2020

Chiswick House & Gardens in west London is an 18th century villa and gardens planned by Lord Burlington.

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a carved hound stick stand that sold for more than four-times estimate in Hampshire.

So Last Century, the vintage event focused on homeware, furniture, lighting and posters, is to hold its first fair after lockdown on August 31 in Beckenham.

The British Art Fair and a Galloway Antiques Fairs event have both been struck from this autumn's calendar.

A new consignment office for auction house Catherine Southon is among the latest updates from across the sector.

The 16th century book 'The Discoverie of Witchcraft' by Reginald Scot is the earliest known book in English explaining how to perform magic.

Firsts, London’s Rare Book Fair has announced a second staging for this year to take place next month.

The UK government has made up to £1.57bn available for commercial arts businesses which includes art and antiques galleries and fairs.

A drawing by Gustav Klimt is being offered at Chiswick Auctions this week.

After a five minute bidding battle a rare Rolex Military Submariner watch was hammered down at £140,000 (£165,200 including premium) at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham.

Asian Art in London (AAL) has rescheduled dates for its new-format Indian and Islamic art this autumn.

With estimates from £100-35,000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a group of works of art from a country home once owned by members of the Rothschild family boosting a sale in Salisbury.

A pair of spectacles, believed to have once belonged to Gandhi, were hammered down at £260,000 in Bristol (plus 21.6% buyer's premium inc VAT).

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a Minton majolica dancing bear that sold for four-times estimate in Surrey.

De la Mano Gallery in Madrid has sold five works to The Meadows Museum in Dallas, Texas.

Letters written by the painter David Jones (1895-1974) are coming to auction today at Bonhams.

An antiques degree course run by the University of Central Lancashire in Preston has been reinstated.

With estimates from £180-9000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a 1% 'overhead premium' being applied at Sotheby’s in addition to the existing rate of buyer’s premium.