UK

The United Kingdom accounts for more than one fifth of the global art market sales and is the second biggest art market after the US.

Through auctioneers, dealers, fairs and markets - and a burgeoning online sector - buyers, collectors and sellers of art and antiques can easily access a vibrant network of intermediaries and events around the country. The UK's museums also house a wealth of impressive collections

Slip in to the historic dockyard

19 June 2026

Launched last June at Chatham’s Historic Dockyard by a saleroom based in the yard, Medway Auctions, the next regular antiques and vintage fair will run at the No 5 slip at the wharf on Sunday, June 28.

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House proud: a commercial and cultural event in the heart of London

19 June 2026

Treasure House Fair offers a roster of top dealers, a major Surrealist loan exhibition and an organiser who believes the fair is ushering in a new generation of trade

Harry and Katie Wright

Couple create a real brouhaha

19 June 2026

Edinburgh shop owners started with restoration

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Interview with Stephan Ludwig: A Forum for change

19 June 2026

London books, prints and wine specialist Forum Auctions was founded in July 2016 with the ambition of combining the best of the digital and the analogue worlds. A decade later, with all but one of the original team still on board, the company is preparing for two special anniversary sales. Founder and executive chairman Stephan Ludwig shares his views with ATG.

Introduction: Life’s rich tapestry

19 June 2026

The summer season is upon us, and the art market has risen to the occasion. There is plenty to see, plenty to buy and plenty to look forward to.

Go East Vintage flea market

Vintage fuels your happiness

19 June 2026

“You can’t buy happiness but you can buy vintage and that’s kind of the same thing.”

A shark mural

Yes, that really is a 26ft shark on the wall

19 June 2026

Dealer, artist and former Christie’s director Tom Rooth is combining a studio tour with hospitality this summer.

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Open season: A selection of 10 dealer exhibitions this summer

19 June 2026

The summer selling season is upon us and many galleries have assembled some compelling reasons for you to browse and buy

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Less is more: the fair with just three works per dealer

19 June 2026

Studiolo returns for its second London edition with just three works per dealer. It’s the setting that does the heavy lifting: the Cloisters and College Garden at Westminster Abbey

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‘A place people feel good in': Interview with Bennie Gray on antique market's anniversary

19 June 2026

Alfies Antique Market on London’s Church Street is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary on July 9. Founder Bennie Gray, who also launched Grays Antique Market, tells ATG about his five decades in charge.

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Wilberforce letters stay local after East Yorkshire auction

19 June 2026

Two personal letters written by William Wilberforce, the Hull-born anti-slavery campaigner and influential politician, were on offer at East Yorkshire saleroom Hawleys (22% buyer’s premium) on June 13.

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A classic act: festival of exhibitions returns for second staging

19 June 2026

Dealers hold selling exhibitions, talks and tours during the second staging of this London showcase

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Early view: our pick of auction lots on offer this summer

19 June 2026

This summer, a diverse range of noteworthy lots will go under the hammer at auction houses across the UK. Here we turn a spotlight to some of these – from a first vampire novel and Titanic launch tickets to a Duke of Wellington portrait and a Ravilious watercolour

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Why Winston Churchill’s paintings have been snubbed by critics but celebrated by the art trade

19 June 2026

The art produced by the British wartime prime minister was sniffed at and snubbed by critics for many years while being welcomed by dealers and auctioneers. But a new exhibition at The Wallace Collection underlines how his paintings are gradually gaining a serious status

Figures on a Beach by LS Lowry

LS Lowry beach scene tops estimate at Olympia Auctions

18 June 2026

A house record for Olympia Auctions’ (25% buyer’s premium) picture department came in early June when a beach scene by LS Lowry (1887-1976) took an above-estimate £190,000.

Royal Doulton finials

Missing Royal Doulton finials by Arts & Crafts sculptor fly home after fundraising appeal

17 June 2026

Two decorative sculptures of blackbirds that once sat atop washing line posts in a north London housing estate have returned home following a fundraising campaign launched by a local museum.

The Gateway by Edward Burra

Edward Burra’s ‘unusual and macabre’ watercolour finds admirers in Salisbury auction

17 June 2026

A number of sales around the country in early June demonstrated how the market for Modern British art seems to be in a pretty good place heading into the key summer season.

Bolton Junction Eccleshill, Bradford by David Hockney

Hockney sketch quadruples estimate in auction held two days after artist’s death

16 June 2026

A rare and early mixed media sketch by David Hockney (b.1937-2026), made when he was just 19, brought notable competition at Tennants’ (24% buyer’s premium) latest sale of Modern & Contemporary Art.

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British Art Market Federation president Anthony Browne receives OBE

16 June 2026

The latest Movers & Shakers update includes news of Anthony Browne, president of the British Art Market Federation, awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list

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William de Morgan double gourd form vase is among five lots to watch

15 June 2026

With estimates from £1500, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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