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Stool made by Venesta for Isokon

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a 1930s birch plywood stool

17 July 2026

ATG's Price Reporter brings you a regularly updated selection of auction prices, keeping you on top of the latest market values

LAPADA fair

LAPADA Fair boosted by high-end dealers signing up

16 July 2026

A clutch of high-end dealers have signed up to exhibit at the LAPADA Fair in Berkeley Square this autumn, building on momentum started last year.

T-rex sold at auction

Tyrannosaurus rex specimen takes record $43m at auction

16 July 2026

One of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever discovered was hammered down at $43m (£32m) at Sotheby’s after a 10 minute bidding battle between seven bidders.

Christie’s auctioneer Adrien Meyer

Christie’s and Sotheby’s report stellar half year results

15 July 2026

Christie’s has reported its best first-half results in five years while Sotheby’s posted its highest ever figures for the same period.

Gregory Ebbs

Rare documents discovered under the seat of a sedan chair

15 July 2026

Gregory Ebbs has a reminder for fellow dealers and auction houses: “Always check underneath the seat – you never know what history might be waiting to be found”.

Rack by John Tunnard

Second tranche of Whitton collection brings further demand for John Tunnard

15 July 2026

While not as lucrative as the ‘select’ first tranche, part two of the Brian Whitton collection of works by John Tunnard (1900-71) at Newcastle saleroom Anderson & Garland (25% buyer’s premium) nevertheless demonstrated a breadth of interest in pictures from across the artist’s career.

Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy

Another Good result in Wimbledon: Rediscovered Old Master sets house record

14 July 2026

A previously unrecorded portrait of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy has set a house record for Wimbledon Auctions (25% buyer’s premium).