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Meissen plate

Meissen with a Delft touch emerges in Nottingham

13 February 2026

This Meissen plate painted with a view of Delft was among the contents of Lamb Close House sold by Mellors & Kirk in Nottingham on February 11.

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‘Tudor Heart’ pendant acquired by the British Museum

13 February 2026

The British Museum has raised the £3.5m needed to buy a heart-shaped pendant discovered by a metal detectorist in a field in Warwickshire in 2019.

Michelangelo’s foot sketch

Michelangelo puts his stamp on latest Old Master sales

13 February 2026

The sale of big-ticket lots by artists such as Rembrandt, Canaletto and Michelangelo boosted the overall total at the latest Old Master auction series in New York to a record high.

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Could be putti in the hands of a UK buyer after export stop

13 February 2026

A pair of putti, believed to have been crafted as one of a pair of chimney pieces for Bedford House in London, have been temporarily blocked from export.

Elizabethan Lambert table

Elizabethan table stands out in Fitzsimmons sale

13 February 2026

Paul Fitzsimmons of Marhamchurch Antiques in Bovey Tracey, Devon, is one of the foremost early English oak specialists in the UK, with over 30 years of experience in the trade.

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Spotted online in Australia, stolen panel returns

13 February 2026

A 17th century panel stolen from a church in Hertfordshire has been discovered and returned after being missing for 30 years.

Bonheur-du-jour

Kansas museum buys rare 18th century writing desk by Parisian cabinetmaker

13 February 2026

A bonheur-du-jour secrétaire by celebrated cabinetmaker Roger Vandercruse Lacroix (1728-99) has been purchased by a museum in Kansas from French dealer Galerie Léage for a six-figure sum.

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Previews: issue 2731

13 February 2026

Our selection of lots from upcoming auctions

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Art Stable in Dorset hosts father and daughter art exhibition

13 February 2026

Art Stable in Dorset is holding a pair of simultaneous exhibitions on Humphrey Jennings (1907-50) and his daughter Charlotte.

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Antique props once seen on screen, now starring in the saleroom

13 February 2026

Latest sale of props from renowned company features several surprises such as Spanish revivalist chairs

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Indian service in the spotlight

13 February 2026

Several lots linked to a George Henry Robertson who served in Victorian campaigns in India impressed at Toovey’s (25% buyer’s premium) of West Sussex .

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Derbyshire Shrovetide football scores £4200 many miles away in Cornwall

13 February 2026

The ancient game of Royal Shrovetide Football has been played in the Derbyshire town of Ashbourne on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday since the 17th century.

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‘Death penny’ medal group makes nine times estimate

13 February 2026

While a First World War memorial plaque (‘death penny’ or ‘dead man’s penny’) is not usually worth that much on its own, when presented with an associated medal group the price can rise considerably.

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The Godfather letter among highlights of Rare Books LA

13 February 2026

Peter Harrington Rare Books of London brings a letter by Mario Puzo, author of The Godfather, written to Francis Ford Coppola to Rare Books LA (February 21-22).

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Clinch a Klimt deal at just four figures

13 February 2026

Prints proved popular at this year’s London Art Fair (LAF), with a rare first reproduction of Gustav Klimt’s 'Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer' among the early highlights.

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Bradbury Wilkinson saved for posterity

13 February 2026

Two collections of banknote designs and specimens from engraving and printing firm Bradbury Wilkinson & Company were offered at either end of 2025.

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Customer leaves it to last minute for rug purchase as LARTA celebrates a strong event

13 February 2026

Sales at this year’s edition of The London Antique Rug and Textile Art Fair (LARTA) continued, literally, until the doors were shutting on the final day.

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Show of ‘magnificent courage’

13 February 2026

A First World War Distinguished Conduct Medal casualty group of four sold for £2800 at Tennants (24% buyer’s premium) in Leyburn on December 10.

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New antiques dealers believe The Decorative Fair at Battersea ‘is the perfect mix’

13 February 2026

Each edition of The Decorative Fair brings new faces and this season Sheldrake Collection, founded by friends Alice Dickie and Chloe Shann, was one of them.

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Here comes the Heavy Brigade

13 February 2026

The disaster of the Charge of the Light Brigade inevitably dominates the tale of the Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854, but far more successful actions also took place that day: the Charge of The Heavy Brigade and The Thin Red Line.

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