London

Special sale focuses on the death of Nelson, the first commoner given a state funeral

Twenty-five artworks have been listed as missing and registered with the Art Loss Register (ALR) following the administration of Trinity House Paintings.

London numismatic auction house Morton & Eden is offering a silver plaquette by the great Dutch silversmith Paulus van Vianen (1570-1613).

Veteran dealer Peter Petrou looks back on five decades in the trade ahead of an auction of items from his collection

Collection of molecular biologist Brenner attracts a lively response

American decorators and buyers were in abundance on the first day of the winter edition of The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park this week.

Judy Berger founded Judy’s Vintage Fairs in Leeds in 2005, after she described a vintage event back then as “less Velvet Underground, more Vera Lynn”.

In 1782, the 20-year-old William Jones published a booklet of which he was the sole author, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery.

A selection of whimsical and distinctive Doulton Lambeth stonewares sold across three auctions in December and January

At the time of his death polar explorer and carpenter Jorgen Stubberud (1883-1980) was the last surviving member of Roald Amundsen’s successful 1910-12 expedition to the South Pole.

The records for JK Rowling’s early work sold at auction keep tumbling, both hardback and paperback

Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s is holding a British & World Banknotes sale on January 29, its first for several years.