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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Bees create a buzz in the 17th century

24 March 2025

Written by the English naturalist and apiarist Rev Charles Butler and printed by the Oxford bookseller Joseph Barnes in 1609, 'The Feminine Monarchie or A Treatise Concerning Bees' is considered the first book on the science of beekeeping in the English language.

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Triang Minic LMS railway van delivers a strong result at auction

23 March 2025

This tinplate, clockwork Triang Minic post-war LMS railway van 80M hammered at 10 times the low estimate in the Vectis auction on March 4.

The Lustre Bowl by Sir William Nicholson

William Nicholson still life sells for five times estimate at Christie’s

21 March 2025

Christie’s latest evening sale of Modern British and Irish Art raised a total of £11.3m including premium with all bar one of the 24 lots selling on the night.

Embroidered gauntlet gloves

A gift of the king: Civil War gauntlet gloves quadruple estimate at Bonhams

20 March 2025

The timed online sale of Books & Manuscripts at Bonhams Knightsbridge that closed on March 20 included a pair of 17th century embroidered gauntlet gloves that reference one of the most famous – and most romanticised – moments of the Civil War.

William I and Harold II pennies

William the Conqueror coin gets one over Harold at auction

20 March 2025

The two foes met again – this time at an auction at Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s in London

Emil Nolde watercolour

Emil Nolde watercolour sells for £29,000 at Halls

20 March 2025

A watercolour by the Expressionist painter Emil Nolde (1867-1956) which underwent a year-long authentication process drew a decent competition at Halls this week.

Tommy Cooper’s fez

Just like that, Tommy Cooper’s ‘last fez’ sells at auction

19 March 2025

Tommy Cooper’s (1921-1984) ‘last fez’ appeared at Hansons in Woburn, Bedfordshire, doubling its estimate to fetch £7000 (plus 26.5% buyer’s premium).

Ludovic-Rodolphe Pissarro woodcut

Exhibition celebrates women during wartime

19 March 2025

From woodcuts to a design for Wedgwood plates, Women at War offers perspectives of war that are slightly less familiar

Italian giltwood sofa

Impressive 19th century furniture among highlights at sale of works from Welsh estate Plas Teg

19 March 2025

Welsh auction house Rogers Jones conducted its largest house clearance in over 30 years this month – the principal contents of Plas Teg in Flintshire.

JPR Williams' Barbarians jersey

JPR Williams’ rugby shirt collection offered at Rogers Jones

18 March 2025

A memento from one of the most famous rugby union matches of all time: the Barbarians versus New Zealand in 1973 will go under the hammer at Rogers Jones on April 10.

John Constable sketch

John Constable sketch sells for £320,000 at Tennants

18 March 2025

A previously unrecorded John Constable (1776-1837) sketch attracted strong bidding at North Yorkshire saleroom Tennants this weekend.

Spherical Egg

Bidder shells out for one-in-a-billion spherical egg

18 March 2025

The egg had bidders scrambling for ownership at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood in Exeter

Kingfisher by Archibald Thorburn

Rare Kingfisher sighting as Archibald Thorburn watercolour brings demand in Essex auction

18 March 2025

As ATG readers may recall from previous articles, when it comes to the works of the great ornithological artist Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) depictions of game birds tend to be the most commercial subjects.

LAPADA fair will team up with luxury jewellery ‘collective’

17 March 2025

The next LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair will partner with luxury jewellery ‘collective’ Haute Jewels.

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Monumental De Morgan tile panel with impressive provenance takes £65,000

17 March 2025

A monumental and important William De Morgan architectural tile panel with an exceptional provenance has sold for £65,000 in Stourbridge.

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Classic Art Week organisers confident about demand

17 March 2025

The organisers of Classic Art London, the new marketing initiative designed to replace London Art Week (LAW), say they are confident of passing the target of 20 dealers for its inaugural event.

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‘Serpentine’ bicycle shakes up the saleroom

17 March 2025

The velocipede is considered the direct forerunner to the modern bicycle, especially a series of French examples produced with pedals, cranks and handlebars in the 1850s-60s.

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George Baxter Whitefriars results buoyant

17 March 2025

In a market that waxes and wanes, recent sales suggest collectors are active and pushing up prices

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19th century Indian gold bracelet is among five lots to watch

17 March 2025

With estimates from £150, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Stage is set for former actress to run Bedford event with her father

17 March 2025

Organiser says bookings are healthy ahead of debut and feels there is room for more quality fairs in the area

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