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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A £2600 unfinished tour of the British Empire

01 April 2017

An oil of HMS Ophir moored off Halifax in Canada sold for a multi-estimate sum at George Kidner’s (19% buyer’s premium) sale in Lymington on March 2.

‘The good old days’ at Chelsea

01 April 2017

This unusual Staffordshire figure of Billy Walters, c.1820, by Enoch Wood was among the pieces sold at the recent Chelsea Antiques, Art & Design Fair (March 15-19).

Getting right to the nib of the matter

01 April 2017

The wide-ranging sale at Hansons (17.5% buyer’s premium) at Etwall on February 21 included a 20-lot section of fountain pens which offered a brief overview of this largely affordable area of collecting.

BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Mapping the American Southwest

01 April 2017

Shropshire auctioneer sells ‘cartographic cornerstone’ of Tex-Mex history at surprise £16,500...

Evolution of the spring Battersea Decorative fair

01 April 2017

The next Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair runs from April 4-9 in London’s Battersea Park. The second of three fairs to take place in the Battersea Evolution Marquee, it follows a successful January edition.

‘Tribal material is seen as modern art’

01 April 2017

Why, aided by the search engine, ethnographica is assuming greater importance for regional rooms...

Diecast delights at North Yorkshire sale

01 April 2017

The Dinky Toys journey began hot on the heels of the success of Meccano’s ‘Modelled Miniatures’ series of railway accessories, launched to accompany its Hornby train sets.

Victorian printmakers Charles and George Hunt celebrated with the launch of first full-length book on the artists

31 March 2017

A new book on two prolific Victorian printmakers launched last night.

Cox London joins Pimlico Road area line-up

30 March 2017

Furniture and lighting designer Cox London has joined the line-up of interior designers around Pimlico Road.

Seven bestsellers from significant Scottish and Welsh house contents sales

30 March 2017

Just like buses, you wait a long time and then three significant house contents sales turn up at once. This week saw the auction of items from the Scottish families the Forbes of Pitsligo and the Earls and Marquesses of Lothian at Sotheby’s. This was followed the next day at Bonhams by the sale of the contents of Lord Harlech's Welsh family home Glyn Cywarch in Gwynedd. A selection of the highlights are pictured here:

Scottish model for a new society – Robert Owen’s pioneering work offered at Dominic Winter auction

30 March 2017

A copy of a pioneering work that has been described as “the first practical statement of socialist doctrine”, Robert Owen’s ‘A New View of Society...,’ of 1813-14, will be a major attraction in a Dominic Winter sale next month.

Painting by Russian artist Pokhitonov among auction lots from private London club

29 March 2017

A private members’ club in London is selling a collection of paintings that once hung on the walls of its grand dining room, drawing room and corridors.

Battle of Culloden letter 1746 to be contested at Stroud auction

29 March 2017

While relations between the English/Unionist and the Scottish powers-that-be are not exactly cordial at the moment, hopefully it will not lead to battle. If a referendum is indeed held to decide the fate of the union, a ballot rather than the bullet should be sufficient.

Massive Duke of York centrepiece leads Christie’s Robert de Balkany auction with sale to Koopman

28 March 2017

A large, striking George IV silver-gilt centrepiece led Christie’s sale of the Robert de Balkany collection after it was hammered down to London silver dealer Koopman Rare Art.

Copy of Churchill and Roosevelt ‘Allies' bench sculpture sold to Lake District hotel

28 March 2017

A copy of London tourist favourite, the bronze bench sculpture of Sir Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt between Old and New Bond Streets, has been sold to a Lake District hotel.

Christie’s drops London summer Contemporary art auctions

27 March 2017

Christie’s has dropped its London summer sales of post war and Contemporary art in favour of its two annual auction series in this category taking place in March and October.

Goya’s bullfighting etchings found in a French chateau come to auction

27 March 2017

The collection of 33 'La Tauromaquia' prints, to be offered at Sotheby’s Prints & Multiples sale in London on April 4, carries an estimate of £300,000-500,000.

Postcards of Cirencester Market Place through the ages come to auction in the Gloucestershire town

25 March 2017

Cirencester has welcomed a new marketplace after a £1.3m redevelopment and months of roadworks. But for those feeling nostalgic for what the town centre used to look like, a collection of postcards offered at auction will help the sentimental come to terms with the changes.

Why the best things in life are three

25 March 2017

The Cotswolds Antiques, Decorative & Art Fair takes place from March 31-April 2, the first of three editions to run in 2017. Organiser Cooper Events added the third last year, and it was greeted with enough enthusiasm to keep the model going this year.

Lamorna Birch coastal scene takes £3400

25 March 2017

Among the picture highlights of Peter Wilson’s (24% buyer’s premium) Fine Art Sale on March 2 in Nantwich was a coastal sunset scene by prolific Birkenhead artist Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869-1955).

Harper Field Auctions: Toys, Records, Books, Ephemera & Collectables; 07 Jan 2025
Richard Winterton: Antiques & Home; 22 Sep 2025
Bolton Auction Rooms: Jewellery, Watches, Glass, Ceramics & Collectables; 22 Sep 2025 - 01:00 AM
Chiswick Auctions: Asian Rugs & Carpets; 22 Sep 2025 - 01:00 AM
Gorringe's: Music & Scientific Instruments; 22 Sep 2025 - 01:00 AM
Hansons Derbyshire: Clocks, Furniture & Textiles; 22 Sep 2025 - 01:00 AM

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A £2600 unfinished tour of the British Empire

‘The good old days’ at Chelsea

Getting right to the nib of the matter

BOOKS AND WORKS ON PAPER: Mapping the American Southwest

Evolution of the spring Battersea Decorative fair

‘Tribal material is seen as modern art’

Diecast delights at North Yorkshire sale

Victorian printmakers Charles and George Hunt celebrated with the launch of first full-length book on the artists

Cox London joins Pimlico Road area line-up

Seven bestsellers from significant Scottish and Welsh house contents sales

Scottish model for a new society – Robert Owen’s pioneering work offered at Dominic Winter auction

Painting by Russian artist Pokhitonov among auction lots from private London club

Battle of Culloden letter 1746 to be contested at Stroud auction

Massive Duke of York centrepiece leads Christie’s Robert de Balkany auction with sale to Koopman

Copy of Churchill and Roosevelt ‘Allies' bench sculpture sold to Lake District hotel

Christie’s drops London summer Contemporary art auctions

Goya’s bullfighting etchings found in a French chateau come to auction

Postcards of Cirencester Market Place through the ages come to auction in the Gloucestershire town

Why the best things in life are three

Lamorna Birch coastal scene takes £3400

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