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Connoisseur’s collection comes to the market for the first time in decades

05 June 2026

A true connoisseur’s collection of early silver greeted those who viewed the Woolley & Wallis (27/26% buyer’s premium) Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu sale in Salisbury on April 28-29.

Edwardian kangaroo scent bottle

Novelty appeals to the ‘unconventional mind’

05 June 2026

As pre-sale Instagram posts go, the promo for the auction at Martel Maides (20% buyer’s premium) in St Peter Port, Guernsey, on May 1 was inspired.

Books, maps and works on paper sales, June 10-29, 2026

05 June 2026

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

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Swiss watch swings it for Dunhill price

05 June 2026

The Dunhill ‘Unique’ B lighter, along with its smaller-sized sibling, was introduced into the firm’s line in the late 1920s.

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A message that Sengers is in hot demand

05 June 2026

Until now, paintings by the Dutch artist Lode Sengers (1896-1956) have rarely gone into four figures.

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Nautilus but nice

05 June 2026

Many of the Austrian designer Gustav Gurschner’s works of art were driven by the new possibilities provided by electricity.

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Doubled Darwin print run reaped the rewards

05 June 2026

Book owner’s son realised the impact this landmark work would have

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‘My favourite fair of the year, the vibe here is awesome’

05 June 2026

Spontaneous purchases and new clients contribute to a successful three-day run at Petworth

Thomas Gainsborough drawing

‘A remarkable insight into Gainsborough’s extraordinary skill in the early part of his career’

04 June 2026

A drawing by Thomas Gainsborough, dating from 1748 when the artist was 20 years old, will go under the hammer at Cheffins this month.

John Constable drawing

Constable drawings rediscovered in a German auction head to Classic Art London

03 June 2026

Five rediscovered drawings by John Constable (1776-1837) will be offered at Classic Art London this summer after a London dealer spotted them in a German auction.

Paulus Moreelse portrait

Dutch Old Master portrait turns heads at Gloucestershire auction

02 June 2026

The Dutch artist Paulus Moreelse (1571-1638) was a major figure in Utrecht.

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Fire safety rule change set to make furniture sales easier

29 May 2026

Government plans for new fire safety regulations could simplify the rules for the resale of second-hand and vintage upholstered furniture in the UK.

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Cotswolds firm Trinity House Paintings placed in compulsory liquidation

29 May 2026

Art dealership Trinity House Paintings has been placed in compulsory liquidation. It went into administration with significant debts in 2023 and that period ended on May 1.

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‘Cycladic figures’ fraudster tried to dupe Sotheby’s

29 May 2026

A fraudster who tried to sell stone sculptures with false provenance through Sotheby’s has been sentenced after a three-and-a-half year investigation by the Met Police’s Art and Antiques Unit.

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Bidder takes bite of Tagore’s monster at 260 times the low estimate

29 May 2026

The unexpected highlight of the collection of Niall Hobhouse sold by Dreweatts on May 13 was a painting by the Indian polymath Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941).

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William Wordsworth house contents up for auction in the town where he was born

29 May 2026

Furnishings and personal items from Rydal Mount, the final home of the Romantic poet William Wordsworth, will be offered at auction this month.

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Thatcher’s Victory sails away at £92,000

29 May 2026

A model of Nelson’s flagship Victory made by French prisoners-of-war a few years before the Battle of Trafalgar which was later given to Margaret Thatcher has sold for a £92,000 hammer price.

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Tile once adorned Kashmiri gateway

29 May 2026

The cuerda seca (dry cord or kashi) technique of decorating tiles was developed in Central Asia during the latter part of the 14th century.

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Charlie Watts' bird box on song at Exeter auction

29 May 2026

This 19th century gilt metal and enamel singing bird automaton that took £17,000 was among the highlights of the Charlie and Shirley Watts collection sold by Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood.

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Beaker, boarding house and a Russian empress

29 May 2026

The story of this late 19th century Russian beaker goes back to a boarding house in Harrogate in 1894.

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