographers were as explicit about the purpose of their work as Gordon Parks (1912-2006), who in 1967 described the camera as his “choice of weapon” against racism, discrimination and poverty.

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Killed over Germany

13 February 2026

The citation for a Distinguished Flying Medal awarded to Act F/Sgt BG Tucker RAF stated he had “completed many outstanding sorties against such heavily defended localities as Berlin, Essen and Hanover.

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Classic Antique Fairs doubles its dates with the addition of two fairs and another in the works

12 February 2026

Classic Antique Fairs has announced that it will launch events in Manchester and Perth this year.

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Stolen 17th century panel returned to church after 30 years

11 February 2026

A 17th century panel stolen from a church in Hertfordshire has been discovered and returned after being missing for 30 years.

Tudor Heart

British Museum succeeds in raising £3.5m for 'Tudor Heart' pendant

11 February 2026

The British Museum raised the £3.5m needed to buy a gold pendant discovered by a metal detectorist in a field in Warwickshire in 2019.

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UK dealers witness “collectors’ confidence” at BRAFA

10 February 2026

UK exhibitors at the recent BRAFA Art Fair in Brussels were heartened by a strong list of sales.

Two ‘putti’ sculpture

Plea for UK institution to raise £750,000 for Bedford House puttis blocked from export

10 February 2026

A pair of puttis, believed to have been crafted as one of a pair of chimney pieces for Bedford House in London, have been blocked from export.

Four Red Tulip Petals by Eliot Hodgkin

Petal power: Eliot Hodgkin study brings ‘extremely wealthy’ collectors to Chichester sale

09 February 2026

Berkshire-born artist Eliot Hodgkin (1905-87) is known for his highly detailed still-lifes of natural objects, depicting subjects ranging from fruit and vegetables to eggs and pastries.

Money Laundering Directive

Latest figures reveal art trade fines of nearly quarter of a million

06 February 2026

Almost a quarter of a million pounds in fines have been issued to art dealers and auction houses by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the six months to September 30, 2025.

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Artist’s Resale Right: 20 years of collecting

06 February 2026

To mark the 20th anniversary of Artist’s Resale Right, collecting agencies the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) and the Artists’ Collecting Society (ACS) have issued updates on the amount collected and how it is distributed.

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Lion roars to highest price for a Rembrandt drawing

06 February 2026

A Rembrandt (1606-69) sketch of a lion set the highest price for a drawing at auction by the artist when it sold for $15m (£10.9m) at Sotheby’s in New York.

Slang dictionary

17th century dictionary of slang emerges at Gloucestershire auction

06 February 2026

Visitors to London at the end of the 17th century needed to take care: banditts, adamtilers and fencing-cullies were out looking to prey on unwitting buzzards, fat culls and fuddlecaps.

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