Wales

JPR Williams’ Barbarians jersey was worn in famed game

26 May 2025

The Barbarians jersey worn by JPR Williams (1949-2024) in one of rugby union’s most famous matches sold at Rogers Jones (22% buyer’s premium) for £27,500 on April 10.

Church and mine: Auction record set for George Chapman at Rogers Jones

30 April 2025

At the time that the London-born artist George Chapman (1908-1993) first encountered the Rhondda Valley in 1953, he happened to be reading a series of books by US writer William Faulkner.

Italian sofa stars at huge Plas Teg house sale

21 April 2025

Welsh auction house Rogers Jones (26.4% buyer’s premium inc VAT) recently conducted its largest house clearance in over 30 years: the principal contents of Plas Teg in Flintshire.

IACF takes on Builth Wells event

14 April 2025

Welsh showground fair run since its launch 25 years ago by family business Continuity is changing hands

Rogers Jones JPR Williams Barbarians Shirt

JPR Williams’ Barbarians jersey sells at Rogers Jones

11 April 2025

The Barbarians jersey worn by JPR Williams (1949-2024) in one of rugby union’s most famous matches sold at Rogers Jones for £27,500 (plus 22% buyer’s premium) on April 10.

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’ 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.

Royal Opera Costume Sale Aberdare ©2025 RBO Photographed By Ike Egbetola 6 Copy

Royal Opera House costume sale proves a scene stealer in Wales

12 February 2025

A sale of costumes from the Royal Opera House featured examples from a swathe of famous productions

Personal collection of Welsh artists Gwilym Prichard and Claudia Williams consigned to Rogers Jones

07 February 2025

The family collection of works by Gwilym Prichard (1931-2015) and Claudia Williams (1933-2024), the renowned husband and wife team of modern Welsh art, is being offered without reserve at Rogers Jones.

Sir Kyffin ends the year on a high

27 January 2025

In terms of Modern British pictures sold around the country over the last year, a number of highlights came late in the day.

Contents from historic Welsh estate Plas Teg to be sold at Rogers Jones

21 January 2025

Welsh auction house Rogers Jones is conducting the largest house clearance it has undertaken in 33 years.

Fijian collection came from missionary Miss Tookey

20 January 2025

The core of the December 10 Out of Europe sale at the Cardiff rooms of Rogers Jones (22% buyer’s premium) was formed by the collection of Miss Annie Elizabeth Tookey.

The Royal Ballet and Opera holds its first costume sale in South Wales

16 January 2025

A witches cloak from 'Macbeth' or a corset from 'Così Fan Tutte' could find its way into your wardrobe at this theatrical pop-up shop in Wales

Artist designed posters are focus of new exhibition in Cardiff

13 January 2025

The Albany Gallery in Cardiff is currently showing an exhibition of posters until February 8.

Export bar placed on 19th century schoolgirl’s needlework of Menai Bridge

11 November 2024

A temporary export bar has been placed on a needlework sampler by an 11-year-old 19th century schoolgirl depicting the Menai Bridge in Anglesey.

It’s good to get plenty of stick

14 October 2024

Derwen Fairs is back among the flora and fauna at the National Botanic Garden of Wales outside Carmarthen for its biannual weekend antiques fair on Saturday and Sunday, November 9-10.

Playtime options of just the kitchen or a whole building

14 October 2024

Despite the catalogue note “would benefit from sympathetic restoration to exterior”, the overall appeal of a rare 19th century folk art dolls’ diorama of a kitchen was enough to take the hammer price to £7000.