Previews

Our selection of stand-out lots from six upcoming auctions

Our selection of stand-out lots from upcoming auctions.

Our selection of lots from seven upcoming auctions

Our selection of lots from 11 upcoming auctions

Our selection of lots from 10 upcoming auctions

Our selection of lots from seven upcoming auctions

Our selection of lots from upcoming auctions

This summer, a diverse range of noteworthy lots will go under the hammer at auction houses across the UK. Her we spotlight some of these – from a flag flown at the Battle of Trafalgar and a recently attributed painting by Artemisia Gentileschi to a medieval encyclopaedia and a collection of mustard pots assembled by a former Eton housemaster

Our selection of lots from upcoming auctions

Our selection of lots from 14 upcoming auctions.

Our selection of lots from 13 upcoming auctions

Shown here is a 1st Pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife by Wilkinson, London that belonged to Major Charles George Gibson ‘Pat’ Riley DCM (1915-99), one of the founding members of ‘L’ Detachment, SAS Brigade in 1941.

Woolley & Wallis is offering what it hails as a collection of military medals given to “one of Britain’s most distinguished soldiers of the 20th century”.

Our selection of lots from five upcoming auctions

Our selection of lots from five upcoming auctions

Our selection of lots at seven upcoming auctions.

Our selection of lots from seven upcoming auctions

There is no doubt that the Asian art auction market in London’s major salerooms is feeling the squeeze.

Our selection of lots from eight upcoming auctions

Our selection of lots from 12 upcoming auctions.