UK

The United Kingdom accounts for more than one fifth of the global art market sales and is the second biggest art market after the US.

Through auctioneers, dealers, fairs and markets - and a burgeoning online sector - buyers, collectors and sellers of art and antiques can easily access a vibrant network of intermediaries and events around the country. The UK's museums also house a wealth of impressive collections

PBFA Harrogate fair

Book fair returns to Harrogate hotel for spring event

27 February 2026

The PBFA (Provincial Booksellers and Fairs Association) next event is in Harrogate where the fair returns to The Old Swan Hotel.

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AA Milne letters to friends come to market for the first time

27 February 2026

A collection of nine letters from Winnie the Pooh author AA Milne sold at Derbyshire saleroom Irita Marriott (24% buyer’s premium) had been passed down through the family of Vincent Seligman and his wife Barbara, who were lifelong friends of the author.

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Furnished in the grand manner: Corby Castle brought grandeur to Cumbria

27 February 2026

Extensive contents of Cumbrian castle take three days to sell in North Yorkshire auction

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Lovely venue but not big enough

27 February 2026

Organiser of Kent event makes plea for larger space as dealers struggle to fit into Victorian village hall

Village School by Robert Tavener

Kent County Council offloads further artworks at auction

26 February 2026

Auction house Sworders is selling a second tranche of artworks consigned by Kent County Council.

PC Webb with antiques dealer Paul Gostelow

Lovejoy episode helps reunite stolen Napoleon altar plaques missing for 12 years

25 February 2026

A 30-year-old episode of the BBC show Lovejoy helped an antiques dealer return two stolen Napoleon Bonaparte III altar plaques that had been taken in 2014 to their former home.

Portobello Road Market

Antiques dealers speak out over Kensington council’s plans for Portobello Road improvements

24 February 2026

Kensington and Chelsea council has announced a £4.4m plan for Portobello Road to “improve safety, accessibility, flood resilience, lighting and greenery”.

Rissoles for the Marines by Elsie Gledstanes

Pictures emerge from attic to serve up a wartime treat

24 February 2026

Two pictures by Elsie Gledstanes (1891-1982) that were found untouched in an attic after 40 years drew notable competition at an auction in Hampshire this month.

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Stanley Webb Davies dressing table is among five lots to watch

23 February 2026

With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Dresser to impress: chairs take £56,000

20 February 2026

This pair of Aesthetic Movement ebonised and gilt salon chairs designed by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) sold for £56,000 at Gildings in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, on February 17.

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Harry Davis designs for Royal Worcester bear up well at auctions

20 February 2026

Of all the many subjects painted by Harry Davis (1885-1970) during his long and celebrated tenure at the Royal Worcester factory, among the rarest and most desirable are polar bears in an Arctic landscape.

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Now it’s the 1973 Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football coming into play...

20 February 2026

In the last ATG (No 2731) we featured an Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football sold on January 22 at Truro Auction Centre for £4200 and mentioned others sold at Hansons in 2022.

An upcycled glass-fronted bureau

Bazaar owner calls it a day in Somerset

20 February 2026

Crewkerne centre closes down amid tributes paid to a ‘professional, friendly bunch of traders’

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The TEFAF view from a dealer: Stuart Lochhead gives his take on the huge selling event

20 February 2026

Stuart Lochhead, the London specialist in European sculpture, sells big and fast at TEFAF Maastricht.

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Ceramic Highlander was made in the Lowlands

20 February 2026

From the 1770s Portobello was one of the main centres of industrial ceramic production in Scotland.

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West London sale provides a showcase of 19th century art style and subject

20 February 2026

A handful of Continental pictures representing different strands of 19th century art, including Romantic, Realist, academic and Grand Tour traditions, were among the highlights at Chiswick Auctions’ (26% buyer’s premium) latest sale of Old Masters and 19th century art.

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Quality tea caddies and sugar box rise above a scrap value rating

20 February 2026

So much silver has sold based solely on melt value of late. One wonders exactly how many decent antiques and collectables will have been lost once the bubble has deflated.

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Gold medal winning performances in the regions

20 February 2026

Spotlight on awards that brought rewards for vendors in three separate sales

Two traders at a vintage fair

‘The quality is wonderful… you can’t get this at a charity shop’

20 February 2026

Vintage clothes, accessories, furniture and more sell well at specialist fair in Saltaire

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Big Top brings big prices: circus memorabilia posters put in a super performance

20 February 2026

Judging by recent auctions, once live acts in the circus are now thrilling eager collectors via memorabilia.

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