2020

The role of antiques dealers in developing public museums is the focus of a virtual event hosted by the Furniture History Society next month.

Charlotte van Leerdam has been appointed managing director of TEFAF, the European Fine Art Foundation.

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a gold, diamond and pearl necklace owned by the 1930s American film actress Mildred Shay.

There were good times but no bad times for the vendors of Led Zeppelin memorabilia which came to auction recently and flew beyond estimates.

A discovery made by metal detectorists has been described as of national significance for archaeology.

A Royal Mail post box has been sawn from its mount in a Cotswold village and local police are hoping to trace it.

The Decorative Antiques and Textiles Fair has confirmed it will go ahead as a physical fair with new digital features.

A pair of glasses believed to have once belonged to Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) are to be offered at auction in Bristol this month.

Movers and shakers – an update on auction house moves across the regions.

With estimates from £250-12,000 here are eight previews of upcoming items this week.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of dealer and restorer Gary Wallis starring in the new TV programme ‘Restoration Workshop’.

The annual festival of the London art world has been rescheduled.

Another bounce in precious metal prices has led to more antique pieces of gold and silver being scrapped.

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights this week includes a reverse engraving on glass of Admiral Lord Nelson lying in state at Greenwich Hospital. It sold for 22-times estimate in Norfolk.

London Art Week is increasing its presence in the calendar and growing its digital platform with a series of events running during October.

The Welsh government has given auction houses the green light to open premises to the public this month.

Wearing a face-covering when attending an auction house in England will become mandatory from Saturday August 8.

A terracotta sculpture of Mary Seacole (1805-81), who nursed dying and wounded soldiers during the Crimean War, will go on display in the Florence Nightingale Museum after it was sold at auction last week.

The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA) is moving its annual flagship event Firsts – London’s Rare Book Fair from Battersea to Chelsea.

A collection of paintings, sculpture, works on paper and prints owned by the late art historian John Richardson is being offered at Sotheby’s later this year.