Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Quirky contents of now-defunct Flambards theme park to be sold at Lay’s
21 February 2025It’s not often that you find a Concorde cockpit, a Victorian pharmacy and a butcher’s shop appearing at the same sale.
Five highlights from Christie’s auction of the Barry Humphries collection
20 February 2025“Hello Possums”. Bidders were greeted by Dame Edna Everage’s imitable phrase as Christie’s auctioneer Piers Boothman took to the rostrum to offer the extraordinary collection of the late Barry Humphries (1934-2023).
John Piper Poole picture bought by local museum
17 February 2025Poole Museum has emerged as the buyer of a work on paper by John Piper (1903-92) that sold at a Roseberys auction.
Workplace scenes bring productivity bonus at auctions
17 February 2025Paintings depicting humble carpenter and not-so-humble locksmith benefit from market freshness
Scottish pictures in bloom as part of local collection
17 February 2025A stylised still-life by Robert Colquhoun (1914-62) was one of a number of good quality Scottish pictures generating interest at a recent sale at Taylors Auctions (26% buyer’s premium) in Montrose, Angus.
Fresh shoots: ‘Never-before-seen’ Cedric Morris painting to appear at Cheffins
11 February 2025A market fresh picture by the artist-plantsman Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris (1889-1982) has emerged at auction in Cambridge.
New York Old Masters auctions hit by El Greco withdrawal
10 February 2025As with last year’s equivalent sales, the winter Old Masters auctions in New York looked a little thin.
International bidders give auction boost when UK buyers prove more cautious
10 February 2025A deceased estate in Dorset that yielded a notable collection of Old Masters provided a fillip to Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne’s latest mixed-category auction.
Personal collection of Welsh artists Gwilym Prichard and Claudia Williams consigned to Rogers Jones
07 February 2025The family collection of works by Gwilym Prichard (1931-2015) and Claudia Williams (1933-2024), the renowned husband and wife team of modern Welsh art, is being offered without reserve at Rogers Jones.
John Piper architectural study sold to Poole Museum at Roseberys’ auction
06 February 2025Poole Museum has emerged as the buyer of a work on paper by John Piper (1903-92) that sold at a Roseberys auction last year.
Unrecorded Constable landscape sketch comes to North Yorkshire saleroom
03 February 2025An early and previously unrecorded sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) has emerged at auction house Tennants.
Season kicks off with Bernard Kelly fine art highlights
03 February 2025Collection of banker and financier with a bohemian streak included an eclectic mix of pictures
Wyllie takes to the skies for once instead of the waves
03 February 2025A high-flying lot came to Glasgow saleroom Great Western Auctions (24% buyer’s premium) in the form of a rare First World War subject by William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931).
Dutch Old Master brings overseas bidding and triples estimate in Gloucestershire
30 January 2025International interest came to Bourton-On-The-Water in Gloucestershire this month when a Dutch Old Master emerged from a family collection at Tayler & Fletcher (23.5% buyer’s premium).
Yale Centre for British Art buys rare Emma Soyer portrait from dealer
27 January 2025Art dealer Dominic Sanchez-Cabello has sold a rare portrait by Emma Soyer (c.1810-42) to the Yale Center for British Art.
Christopherson takes on BAMF chair role
27 January 2025The British Art Market Federation (BAMF) has appointed Tom Christopherson as its new chairman.
Saxon armoury splashes out for sitter with military connection
27 January 2025London dealer William Thuillier has sold a portrait of Frederick Augustus I, the Elector of Saxony and Duke of Warsaw, to the armoury of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen in Dresden.
Sir Kyffin ends the year on a high
27 January 2025In terms of Modern British pictures sold around the country over the last year, a number of highlights came late in the day.
Sotheby’s results indicate market contraction for fine art across 2024
24 January 2025Sotheby’s overall sales total for 2024 fell 24% compared with the previous year.
Unrecorded John Constable sketch emerges in North Yorkshire auction
24 January 2025An early and previously unrecorded sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) has emerged at auction house Tennants.