2021

A £2m pocket watch once owned by George III has been temporarily blocked from export to give a UK institution the chance to purchase it.

The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia 2021 scheduled for this summer has been cancelled.

A raft of online events and fairs have been launched as coronavirus restrictions continue in the UK and Europe while some physical events have also been planned for the autumn.

With estimates from £350-5000 here are four previews of upcoming items this week.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of Christie’s strongly-performing sale of English furniture supplied from leading London dealers Apter-Fredericks.

A ‘lockdown locket’ discovered at a regional auction house has been identified as depicting Henri III, King of France (1551-89) by portrait miniature consultant Emma Rutherford at dealership Philip Mould.

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights this week includes a Victorian walnut and tulipwood kidney-form desk that made over five-times estimate.

A portrait of a young boy in profile drew spectacular bidding at the latest sale held by Reeman Dansie (20% buyer’s premium) of Colchester.

A group of hand-drawn Armada maps depicting a key moment in England’s history have been saved after a fundraising campaign by the Royal Navy museum.

TEFAF Maastricht has been postponed and the fair is now planned for an in-person event this autumn.

An update of moves and other developments from across the art and antiques industry including at Bellmans and Sworders.

Coronavirus restrictions delayed the filming of a new series of Britain’s Lost Masterpieces but it is to return to TV screens on February 1.

With estimates from £100-80,000 here are 10 previews of upcoming items this week.

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of Westminster City Council selling off more than 200 street signs at a Catherine Southon auction.

A print by street artist Banksy (b.1974) called Morons depicting an art auction is coming for sale at Forum.

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights this week includes a one of only two known copies of James Roberts’ ‘The Sportsman’s Pocket Companion’.

Members of the Royal Medical Service hope to raise funding to purchase a medicine cabinet that has been linked to Lord Nelson’s surgeon Sir William Beatty.

An update across the market including at Christie’s, The Pedestal and book dealership Jarndyce Antiquarian.

Scotland's current lockdown will be extended until at least the middle of February, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.