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Previews: issue 2721

01 December 2025

Our selection of stand-out lots at 21 upcoming auctions

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Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh mysticism makes an impact on bidders

01 December 2025

Shakespearean themed watercolour takes hammer price of £75,000 as confirmation of the artist’s status

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Obituary: Howard L Rehs (1959-2025)

01 December 2025

New York dealer Howard L Rehs, president of Rehs Galleries Inc and a respected authority on 19th and early 20th century French academic art, died on November 19 at the age of 66 following a year-long battle with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, December 3-19, 2025

01 December 2025

Our regular listing of books and works on paper sales

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Top stories this week including a new auction record for Mouseman furniture

30 November 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the 23-year-old auction record for Mouseman furniture being broken by an exceptionally large dining table

A cigarette card featuring Bobby Charlton

US buyer snaps up rare Bobby Charlton card for £17,200

28 November 2025

Bidding war erupts over what auction house describes as “the rarest Bobby Charlton card in the hobby”.

Cypriot jug

Pre-Christian Cypriot jug returns to Cyprus after government intervenes ahead of auction

28 November 2025

A jug dating to 750BC and due to be auctioned at Cotswold Auction Company in Cirencester will now be returning to Cyprus.

Money Laundering Directive

HMRC increases anti-money laundering fees

28 November 2025

HMRC will increase the fees for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision.

Femme Cousant by Henri Lebasque

Henri Lebasque interior scene turns heads in West Sussex

27 November 2025

Works showing quiet and comfortable domestic settings feature prominently in the output of the prolific French artist Henri Lebasque (1865-1937).

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UK buyer sought for collection of Hindu paintings from the Devi Mahatmya

27 November 2025

The British government has temporarily blocked the export of a group of 19th century Hindu paintings in the hope a UK institution will raise funds to buy them.

Ring

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a 400-year-old Spanish ring

27 November 2025

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

A cello bow made by François-Xavier Tourte

Rare cello bow could set new auction record

26 November 2025

A cello bow by fêted maker François-Xavier Tourte is to be offered for sale on December 4 at Vichy Enchères with an estimate of €300,000-350,000.

Mouseman table

Mouseman furniture auction record set by prep school dining table

26 November 2025

The 23-year-old auction record for Mouseman furniture has been broken by Hawleys at Beverley Racecourse, Yorkshire.

Chair

Church pleas for return of rare Mackintosh-style chair stolen in West Hampstead

26 November 2025

A church in north-west London is appealing for help to recover a stolen chair.

Red chalk drawing

‘Unknown study by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel’ to be offered at Christie’s

25 November 2025

It is apparently not unusual for Christie’s to receive approaches from people claiming to have a work by a great Renaissance master.

Henry House

Henry House to join Dreweatts as CEO

25 November 2025

Newbury auction house Dreweatts has hired Henry House from Sotheby’s.

Triptych

Museum launches funding plea to keep rediscovered 15th century almshouse triptych in Dorset  

25 November 2025

A 15th century Flemish devotional triptych discovered in an almshouse in Dorset is to be offered at auction next month with an estimate of £2.5m-3.5m.

George III parquetry box

George III parquetry box with 72 wood specimens offered at Dreweatts

24 November 2025

This rare George III parquetry box containing approximately 72 wood specimens to all sides and the interior was almost certainly made by Gillows c.1810.

Wallis and Wallis

East Sussex auction house Wallis & Wallis relaunched by long-standing staff members

24 November 2025

East Sussex auction house Wallis & Wallis has new owners after being with the same family for more than 50 years.

Tattoo design

Tattoo pioneer got to the point

24 November 2025

Working in the Bowery neighbourhood in Lower Manhattan in the late 19th century, Samuel O’Reilly (1854-1909) transformed the art of tattooing.

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