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

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Five questions with art dealer Emma Ward

04 November 2024

Having worked at Fine Art dealership Dickinson for more than 22 years, Emma Ward established her own company in 2022 (with Fabrizio Moretti).

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Iolo Williams collection shows how connoisseurship ensures quality

04 November 2024

A collection of watercolours amassed by the expert Iolo Williams found appeal despite the challenging market

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The Ravilious handkerchief not to be sniffed at

04 November 2024

A rare version of Eric Ravilious' Child’s Handkerchief print and a scarcely seen Doulton figure emerged in North Yorkshire

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Rare silver medal celebrating luxury liner sells in Newcastle auction

04 November 2024

Offered by Thomas Miller (24% buyer’s premium) in Newcastle was a large silver medal struck to mark the maiden voyage of the SS Normandie from Le Havre to New York on May 29, 1935. She took the Blue Riband at the first attempt.

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Pulp fiction comes to life at ephemera fair

04 November 2024

Etc Fairs’ ephemera fairs run four times annually at the Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury, London WC1, with the next on Sunday November 24 selling all manner of postcards, manuscripts, maps, prints and plenty of quirky paper items.

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Holding the Line moves Sim up to a 15th year of war art shows

04 November 2024

Latest dedicated exhibition at St James’s gallery includes another special look at the work of female artists

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Midcentury Modern organiser notes cultural fusion trend

04 November 2024

Lucy Ryder Richardson is a fan of the Japandi style, a mix of Japanese and Scandinavian pieces in a wabi-sabi meets hygge harmony.

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Lutyens supplies the furniture style in joint project with Jekyll

04 November 2024

Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll were both closely associated with Country Life magazine in its formative years from 1897.

Jiajing wucai ‘fish’ jars

Asian Art in London 2024 award winners announced

01 November 2024

Prizes were awarded for outstanding objects at the opening gala party for this year’s staging of Asian Art in London.

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Roseberys disperses ‘extraordinary’ 700-piece Chinese art collection

31 October 2024

In storage for a century, a remarkable cache of Chinese works of art has sold for £870,000.

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Venetian glass bead industry explored in exhibition

31 October 2024

For many centuries, Venetian glass beads were at the core of global trade and were the inspiration for a critically acclaimed book exploring that legacy

Rachel Reeves on Budget day 2024

How will the UK’s Budget impact the art and antiques market?

30 October 2024

The UK government’s Budget included a raft of measures that are likely to affect the art and antiques market.

‘Natural Painting’ by Man Ray

Man Ray ‘natural painting’ sells in Cotswolds auction

30 October 2024

Abstract and surrealist paintings by the American artist Man Ray (1890-1976) are a valuable proposition at auction and so it was no surprise that a small picture from a good source drew interest at a recent Cotswolds auction.

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Visitor numbers up for preview opening of LAPADA fair

29 October 2024

For the preview of the LAPADA fair, visitor numbers hit 2,500, a 30% increase on last year’s attendance.

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Antiquities from estate of Philip Hewat-Jaboor exceed estimate at Roseberys

28 October 2024

Philip Hewat-Jaboor was the chairman of the Masterpiece art fair and amassed a significant antiquities collection at his Jersey home

Qianlong enamel boxes

Qianlong painted enamels feature among five lots to watch this week

28 October 2024

With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Handsome silver fox with a Cunard connection emerges in North Yorkshire auction

28 October 2024

Silver works by Sir Bache Cunard, Bt (1851-1925), legendary huntsman and scion of the Cunard shipping family, are incredibly rare – he presumably made items only for his family and friends.

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Five questions with jewellery dealer Saul Greenstein

28 October 2024

S Greenstein & Co is a family-owned business established in 2001 by Saul Greenstein and co-owned by him and his wife, Ifediba Nwokedi-Greenstein. It will be exhibiting at Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia from November 4-10.

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Obituary: Books specialist Andrew Lindsay-Bullock

28 October 2024

Keys Auctioneers and Valuers [of Aylsham, Norfolk] is sad to announce the death of Andrew Lindsay-Bullock, who was head of books at the firm until he stepped down due to ill health in 2023.

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Chinese art auction previews

28 October 2024

A selection of stand-out lots from upcoming sales held at the same time as the Asian Art in London initiative

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