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Top stories this week including news of a portrait of John Prescott bought by his son at auction

08 June 2025

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a portrait of the late John Prescott being offered at a Yorkshire auction.

A Native of Sierra Leone by Nathaniel Sparks

Nathaniel Sparks’ ‘masterpiece’ flies over estimate at Cambridge sale

06 June 2025

A work described ‘the masterpiece of Nathaniel Sparks (1880-1957)’ set a major record for the artist at Cheffins last month.

Barbara Hepworth sculpture

Plea to save Hepworth sculpture for the nation

05 June 2025

Museum and Art Fund launch fundraising to save Barbara Hepworth sculpture

Room for a collector

Art and antiques dealers from Treasure House Fair are part of latest WOW!house installation

05 June 2025

Ten art and antiques dealers have loaned art and objects to this year’s WOW!house in Chelsea.

Micromosaic

Midlands antiques dealer sells micromosaic to Houston museum

05 June 2025

Sutton Coldfield dealer Thomas Coulborn & Sons has sold another artwork to a US museum following a major art fair.

Gerard Dou painting

Van Beuningen’s Old Masters come to Christie’s

04 June 2025

Works from the heirs of the Dutch coal magnate and business tycoon Daniël George Van Beuningen (1877-1955) are being offered at Christie’s in London this summer.

Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet panel

'Outstanding' gold artefact saved for the nation after crowdfunding campaign

04 June 2025

A rare Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet panel bought at a Spink auction last year and blocked from export will stay in the UK after a successful crowdfunding campaign by a local history trust.