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

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Slater Shelley creations gave cause to ‘stop and think’

07 April 2025

Shelley produced the geometric Vogue and Mode shape tea and coffee wares between 1930-32 - both the designs of Eric Slater (1902-84) who had worked at the factory since the end of the First World War.

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Minimalistic Murray made simple but striking forms

07 April 2025

New Zealand-born architect Keith Murray (1892-1981) began to make designs for Wedgwood on a commercial basis in 1933, joining a stable of designers that included Daisy Makeig-Jones and John Skeaping.

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A special look at the British design side of the Art Deco market a century after the movement began

07 April 2025

With this year marking the 100th anninversary of the exhibition that gave Art Deco its name, we report on the British designers whose creations appear on the market

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Pick of the Week: Jamaican views trump European

07 April 2025

The Fine Sale on March 26 at Cheffins in Cambridge included a group of pictures consigned by a descendant of the artist known as Philip Villamil of Jamaica (1814-78).

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Cotswolds event coming up in the Cotswolds…

07 April 2025

With the first CADA fair to be held in Chelsea receiving positive feedback (see story also in this edition), we now look ahead to a much more local event available for traders

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English delft features in Slater collection sale

07 April 2025

Graham Slater (1927-2024) was fascinated by relics of Stuart and Georgian Britain. His wife Rosemary shared his passions, including his love of mudlarking, exploring the banks of the Thames for fragments washed up by each new tide.

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Sword was presented to one of just three Jewish winners of the VC in Second World War

07 April 2025

A sword presented to one of only three Jewish winners of the Victoria Cross in the Second World War has sold for a hammer price of £7200 at Plymouth saleroom Eldreds (20% buyer’s premium).

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Brontë Parsonage buys Emily’s painting

07 April 2025

The Brontë Parsonage was the successful bidder at £32,000 (plus premium) when an original watercolour drawing by Emily Brontë came for sale in London.

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One of the first photographs of Mandalay Bay makes 20 times estimate

04 April 2025

Felice Beato (1832-1909) was one of the first photographers to capture East Asia, with this panorama appearing at Chiswick Auctions

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Cotswolds dealer keeps it in the family

04 April 2025

Baggott Antiques have been a Stow-on-the-Wold staple since the 1970s and are having a sale to celebrate moving premises.

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Dunston Hall to host first antiques fair

03 April 2025

The inaugural antiques fair at Dunston Hall will be held on April 13, with a winter fair returning to the 19th century venue in November

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Complete copy of first Panini World Cup sticker album offered at Hansons

03 April 2025

A completed copy of a 1970 World Cup Panini sticker album will appear at Hansons on April 10.

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Lost portrait of Robert Burns appears at auction

02 April 2025

A hitherto lost portrait of Robert Burns by Sir Henry Raeburn has resurfaced at Wimbledon Auctions on March 31.

Charles Mahoney Still Life With Blue Stocks In An Earthenware Jar Copy

Gallery heralds spring with floral exhibition

02 April 2025

Chrysanthemums and orchids will wilt and expire, but a painting can last for centuries.

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Virgil Finlay sci-fi illustration makes 16 times estimate

02 April 2025

A pen and ink signed illustration by American pulp fiction illustrator Virgil Finlay (1914-1971) made 16 times its estimate at Gildings on March 25.

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Charles II marquetry table comes to market after decades

01 April 2025

What has five legs and could have given pleasure to British royalty? A table by Gerrit Jensen, of course.

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Cartier Tutti Frutti pin buyer nails at at £15,000

31 March 2025

‘Tutti Frutti’ is the name given to Cartier’s range of brightly coloured jewels in the Indian style from the 1920s-30s.

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Fond memories of Gorringe’s gone by - and excitement about the auction house's future

31 March 2025

Sussex and Kent saleroom Gorringe’s begins a new chapter this month under full family ownership and new management.

Burglar jailed for 30 months after Hansons break-in

31 March 2025

A man who broke into Derbyshire auction house Hansons and stole over £20,000 worth of items has been jailed.

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Fabergé - always providing great provenances and wonderful histories

31 March 2025

A white-glove sale tells its own story about the health of a market

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