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

John Osborne photographs

‘A treasury of theatrical and cultural life’: John Osborne collection comes to Olympia Auctions

26 September 2024

The collection of playwright John Osborne (1929-1994) is coming to auction next month.

Portrait of Lucas Alexander Ionides by James McNeill Whistler

Early Whistler portrait makes £320,000 at Bonhams

25 September 2024

James McNeill Whistler’s (1834-1903) first portrait commission, a painting of his friend Lucas Alexander Ionides, drew a strong bidding battle at Bonhams earlier today.

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Five works to see at the British Art Fair

25 September 2024

Enjoyed by over 12,000 visitors a year, the British Art Fair hosts over 80 of the UK’s leading dealers. Here are some highlights to look out for.

Webb’s Seeds of Stourbridge enamel sign

Seeds of success as rare advertising sign sells at three times estimate

25 September 2024

A highly desirable British enamel advertising sign surfaced for sale in Scotland where it sold for £11,000.

Graham

Retiring dealer puts career collection up for auction

24 September 2024

Newcastle-based saleroom Anderson & Garland is holding an auction of the Graham Smith Antiques collection following his decision to retire from the industry.

Winston Churchill portrait

Trevillion's 'favoured' sketch of Churchill emerges at Hansons

24 September 2024

A Winston Churchill (1874-1965) portrait personally signed by the former prime minister heads to Hansons on November 20.

Irish fruitwood penal cross

18th century Irish penal cross brings demand in North Yorkshire auction

24 September 2024

Penal crosses take their name from the series of laws the restricted the rights of Roman Catholics and other nonconformists.

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Clock with orrery marks a moment in time and space

23 September 2024

The highlight of the sale of Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments at Dreweatts was this French mantel clock with orrery c.1810. Although unsigned, it is thought to be by the talented Paris clockmaker Antide Janvier (1751-1835).

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Rare David Hockney print among five lots to watch

23 September 2024

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

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Classic Kemp-Welch artwork reunited with its preliminary sketches after museum’s purchase

23 September 2024

A landmark painting by renowned equine artist Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869-1958) has been reunited with the sketches she made to create the work thanks to a museum purchase from a dealer.

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Pope’s ‘planet pottery’ finds space to be loved

23 September 2024

Founders Antiques is an online business which specialises in English period furniture, art and 20th century design. Proprietor Steve Foulkes was contacted by the family of the potter, Isabella Pope, who died in the 1990s.

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Golf narrated as a Greek epic

23 September 2024

First printed book dedicated to the game took the intriguing form of a heroic clash on Leith Links

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Poole Pottery plates take their place at popular event

23 September 2024

One of the most popular fairs in the Grandma’s Attic seven-venue portfolio across southern England is in Woking.

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Roll up, roll up for a great sale

23 September 2024

Exhibited in New Bond Street over the summer, Bonhams’ auction titled The Greatest Show: The Fairground World of Ross Hutchinson was held over two days earlier this month: 150 lots at a live auction on September 10, with a further 150 through a timed online sale concluding the following day.

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The Antiques on High auction offering doubles up

23 September 2024

Vincent Page is launching a second monthly auction room in one of his five antique centres which are currently in Oxford, Sidmouth, Harrogate, Taunton and Bowness-on-Windermere all with the brand title of Antiques on High.

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Boxing prints power their way beyond estimates

23 September 2024

On a wintry February day in 1789 in a field on the outskirts of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, a fight between Irishman Michael Ryan and English champion Thomas Johnson was heating up.

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Awesome four sums: Rylands impresses again

23 September 2024

Such is the size of the ‘museum of collectables’ formed by the British toy designer Patrick Rylands, Hansons (26.5% buyer’s premium) in Derbyshire is selling the array in five separate auctions.

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Arthur Swallow's Yorkshire event: Buyers who ‘know what they like’

23 September 2024

Traders taking part in North Yorkshire high-end outdoor fair say their customers are sharp and considered

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Five questions with rug dealer Michael Hezaveh

23 September 2024

Michael Hezaveh of Oriental Rug Shop has an extensive showroom and warehouse in Sheffield, with over 8000 items in stock. The dealer will be at Northern Antiques Fair held in Tennants’ Garden Rooms in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, from September 26-29.

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Art Market: Results leave you feeling cocky

23 September 2024

Recent picture highlights at auction include works by artist renowned for his poultry depictions and writing on the subject

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