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George III armchair

Chairs from the storied Frederick Parker collection sold at Sworders auction

26 June 2026

Selected elements of the Frederick Parker Collection of Chairs have been sold at auction ahead of the educational resource’s imminent move to new site in the London Docklands area.

Mahogany wall clock

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a 19th century mahogany wall clock

26 June 2026

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

Nu assis au collier by Amedeo Modigliani

Record for a single-owner sale in London as Lewis collection brings heated bidding at Sotheby’s

25 June 2026

On a sweltering night in the capital, a record was set for a single-owner sale in London as the Lewis collection raised an extraordinary £296.3m total at Sotheby’s.

Edward du Cann archive

As Starmer steps down, an auction lot reveals the inside story of how British prime minister Thatcher was set on the road to the top post

25 June 2026

As yet another British prime minister steps/is forced aside, a lot coming up at Lewes saleroom Gorringe’s on July 7 gives a reminder of an earlier momentous change in power.

Annie Wallington

Latest appointments: Phillips bolsters Modern art team and Catherine Southon appoints new valuer

25 June 2026

New appointments at auction houses Phillips and Catherine Southon

Mizzen Topsail Luggers by Alfred Wallis

Lay’s to offer Alfred Wallis painting owned by potter Bernard Leach

24 June 2026

Painted with a scene of two St Ives double-ended mackerel luggers heeling to an offshore breeze, this Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) picture has what Mimi Connell-Lay calls “an absolute dream of a provenance”.

Philip Mould and Fiona Bruce

Fake or Fortune? returns to screens in July with new series

24 June 2026

The BBC show presented by art dealer Philip Mould and broadcaster Fiona Bruce will launch the first episode in a new series on Thursday, July 16.