News

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a previously unrecorded porcelain tea bowl and saucer attributed to the John Bartlam factory of Cain Hoy, South Carolina, being offered for sale at Adam Partridge.

Sotheby’s has launched a new hybrid sale format which is a cross between an auction and private sale.

Christie’s is launching a new sale-format for a major 20th century art auction in July.

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights this week includes a full proof set of coins issued by the Royal Mint for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887 and a silver vase from c. 1920 marked for prize-winning designers Svend Hammershoi and Holger Kyster.

Christie’s has announced that its ‘Classic Week’ of sales in New York will now take place as a series of online auctions.

A government department has confirmed to ATG that auction houses in England will be able to open to the public in June and conduct home valuations, as long as social distancing and the latest government guidelines are met.

Lots Road Auctions, The Canterbury Auction Galleries and Bishop & Miller are among the latest auction houses to plan a return to the rostrum and hold live online only sales.