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The second designated Islamic & Indian Art auction held by Lyon & Turnbull (26/25% buyer’s premium) in London included a group of market-fresh Indo-Portuguese mother-of-pearl vessels.

In last week’s news story about auction house overall sales totals for 2024 (ATG No 2679) we said that the highest-value objects sold in the UK by any regional auction house last year were two Antonine over-lifesize busts of empresses which hammered at £600,000 each at Lyon & Turnbull.

A look at some of the numismatic lots that caused a stir in 2024, starting off with a scarce example of Civil War coinage

Credited with saying “an army marches on its stomach”, Napoleon Bonaparte knew the value of eating well, both at home and on the road.

Palitoy was a major player in the British toys scene.

An events specialist who has cornered the market for antiques and vintage street fairs across southern England for the past 10 years is moving in towards central London.

This group of three Meissen models of hares ranges in size from 3in (7cm) to 6in (16cm).

Less-than-pristine paints and brushes from the studio of Lucien Freud (1922-2011) were sold by University Archives (23% buyer’s premium) in Wilton, Connecticut.

An inheritance influenced Boston dealer duo to turn their collecting interest to a different market

This year is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth in 1775 and among the many celebratory events is Miss Austen, a four-episode drama currently airing on BBC 1, which is based on the novelist’s sister Cassandra.

An oil on board titled 'Portrait of a Donkey', painted and signed in 1881 by the noted French animalier Rosa Bonheur (1822-99), performed with gusto at Helmuth Stone Gallery (25% buyer’s premium).

The BRAFA Art Fair 2025 came to a close on February 2 having registered a record 72,000 visitors.

Most surviving rocking horses by FH Ayres of London date from 1880-1940 - made in the era when the safety stands (first patented by Philip Marqua of Cincinnati in 1880) had become the norm.

A deceased estate in Dorset that yielded a notable collection of Old Masters provided a fillip to Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne’s latest mixed-category auction.

In the world of Chinese furniture there is a great deal of confusion regarding the terms to describe the wood used to craft these wonderful works of art.

A fragment from HMS Bounty is coming to auction in Derby on February 26.

Love Fairs held its second event of 2025 at Lingfield Racecourse in Surrey – marking its 10th year at the venue.

International interest focused on the Gloucestershire village of Bourton-on-the-Water when a Dutch Old Master emerged from a family collection at Tayler & Fletcher (23.5% buyer’s premium).

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