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Illuminated manuscript lights up TEFAF early on

13 March 2026

A bustling and busy first preview day at TEFAF Maastricht heralded the start of significant sales at the annual fair.

The Cornfield by John Constable

Texas museum’s Constable ‘copy’ now revealed as an autograph work ahead of auction

12 March 2026

A previously unknown study for The Cornfield by John Constable is being offered by Heritage Auctions in June.

Clare McAndrew

Global art market returns to growth but sales remain below 2022 peak

12 March 2026

The art market grew 4% in 2025 with an estimated $59.6bn of global sales. The rise follows two consecutive years of declining values.

Detmold illustrations for The Jungle Book

Rediscovered Jungle Book watercolours make £100,000 at Roseberys

11 March 2026

Two ‘lost’ illustrations from a celebrated edition of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book sold for a combined £100,000 at south London saleroom Roseberys on March 10.

Christie's CEO Bonnie Brennan

Chippendale out, Ive in – Christie’s unveils new rostrum design

10 March 2026

Christie’s has replaced its traditional Chippendale-style rostrums with a new version designed by Sir Jony Ive and made by furniture maker Benchmark.

Marbles In Box

How Sir Barnes Wallis found his marbles and created the Bouncing Bomb for the Dambusters

06 March 2026

Set of marbles used in experiments by the renowned inventor ahead of Operation Chastise stars in a remarkable collection coming up for auction in West Sussex

Dreweatts

Dreweatts reveals record turnover for a UK provincial auction house

06 March 2026

Dreweatts has posted a 26% jump in annual turnover for 2025.

Goblet

Rare Dutch glass goblet sails in to take €50,000

06 March 2026

Rediscovered during a routine valuation, a wheel-engraved glass goblet by master engraver Jacob Sang (1720-86) has sold at auction in the Netherlands.

Flower by James Bateman

Forum Auctions to sell last stock from Dutch dealership

06 March 2026

With the recent retirement of Allard Schierenberg and Jeanne van Bruggen, the remaining stock of Dutch dealership Antiquariaat Junk will be sold at auction.

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Lake District furniture maker Webb Davies makes a splash with a 1949 bedroom suite

06 March 2026

A chestnut bedroom suite by renowned Lake District furniture maker Stanley Webb Davies sold for a total hammer price of £26,100 at Tennants in Leyburn.

Print of Wiltshire thatcher Lot Long

Thatcher who became a Led Zeppelin album cover star

06 March 2026

Described as “a remarkable convergence of Victorian social history and 20th century musical heritage”, a gelatin silver print of the Wiltshire thatcher Lot Long sold for £16,000 (plus 20% buyer’s premium) at Denhams in Warnham, West Sussex on February 25.

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Happy for once to avoid business boom time

06 March 2026

A routine valuation day at Chiswick Auctions led to an evacuation of the venue and the surrounding estate after live shells, ammunition and a landmine were brought in.

John Russell Taylor sale online

John Russell Taylor books sale starts online

06 March 2026

The Private Library Book Company is offering for sale online the library of John Russell Taylor (1935-2025), a collection of over 20,000 books, many by the renowned author and critic himself.

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After success of debut edition, Classic Art London announces 2026 delights

06 March 2026

Classic Art London taking place in art dealers’ galleries across the centre of the city this summer has revealed details of some of the exhibitions, events and talks planned.

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Modern British art: An art critic’s own taste tested

06 March 2026

Sale of more than 300 works amassed by former journalist for The Times attracts a wide range of interest

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Cornish studio pottery from renowned dealer brings demand at Lay's

06 March 2026

The latest sale of Cornish Art, Fine Art & Studio Pottery at Lay’s (21% buyer’s premium) in Penzance featured 85 lots from the personal art collection of Michael Hunt.

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Dealer William Mitchell: I still have Matterhorn on my mind

06 March 2026

Dealer and mountaineer is fascinated by both the peak in real life and in a Doré depiction of first ascent

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Modern British artworks head from Preston to Dorset via a descendant

06 March 2026

A group of seven works that were once part of the collection of noted connoisseur and scholar Kerrison Preston (1884-1974) came to a recent auction held by Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Dorset.

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Fifty years on, monthly event in Dorking is still going strong

06 March 2026

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the monthly Dorking Halls Antiques & Decorative Arts Fair, founded by the late Margaret Brown.

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On a single passage to India: a successful debut sale dedicated to the subcontinent

06 March 2026

Inaugural Forum standalone auction achieves impressive results in south London

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