Antiques Trade Gazette News

Christie’s sale of works from London dealer Stephen Ongpin raises £2.51m

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:30:00 Z

A work on paper by Italian Baroque artist Pier Francesco Mola (1612-66) was among the lots bringing demand at Christie’s sale of works from London dealer Stephen Ongpin.

Largest collection of artworks by illustrator of Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine and The Clangers comes to auction in Canterbury

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:05 Z

Around 500 original artworks by Peter Firmin (1928-2018) – creator of Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, The Clangers, Basil Brush and many other TV favourites – have been uncovered at the artist’s home in Kent where the family have lived since 1959.

Rediscovered Henry Raeburn portrait brings competition in Cambridge auction

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 Z

A previously unrecorded painting by Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823) that “slipped through the net of all scholars” led the latest fine art sale held by Cambridge saleroom Cheffins (25% buyer’s premium).

Plea to UK museums to raise funds to keep Palaeolithic handaxes in the country

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:30:00 Z

Two 500,000-year-old flint handaxes discovered in Norfolk have been blocked from export in the hope a UK institution can raise the funds to keep them in the country.

Alec Guinness’s copy of Hamlet is among six lots to watch

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:15:00 Z

With estimates from £100, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a Marklin for Bassett-Lowke locomotive model

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 Z

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

'Textbook' chest of drawers makes for a worthwhile journey from Malta

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:30:00 Z

Maltese furniture was largely overlooked in the 1960s and 70s.

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a wartime scene by Charles Pears

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 Z

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

‘A singular miracle in art’: The Hamilton Laocoön generates extraordinary demand at Sotheby’s

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:55:04 Z

A remarkable bronze cast of one of the most revered ancient sculptures, Laocoön and His Sons, drew fierce bidding at Sotheby’s on July 1 and led the latest round of ‘Classic art’ sales in London.

Auction record for 19th century literature as Brontë sisters' book in rare cloth binding emerges

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:30:00 Z

An 1847 first edition of Emily Brontë’s 'Wuthering Heights' (together with 'Agnes Grey' by Anne Brontë) sold for £950,000 at Christie’s on June 30.

Christie’s Old Master sale lead by Lawrence’s Duke of Wellington portrait at record £8m

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:24:38 Z

A well known portrait of the Duke of Wellington set an auction record for Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) at Christie’s latest Old Master evening sale.

Rare view of wartime wreckage sets major auction record for Charles Rebel Stanton

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:30:00 Z

Charles Rebel Stanton (1887-1954) was a flamboyant and multi-faceted artist. But, although he was something of a minor celebrity in his day, he remains largely unfamiliar to many and has never had a huge presence on the market.

Henry Lamb drawing of Bloomsbury artist Dora Carrington quadruples estimate

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:30:00 Z

A group of lots with a strong whiff of the Bloomsbury Group emerged at a recent auction held at North Yorkshire saleroom Elstob (25% buyer’s premium).

Antique clocks dealership to exhibit over 500 pieces in Norfolk

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 Z

Olde Time’s open weekend returns this summer.

18th century privateer glass is among five lots to watch

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:15 Z

With estimates from £1500, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

Chairs from the storied Frederick Parker collection sold at Sworders auction

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:30:00 Z

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.

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

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 Z

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

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

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:14:46 Z

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.

Antiques Trade Gazette News

Christie’s sale of works from London dealer Stephen Ongpin raises £2.51m

Largest collection of artworks by illustrator of Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine and The Clangers comes to auction in Canterbury

Rediscovered Henry Raeburn portrait brings competition in Cambridge auction

Plea to UK museums to raise funds to keep Palaeolithic handaxes in the country

Alec Guinness’s copy of Hamlet is among six lots to watch

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a Marklin for Bassett-Lowke locomotive model

Top stories this week including an Oscar Wilde letter bought for tenner being sold for £10,000 at auction

'Textbook' chest of drawers makes for a worthwhile journey from Malta

Price Reporter: Latest auction results including a wartime scene by Charles Pears

‘A singular miracle in art’: The Hamilton Laocoön generates extraordinary demand at Sotheby’s

Auction record for 19th century literature as Brontë sisters' book in rare cloth binding emerges

Christie’s Old Master sale lead by Lawrence’s Duke of Wellington portrait at record £8m

Rare view of wartime wreckage sets major auction record for Charles Rebel Stanton

Henry Lamb drawing of Bloomsbury artist Dora Carrington quadruples estimate

Antique clocks dealership to exhibit over 500 pieces in Norfolk

18th century privateer glass is among five lots to watch

Top stories this week including dealers losing appeals over Ivory Act exemptions

Chairs from the storied Frederick Parker collection sold at Sworders auction

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

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