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Phone bidders battle it out for a ‘Batthyány’ diptych

14 July 2025

A large diptych depicting a profusion of colourful and curious figures attracted spectacular bidding at a recent sale held by Toovey’s (24.5% buyer’s premium).

19th century ambrotype

Rare ambrotype photograph takes 30-times estimate at auction

14 July 2025

Image possibly showing co-creator of the ambrotype brings major bidding battle in the US

Enamel advertising sign for Union Castle

Sign of the times: Union Castle enamel advert sails to UK’s second highest price

11 July 2025

A large maritime-themed advertising sign featuring the passenger liner Capetown Castle sold for £22,000 at bottles and advertising specialists BBR Auctions on July 6.

Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads

Rare copy of Victorian photograph book makes £40,000 at Roseberys

11 July 2025

Discovered buried in the back of a closet in the US, a rare surviving copy of Peter Henry Emerson’s 1886 work ‘Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads’ sold for £40,000 at Roseberys today.

The King’s Tour Artists exhibition

A Royal 'paint off': Who painted it best - the King or commoner?

10 July 2025

A new exhibition of works from King Charles’ private collection allows a comparison of His Majesty's handiwork and a professional artist.

Olympia

Photo London to be first artworld event held at newly refurbished Olympia

10 July 2025

The newly redeveloped Olympia, set to be unveiled later this year after a £1.3bn makeover, will host 'Photo London' in May 2026.

Neil Lanham

New book goes behind the scenes in the auction world over the past 70 years

09 July 2025

Auctioneer Neil Lanham publishes a “chronicle of country life, auctioneering and world record prices spanning more than 70 years”

Canaletto view of Venice

Top 10 Old Masters at auction

08 July 2025

The record-setting £27.5m Canaletto at Christie’s last week represented the sixth highest sum ever recorded at auction for an Old Master. But what others feature in the top 10?

Anti-money laundering

Eighty art market firms hit with fines totalling over £500,000

07 July 2025

More than half a million pounds in fines have been issued to art dealers and auction houses by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the six months to April 2025.

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Magdelene Odundo passes Coper and Rie to set new £570,000 auction record for British studio pottery

07 July 2025

British studio pottery moved into new financial territory at the end of June with the sale of a vase by Dame Magdalene Odundo (b. 1950) for £570,000.

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Canaletto is toast of London season as ‘£400’ Turner discovery nets £1.5m

07 July 2025

Works by two of the biggest names in art history put in a strong performance at the latest series of Old Master auctions in London.

Hellenistic gold wreath

Treasure House concludes with run of sales

07 July 2025

London’s Treasure House Fair concluded last week after a seven-day run and many sales.

Sex Pistols poster

Sex Pistols and punk: a poster debut makes a huge sum at auction

07 July 2025

A rare poster heralding the birth of the British punk movement hammered for a massive £43,000 (plus 24% buyer’s premium) at Omega Auctions on July 1.

Union Jack

Spartiate’s Jack flies once more at £850,000

07 July 2025

Still bearing the physical scars of battle, a monumental Union Jack flown by HMS Spartiate at the Battle of Trafalgar led Christie’s Exceptional Sale in London.

Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce

Fake or fortune: your chance to decide

07 July 2025

Can you spot a fake from the real deal just from glancing at a photo?

Libertas Americana silver medal

France protects US from the British lion

07 July 2025

A fine example of the Libertas Americana silver medal is estimated to fetch between £50,000-80,000 at Anderson & Garland’s Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu auction in Newcastle on July 22.

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Pick of the week: Enwonwu works emerge in Surrey

07 July 2025

Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu (1917-94) is sometimes described as ‘the first African artist to gain international recognition in the modern art world’.

Richard Parkes Bonington landscape

Bonington’s atmospheric sketch attracts interest at Dreweatt’s Feigen collection sale

07 July 2025

The late US dealer Richard L Feigen (1930-2021) handled works by numerous artists over his long career.

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Study of the queen by royal friend Seago paraded for bidders

07 July 2025

The ‘quintessential’ Cotswolds property Ready Token House near Cirencester has experienced an interesting recent history.

Rolex

Bid Barometer: issue 2701

07 July 2025

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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