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Mahogany wall clock

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a 19th century mahogany wall clock

26 June 2026

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

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Cabinet on stand is linked to Gerrit Jensen

26 June 2026

Working in St Martin’s Lane, London, from 1680 until his death in c.1705, the Flemish-born cabinetmaker Gerrit Jensen is often associated with marquetry furniture from the William and Mary period.

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Fierce cockatrice glares over viewers

26 June 2026

This George II Palladian giltwood looking glass sold for £17,000 (estimate £2000-3000) at Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) in Crewkerne on June 17.

The late Bob Brunk

Obituary: Auctioneer Bob Brunk (1942-2026)

26 June 2026

Robert Sterling Brunk passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at age 84.

Nu assis au collier by Amedeo Modigliani

Record for a single-owner sale in London as Lewis collection brings heated bidding at Sotheby’s

25 June 2026

On a sweltering night in the capital, a record was set for a single-owner sale in London as the Lewis collection raised an extraordinary £296.3m total at Sotheby’s.

Edward du Cann archive

As Starmer steps down, an auction lot reveals the inside story of how British prime minister Thatcher was set on the road to the top post

25 June 2026

As yet another British prime minister steps/is forced aside, a lot coming up at Lewes saleroom Gorringe’s on July 7 gives a reminder of an earlier momentous change in power.

Annie Wallington

Latest appointments: Phillips bolsters Modern art team and Catherine Southon appoints new valuer

25 June 2026

New appointments at auction houses Phillips and Catherine Southon

Mizzen Topsail Luggers by Alfred Wallis

Lay’s to offer Alfred Wallis painting owned by potter Bernard Leach

24 June 2026

Painted with a scene of two St Ives double-ended mackerel luggers heeling to an offshore breeze, this Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) picture has what Mimi Connell-Lay calls “an absolute dream of a provenance”.

Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce

Fake or Fortune? returns to screens in July with new series

24 June 2026

The BBC show presented by art dealer Philip Mould and broadcaster Fiona Bruce will launch the first episode in a new series on Thursday, July 16.

Emerald carved with head of Medusa

‘Medusa’ emerald pendant turns heads at Dorset auction

23 June 2026

Duke’s latest Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver auction in Dorchester was topped at £170,000 by this George III hexagonal pendant centred by a carved Columbian emerald within a border of graduated cushion cut diamonds.

George Frederic Watts portrait

Market fresh Watts portrait emerges in south London auction

23 June 2026

A newly discovered portrait by George Frederic Watts (1817-1904) is among the lots on offer at Roseberys’ sale of Old Master, British & European pictures in West Norwood on July 8.

Pelé’s 1958 World Cup medal

World Cup stars: Memorabilia from Pelé, Banks, Ball and Shilton makes appearance at auctions

22 June 2026

The World Cup has tempted vendors to consign a remarkable selection of big hitters to auction reflecting stand-out moments in the history of the tournament.

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Georgian console table is among five lots to watch

22 June 2026

With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Top stories this week including a US dealer buying a London silver specialist

21 June 2026

The most read stories on this website over the last week included news of New York silver dealer SJ Shrubsole acquiring the London business N&I Franklin

The Queen Esther tapestry

Tudor tapestry rediscovered at TEFAF Maastricht returns to National Trust home in Norfolk after a century away

19 June 2026

One of a group of seven 16th century tapestries that hung in Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk until they were sold at auction in 1924 has returned home after the National Trust was able to purchase it from an antiques dealer following TEFAF Maastricht last year.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Dealers lose Ivory Act exemption appeals in a ‘laborious and very costly’ process

19 June 2026

The impact of the Ivory Act continues to be felt across the antiques trade as another dealer lost an appeal against the government this month.

Ismael Israel Mengs

Mengs self-portrait emerges ready for Classic Art London

19 June 2026

A rediscovered self-portrait by a famed Saxon Court enamel miniaturist will be on display for the first time since 1912 at Classic Art London.

A Spanish Forger fake

Fake and fortune: Manuscripts by The Spanish Forger emerge in Dorset

19 June 2026

Two medieval illuminated manuscripts identified as being late 19th century or early 20th century fakes attributed to The Spanish Forger are being sold in Dorset on June 25 estimated at £500-1000.

William De Morgan double gourd form vase

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a William de Morgan vase

19 June 2026

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

Bob Brunk

News in brief including the death of US auctioneer Robert Sterling Brunk

19 June 2026

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of the death of the founder of Brunk Auctions

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