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Copper ‘rescue’ button

‘Rescue’ button from search for lost Franklin expedition bid to eight times estimate in Exeter

27 June 2025

A copper button, made in 1852 as part of the effort to find survivors of the doomed Franklin expedition to the Arctic, has sold at auction for £6000.

Cecilia Gave and Knut Knutson

Swedish auction house take-over as Stockholms Auktionsverk buys Uppsala

26 June 2025

The latest saleroom round-up including news of Stockholms Auktionsverk acquiring fellow Swedish auction house Uppsala Auktionskammare

Stags at Bradgate Park

National Trust buys 'lost' Victorian silver centrepiece discovered by London dealer

26 June 2025

A Victorian silver centrepiece sculpted by Alfred Brown for Hunt & Roskell has returned to its ancestral home after more than 120 years.

Italian parliament

Italy aims to become ‘increasingly competitive’ in the global art market after VAT cut

26 June 2025

Italy has announced a cut in VAT for art and antiques from 22% to 5%, making it lower than any other EU state. The country also aims to halve VAT on imports to 5%.

White marble sculpture

Newcomers sign up for latest LAPADA art and antiques fair

26 June 2025

LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair is returning on October 28-November 2.

Edward Seago oil study

Royal approval: Edward Seago works attract interest after emerging from Cotswolds house

25 June 2025

The ‘quintessential’ Cotswolds property Ready Token House near Cirencester has had an interesting recent history.

Movers June 25

Relocations and new gallery openings are among the latest Movers & Shakers

25 June 2025

The latest news from around auction houses, dealers and conservation specialists