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Martyn Rowe

Cornwall auction house goes up for sale

10 December 2025

Art and antiques saleroom Truro Auction Centre has been put up for sale as a going concern after 35 years in business.

Studiolo

‘Micro’ fairs concept set to expand in the UK and internationally under new CEO

08 December 2025

The company behind ‘micro’ fairs 'Trois Crayons' and 'Studiolo' has hired a full-time chief executive officer ahead of expansion plans.

Triptych with the Five Miracles of Christ

London Old Masters bring cheering results

08 December 2025

The latest Old Master auctions in London produced the highest total for a December series for seven years.

Queen Anne spoon

Spoon struck in first year of Newcastle assay office makes over six-times estimate

08 December 2025

The city of Newcastle enjoyed a long gold and silversmithing tradition.

Polynesian wooden bowl

Bowl hits new high for Maori art sold in New Zealand

08 December 2025

A record has been set for a Maori work of art sold at auction in New Zealand.

Christopher Dresser sugar basin with scoop

British Aesthetic and Arts & Crafts silver items stand out in Cologne sale

08 December 2025

Numerous pieces of British Aesthetic movement and Arts & Crafts silver were up for sale at Lempertz (26% buyer’s premium) in Cologne on November 21.

Guido Reni

Auction record set for Guido Reni at Artcurial

02 December 2025

A painting of David with the head of Goliath set a record for Guido Reni (1575-1642) when it was knocked down at €10.1m (£8.86m) at an auction in France.

 London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square

Mayfair event cancellation leaves big gap in new year London line-up

01 December 2025

The Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair has been cancelled for January 2026, leaving a hole in the new year fair calendar.

Soldier Bear

‘Soldier Bear’ provided comfort for Pte Loveland

01 December 2025

Probably given to Private William George Loveland by his wife, this ‘Soldier Bear’ was taken to France and back during the First World War.

Money Laundering Directive

HMRC increases anti-money laundering fees

28 November 2025

HMRC will increase the fees for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision.

Mouseman table

Mouseman furniture auction record set by prep school dining table

26 November 2025

The 23-year-old auction record for Mouseman furniture has been broken by Hawleys at Beverley Racecourse, Yorkshire.

Red chalk drawing

‘Unknown study by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel’ to be offered at Christie’s

25 November 2025

It is apparently not unusual for Christie’s to receive approaches from people claiming to have a work by a great Renaissance master.

Henry House

Henry House to join Dreweatts as CEO

25 November 2025

Newbury auction house Dreweatts has hired Henry House from Sotheby’s.

George III parquetry box

George III parquetry box with 72 wood specimens offered at Dreweatts

24 November 2025

This rare George III parquetry box containing approximately 72 wood specimens to all sides and the interior was almost certainly made by Gillows c.1810.

Wallis and Wallis

East Sussex auction house Wallis & Wallis relaunched by long-standing staff members

24 November 2025

East Sussex auction house Wallis & Wallis has new owners after being with the same family for more than 50 years.

Tattoo design

Tattoo pioneer got to the point

24 November 2025

Working in the Bowery neighbourhood in Lower Manhattan in the late 19th century, Samuel O’Reilly (1854-1909) transformed the art of tattooing.

18ct gold pocket watch

Titanic passenger’s gold pocket watch takes £1.5m – setting a new auction record

24 November 2025

A pocket watch belonging to a first-class passenger who lost his life on the Titanic was hammered down at £1.5m, or £1.78m including 22.5% buyer’s premium.

Louise Phillips with Ingrid Nilson

BADA plans first antiques fair outside of London

20 November 2025

The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is launching a new fair in the East Midlands.

Carter Oliver boxing painting

Rare piece of boxing history packs a punch at eight times estimate

20 November 2025

A rare visual record of a ‘legendary’ boxing match that took place in Gretna Green in 1816 drew a strong contest itself at an auction in North Yorkshire

Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer

Klimt portrait makes second-highest all-time auction price

19 November 2025

The inaugural auction at Sotheby’s new headquarters at the Breuer Building in New York produced a series of fireworks, not least a record for any lot ever sold by the 281-year-old firm.

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