Pulling your leg? No, it really is a portrait with no body

Back when the US was hostile to Canada

Georgian silver coffee pot ‘Retrieved from

Gorringe’s back under family control

by Roland Arkell Sussex and Kent auction

Latest Constable sketch to make its mark in the regions bursts through estimate

by Alex Capon Dedham Vale

Early Klimt African prince portrait stars in Maastricht

by Stewart Cumiskey Gustav Klimt,

Bid Barometer

Online buying: realised prices at auctions on thesaleroom.com

JPR Williams shirt from rugby classic on offer

JPR Williams’ Barbarians jersey worn against

Gloves ‘given by Charles II’

17th century embroidered

Precious metals

On Friday, March 21, Michael

News in brief

Nolde research pays off in saleroom A

Mickey marketed

The Disney character was one of the first examples of using merchandise for promotion and early items are sought after by collectors, as Tom Derbyshire reports

Very special Corgi James Bond submersible car surfaces

1. Limited-edition gold-plated Corgi Lotus Esprit

Time to do the Locomotion

Toys & collectables Locomotion No

Liner lined up

A single-owner private collection of

Barbie and her little sister

A c.1960

German toy soldiers on the march in Berkshire

Highlights from the David Finn German toy collection

Lehmann Lo & Li on a high

Lehmann Lo & Li tinplate clockwork

Previews

Kent firm C&T is offering

Medal marks the unpopular royal marriage of Mary and Philip

by Roland Arkell Hammer highlights

Waste material turned into ashtray not to ashes

Henry Howell YZ

Carafe inscription reveals connection to the Kit Kat Club

1. Kit Kat Club decanter or

Dickensian world of blacking brought back to mind by stoneware bottle

stoneware blacking ink pot c.1810, £2700

Jersey takes top Blampied spot

Local scenes by the incredibly prolific artist from the Channel Islands are favourites in today’s market

Nice little earner: Wealth of Nations

Second edition copy of Adam Smith classic work takes double the low estimate at Cumbrian saleroom

Friendly called off amid hostile atmosphere

printer’s proof for a 1968 Arsenal

Bees create a buzz in the 17th century

first edition of The Feminine Monarchie

Einstein signature and date teaches a lesson on value

copy of Das Relativitäts-Prinzip by Alexander

Confidence high at TEFAF 2025

Collectors and institutions flooded into the huge art fair for an ‘exceptional calibre’ of works on display

Exhibition shows how women went to war

1. Phyllis Ginger (1907-2005), Design for

British honours star in Vienna

Late 18th century Order of the Garter soars way over estimate as part of an Austrian auction

Good bit of money business

Affen als Kunstrichter by Gabriel von

Mona Lisa taken as tourist souvenir

One of the factors that

Gruber stained glass stands out

Windows from 1923 by a master of the craft mark the move from Art Nouveau to Art Deco

Classic Sengantini view

Herbstberge (Autumn Mountain) by Gottardo Guido

Zsolnay snakes in at €9000

Zsonay jardinière with snake handles, €9000

The original and authoritative sales listing

This is a calendar of art, antiques and

Lockdown event still going strong

Dealer duo started online showcase during the pandemic but around 20 traders continue to feature

Classic car boot roaring ahead at regular venue

suit up and step up to

Derbyshire centre set to close with costs blamed

a display of perfume bottles at

Traders toast fresh Denbies set-up

Sunbury Antiques Fairs has successfully taken over the running of the event staged in the Surrey hills

Cheffins: looking back on a rich 200-year history

Cambridge auction house Cheffins is celebrating its 200th

Finders keepers? It’s not as simple as that if you discover unexpected items to go with a purchase

A lawyer writes: Selling ‘windfall’ finds after taking possession can throw up legal posers