2023

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the record for a pair of chairs broken twice as part of Christie’s Rothschild family auction series.

A previously lost tapestry, commissioned by Henry VIII during the turmoil of the English Reformation, is a step closer to returning to the UK.

The price of gold reached a record high this week as the instability in the Middle East was among the reasons investors flocked to the traditional ‘safe haven’.

Leeds and London dealership Tomasso is to hold a sale of stock at Dreweatts on November 14-15.

Jussi Pylkkänen, Christie’s global president, plans to step down at the end of the year to work as an independent art advisor.

The latest jobs news across the world of art and antiques.

With estimates from £2000, here are five previews of items coming up this week.

The most viewed stories on the website over the last week included news of an apparently insignificant picture making a major price at auction and which has left experts stumped.

A ceramics dealer is among those supporting a major exhibition showcasing women artists this winter.

The British Museum has announced plans to digitally document its entire collection.

A Japanese bronze, estimated at £50,000-60,000, has been stolen from Hannam’s Auctioneers in Hampshire.

The Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L Bragg Jr announced the return of 19 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $19m to Italy.

With estimates from £500, here are five previews of items coming up this week.

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the white-glove sale of the collection of dealer Robert Kime at Dreweatts.

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a pair of portrait photographs linked to a mistress of Edward VIII.

A painting by a Scottish Impressionist has been recovered with the help of Art Loss Register (ALR) and Tennants Auctioneers after being stolen in 1989.

English Heritage has bought a Dutch Golden Age painting that had previously been on loan to one of its properties in South Yorkshire.

The art event and gallery exhibition initiative London Art Week has launched its sixth edition of its Art History in Focus series of talks and events.

Angelica Kauffman’s Penelope and Euriclea has been bought at auction by Stourhead, the National Trust’s Wiltshire stately home, and will go back on display at the property for the first time since the mid-19th century.

With estimates from £600, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.