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Staying ice-cool in the White City with an extraordinary Japanese vase

30 January 2026

Vase is thought to be from a group that share a provenance to the 1908 Japan-British Exhibition

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Kirin vase comes alive at £12,500

30 January 2026

A recent sale at Whittons (21% buyer’s premium) in Honiton, Devon, included this Meiji or Taisho (1912-26) vase by the Ando Company.

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Obituary: antiques dealer Roger Smith (1947-2026)

30 January 2026

Much-loved West Yorkshire antiques dealer Roger Smith passed away at Airedale hospital on Friday, January 16, after a short illness. He was 79.

Mouseman chair

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a Mouseman oak chair

29 January 2026

ATG Price Reporter brings you a regularly updated selection of auction prices, keeping you on top of the latest market values

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Treasure House hosts British surrealist exhibition from Southampton City Art Gallery

29 January 2026

Treasure House Fair has partnered with Southampton City Art Gallery to host a special exhibition on British surrealism running during the fair's fourth staging this summer.

Scrap silver

Scrap silver trade suspended due to ‘chaotic’ market conditions

29 January 2026

The continuing surge in precious metals prices has led to a temporary cessation in the trade of scrap silver.

Study: Fighter Affiliation by Walter Thomas Monnington

Royal Air Force Museum buys wartime aerial studies at Roseberys’ auction

28 January 2026

The Royal Air Force Museum has purchased two preparatory drawings for major wartime paintings by Walter Thomas Monnington (1902-76).

Alexandra and Nicola Whittaker

Business launches and new joiners across the world of art and antiques

28 January 2026

The latest Movers and Shakers from auction houses, galleries, advisors and associations

St. Ives, Cornwall by David Bomberg

David Bomberg’s view of St Ives makes £145,000 in Newcastle auction

27 January 2026

Drawing competition between six phone bidders, a rare work depicting St Ives in Cornwall by David Bomberg (1890-1957) flew above estimate at Newcastle saleroom Anderson & Garland’s latest Modern Art & Design auction.

Early medieval precious metal objects

Third record breaking year for archaeological discoveries – boosted again by metal detectorists

27 January 2026

The number of archaeological objects unearthed by the British public in 2024 (the most recent available figures) has soared to close to 80,000 items.

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Lost portrait of Robert Burns bought at auction heads to National Galleries Scotland for exhibition

27 January 2026

A 'lost' portrait of Scottish poet Robert Burns, rediscovered at auction last year, has been loaned to the National Galleries Scotland for exhibition by its new owner.

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Archibald Knox vases are among five lots to watch

26 January 2026

With estimates from £1000, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Top stories this week including a Cotswolds dealer selling a pair of andirons to a US museum

25 January 2026

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of a pair of EW Godwin-designed andirons being bought by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

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Dealers outraged at report claiming benefits of the Ivory Act nearly four years on

23 January 2026

Antiques dealers have described the Ivory Act as a “vast amount of expensive, time-consuming red tape” which has, for one, “taken away 50% of annual turnover”.

Japanese octopus netsuke

Edo period ivory netsuke to be sold after gaining ‘outstanding quality’ exemption

23 January 2026

Norfolk auction house TW Gaze has secured permission to sell an Edo period ivory netsuke in the spring.

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Rare Mercury Cougar model sets record price for a single Matchbox vehicle

23 January 2026

As with any market, the Matchbox collecting scene has ups and downs but recent results suggest significant market strength right now.

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News in brief including a Claude Lorrain landscape being blocked from export

23 January 2026

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including the UK government blocking the export of a painting by Claude Lorrain (1600-82).

Claude Lorrain’s Landscape with Rural Dance

UK institution sought for Woburn Abbey’s Claude Lorrain landscape

23 January 2026

A picture by Claude Lorrain (1600-82) has been blocked from export in the hope a UK institution can raise the £9m needed to keep it in the country.

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Astronomy made accessible to enquiring minds thanks to orrery invention

23 January 2026

In 1782, the 20-year-old William Jones published a booklet of which he was the sole author, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery.

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Anthropomorphic adulation: George Tinworth mice draw serious interest from collectors

23 January 2026

A selection of whimsical and distinctive Doulton Lambeth stonewares sold across three auctions in December and January

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