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Top stories this week including a Chinese vase that appeared on Antiques Roadshow making 25 times estimate

23 November 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a vase valued on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow back in 1986 making a major sum at a London auction

pocket watches

Nelson, Hardy and Collingwood watches 'worn at the Battle of Trafalgar' emerge at Spink auction

21 November 2025

Pocket watches owned by Horatio Nelson, Thomas Hardy and Cuthbert Collingwood and consulted throughout the Battle of Trafalgar, are coming for sale next month.

Pascaline

Auction of earliest-known calculator suspended after Paris court ruling

21 November 2025

A Paris court has delayed the sale of the earliest-known calculator.

Louise Phillips with Ingrid Nilson

BADA plans first antiques fair outside of London

20 November 2025

The British Antique Dealers’ Association (BADA) is launching a new fair in the East Midlands.

Carter Oliver boxing painting

Rare piece of boxing history packs a punch at eight times estimate

20 November 2025

A rare visual record of a ‘legendary’ boxing match that took place in Gretna Green in 1816 drew a strong contest itself at an auction in North Yorkshire

Charles Édouard Delettrez

International hires and expansion – the latest updates from auction houses and advisory firms

20 November 2025

Our latest selection of moves, appointments and industry developments in the world of art and antiques

Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer

Klimt portrait makes second-highest all-time auction price

19 November 2025

The inaugural auction at Sotheby’s new headquarters at the Breuer Building in New York produced a series of fireworks, not least a record for any lot ever sold by the 281-year-old firm.