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Even small Gabriel Loppé works hit saleroom highs

06 February 2026

‘Any half-good work’ by the artist-mountaineer ‘seems to get several phone lines booked’, says expert

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Bugatti, Hoffman and Dunand deliver serious quality

06 February 2026

Opened in 2024, Sceners Gallery of Paris uses a distinctive vocabulary to promote top examples of historic and contemporary design.

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Two works demonstrate demand for Tuke drawings

06 February 2026

Strong competition came for two small sketches by Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929) at different regional salerooms in January.

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Take your pick of princely taste as Mayfair gallery hosts intriguing new exhibition

06 February 2026

The huge changes that Florentine art underwent in the 15th century are illustrated by two pictures in Robilant + Voena’s latest exhibition in London: an altarpiece by Neri di Bicci (1419-91) and a Madonna and Child by his pupil Francesco Botticini (1446-97).

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Tree of Ages takes root on Sundays

06 February 2026

Back in August 2023 dealer Dave Steel of Tree of Ages Antiques Fairs saddled up and took over the midweek Epsom Antiques Fair run at Epsom Racecourse by the Bayliss family of Continuity Fairs for 30 years.

Books and works on paper auction calendar, February 11 to March 4, 2026

06 February 2026

Our regular listing of UK and Irish books and works on paper sales

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Previews: issue 2730

06 February 2026

Our selection of lots from 10 upcoming auctions

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Precious metals prices: issue 2730

06 February 2026

On Thursday, February 5, Michael Bloomstein of Brighton was paying the following for bulk scrap against a gold trading price of: $4865.00 / €4143.48 / £3577.21

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School more successful at drawing in artists than teaching German

06 February 2026

When north German pastor Johannes Jacobsen founded a school of weaving in the then German-Danish border town of Scherrebek in 1896, his intention was driven by nationalism.

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Dedicated Nelson sale: Bidding farewell to a naval hero

06 February 2026

Special sale focuses on the death of Nelson, the first commoner given a state funeral

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More than £200m collected since launch of Artist’s Resale Right

05 February 2026

To mark the 20th anniversary of Artist’s Resale Right, collecting agencies the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) and the Artists’ Collecting Society (ACS) have issued updates on the amount collected and how it is distributed.

Lion drawing by Rembrandt

Rembrandt’s lion drawing takes $15m bid at Sotheby’s

04 February 2026

A Rembrandt (1606-69) sketch of a lion set the highest price for a drawing at auction by the artist when it sold for $15m (£10.9m) at Sotheby’s in New York today.

John Galliano painted silk evening gown

Christian Dior Haute Couture collection takes €6m at auction

04 February 2026

The white glove sale of a collection of modern Christian Dior Haute Couture from a wealthy fashion fan has set four world records.

Joshua Reynolds portrait

Wide range of portrait prices as Reynolds sold to ‘major national institution’

04 February 2026

When it comes to the market for two of the biggest names in British portraiture, Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) and Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), the range of prices fetched by works attributed to these two greats is really quite remarkable.

Daniel Turner painting of Nelson's funeral barge

Grandeur and solemnity: Painting of Nelson's funeral procession brings demand at Charles Miller sale

02 February 2026

Today, when it comes to any major news story, ‘live’ or on-the spot images of an event get published pretty much immediately. But that wasn’t always the case.

Scrap silver purchases suspended amid ‘chaotic conditions’

30 January 2026

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

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Trinity House Paintings: search for 25 works goes on

30 January 2026

Twenty-five artworks have been listed as missing and registered with the Art Loss Register (ALR) following the administration of Trinity House Paintings.

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Corby Castle single-owner sale creates a stir over three days

30 January 2026

The first major UK single-owner auction of the calendar year was Tennants’ three-day dispersal of art and antiques from Corby Castle in Cumbria.

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Once-lost Burns portrait bought at auction will be shown in public for the first time

30 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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Detectorists dig in for a third record breaking year of archaeological finds

30 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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