A work described ‘the masterpiece of Nathaniel Sparks (1880-1957)’ set a major record for the artist at Cheffins last month. Titled A Native of Sierra Leone, the striking half-length portrait was a ...

Yorkshire museum The Hepworth Wakefield and Art Fund have teamed up to launch a public appeal to sav… ...

Ten art and antiques dealers have loaned art and objects to this year’s WOW!house in Chelsea. The WOW!house is an annual showhome installation in London’s Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour. The 6… ...

Works from the heirs of the Dutch coal magnate and business tycoon Daniël George Van Beuningen (1877-1955) are being offered ...

Sutton Coldfield dealer Thomas Coulborn & Sons has sold another artwork to a US museum following a major art fair. Earlier this year the dealership announced it had sold an engraved glass picture to ...

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. The ...

The fashion for tea caddies and other boxes in the form of houses or other decorative buildings emerged in the last quarter of the 18th century and continued into the 19th century. The majority ...

A portrait of the late John Prescott (1938-2024) emerged at Hawley’s in Beverley, East Yorkshire and was spotted by the former deputy prime minister's son just in time to bid.

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a Roman bust of the emperor Septimius Severus emerging in West Sussex A Roman marble thought by its… ...

Woolley & Wallis is selling the private collection of silver specialist Michael Baggott (1973-2025) who died unexpectedly in January of this year. Baggott’s collection will be dispersed in 450 lots ...

The London Map Fair (June 7-8) at the Royal Geographical Society brings together around 40 of the leading national and international antiquarian map dealers, as well as hundreds of visiting dealers, ...

The artist Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) produced a varied range of work over his career but a group of 15 works offered at Olympia Auctions this month has a particular focus on his views from his wide ...