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Dorothy Bohm photograph

Kettle's Yard buys Dorothy Bohm photograph taken in Cambridge museum

12 November 2024

Among a group of works from the estate of the late photographer Dorothy Bohm (1924-2023) offered at a recent Lyon & Turnbull sale was a photo taken at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge in the early 1980s.

Mentai Bridge Needlework

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.

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Danish designer's storage system among five lots to watch

11 November 2024

With estimates from £150, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Top stories this week including a reunited pair of De Rothschild vases topping an auction of works from dealer Tomasso

10 November 2024

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of Dreweatts’ sale of items from the Leeds and London dealership Tomasso.

Jiajing wucai ‘fish’ jars

Sotheby’s sets highest price for a piece of Asian art in the UK for seven years

08 November 2024

Recently rediscovered in a German family collection where they have been for at least a century, a pair of Ming dynasty wucai ‘fish’ jars and covers have sold at Sotheby’s for £8.3m.

Grand Canal, Venice by Henry Pether

Victorian artist's moonlit view of Venice finds appeal in Gloucestershire auction

08 November 2024

A trademark painting by Henry Pether (1800-80) attracted significant interest and sold for a solid price at Kinghams (25% buyer’s premium) latest Fine & Decorative Arts sale.

Montacute Epergne

Works of art stolen from National Trust property in Somerset

07 November 2024

More than £20,000 worth of items were stolen from National Trust property Montacute House in Somerset last month.