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

Helen Rosslyn and Alice St Clair

The London Original Print Fair reveals new dates for 2026

15 December 2025

The London Original Print Fair will run from May 14-17, 2026 at Somerset House in London.

JRR Tolkien's Merton College desk

JRR Tolkien ‘Lord of the Rings’ desk triples estimate at Christie's

12 December 2025

A desk used by JRR Tolkien during the final revisions to the Lord of the Rings trilogy has sold at auction in London for £260,000 (£330,200 including 27% buyer’s premium).

Number plate

Number plate from 'Lotus driving auctioneer' comes to auction for first time in around 40 years

11 December 2025

A rare ‘three by one’ number plate tailor made for any successful auctioneer comes for sale in Herefordshire.

Kallos Gallery

Mayfair antiquities dealer Kallos Gallery closes its doors after more than a decade 

11 December 2025

Antiquities specialist Kallos Gallery is closing after 12 years as its founder is switching his interest to new projects.

The Horse Fair by Agnes Miller Parker

Major record for Scottish artist as rare 1920s painting emerges fresh to the market

10 December 2025

Works by the multi-faceted Scottish wood-engraver, book illustrator, painter and teacher Agnes Miller Parker (1895-1980) come to the market only occasionally, and when they do emerge they are almost always prints.

Martyn Rowe

Cornwall auction house goes up for sale

10 December 2025

Art and antiques saleroom Truro Auction Centre has been put up for sale as a going concern after 35 years in business.

QC Auctions founders

Cheshire auction house launch planned for new year

09 December 2025

A dealer and estate agents are to open an auction house in Cheshire in the new year.

Studiolo

‘Micro’ fairs concept set to expand in the UK and internationally under new CEO

08 December 2025

The company behind ‘micro’ fairs 'Trois Crayons' and 'Studiolo' has hired a full-time chief executive officer ahead of expansion plans.

Triptych with the Five Miracles of Christ

London Old Masters bring cheering results

08 December 2025

The latest Old Master auctions in London produced the highest total for a December series for seven years.

Queen Anne spoon

Spoon struck in first year of Newcastle assay office makes over six-times estimate

08 December 2025

The city of Newcastle enjoyed a long gold and silversmithing tradition.

Josephine Lewington's medals

Pick of the week: Medals at Spink bring secret work at Bletchley Park into the light

08 December 2025

While Alan Turing has for some time now quite rightly received credit for his work at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, the contributions of the women who worked there can still be overlooked.

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Hans Coper cup is among five lots to watch

08 December 2025

With estimates from £800, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

A coastal view painting by JW Munday

Vintage dealer makes room to run a fair four times a year

08 December 2025

As well as a busy life as a dealer, Karen Stuckey also finds time to organise the Wanstead Vintage Fair which runs four times a year.

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Scottish artist who imagined South American scenery goes on show in St James’s art gallery

08 December 2025

An oil of a scarlet ibis by Philip Reinagle (1749-1833) is among the works starring at Rafael Valls this month.

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Richardson's view of St Paul’s inspired by Canaletto doubles estimate at Sworders

08 December 2025

If this view of London by William Richardson (1814-99) looks as if St Paul’s Cathedral has been magically transported to the mouth of the Grand Canal in Venice, that might not be too surprising.

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In the Christmas mood yet?

08 December 2025

Dealer Spencer Swaffer on the high street in Arundel has unveiled his famous Christmas window for this season.

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Gimson comes courtesy of Griggs

08 December 2025

Ernest Gimson (1864-1919), a central figure in the British Arts & Crafts Movement, applied a clear, pared-back design approach influenced by William Morris.

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Antiques shop owner saw through surface level grime to make an astute purchase

08 December 2025

A small number of intriguing 18th and 19th century pictures were among the works bringing the strongest competition in terms of the pictures at Gorringe’s (25% buyer’s premium) latest Fine Art & Interiors auction.

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Dalí and much more at Shapero

08 December 2025

London art gallery Shapero Modern rounds off its year with a trio of events.

Old Spitalfields Antiques Market

King Charles visit and 50th anniversary delight for Sherman & Waterman

08 December 2025

The ever-ebullient Michael Collins, managing director of market operator Sherman & Waterman, is even fizzier than usual, saying that 2025 was a “landmark year for us with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Jubilee Antiques Market in Covent Garden, formally opened by the late Queen in 1987”.

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