2024

Museums in Ireland and Connecticut are recipients of the annual grant

Three exceptional George II period chairs lead the line in the upcoming Old Masters, English & Continental Furniture auction at Doyle New York.

Spotted in a regular ‘Thursday Morning at Stair’ sale in upstate New York, a trio of French Empire gilt bronzes by Martin-Guillaume Biennais sold way above expectations on January 15.

A collection devoted to the life and work of Winston Churchill is among the standout items at The Winter Show in New York, which opens today.

Investigators from Kent Police are appealing for information on two separate crimes in Sevenoaks when artworks and an antique clock were stolen.

A Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) royal portrait due to be offered at Sotheby’s New York has been withdrawn ahead of the auction.

West Country painter Michael Morgan’s (1928-2014) career as an artist took off rather late in life.

TEFAF Maastricht will host a new event and a loan exhibition, both championing the preservation of cultural heritage.

A trade card sold for a remarkable £26,800 hammer price was not only one of the earliest-known examples but also had the considerable appeal of featuring the first black professional football player.

A recently-rediscovered version of one of the best known Guild of Handicraft designs has sold at Sworders for £16,000.

TV presenter and antiques dealer Drew Pritchard is to sell items from his personal collection at Dreweatts in March.

Stubs of cigars smoked by Winston Churchill are common visitors to auctions. But it is pretty rare to find his gnashers on offer.

An archive related to the Wedgwood Liberty Ware project designed to raise money for victims of the First World War comes for sale at Freeman's Hindman in Philadelphia.

One of the world’s rarest football programmes is for a game abandoned due to tragedy: the Munich air crash of 1958.

Movers and Shakers across auction houses, fairs and a law firm.

A rare portrait of the magician Chevalier Joseph Pinetti (1750-1800) emerged for sale in Asheville, North Carolina.

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

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a Gothic revival brooch designed by William Burges which was unveiled on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow now heading to auction.

The latest round up of dealer news includes honours awarded to the founder of Les Enluminures, the return of the US Ephemera Fair and a robust sales sheet for a Modern British art dealer.

An antiques centre in Holt, Norfolk is appealing for help to recover stolen jewellery taken during a theft.