‘Italian Old Master’ takes £685,000 in Oxfordshire

A Madonna and Child painting catalogued as by

The Winter Olympia fair 2025 edition is cancelled

The once much-loved antiques fair at Olympia, west

Three booksellers create New York ‘hub’

A New York City antiquarian books hub involving

Focus on first of famous six wives

Wedding gift for Catherine of Aragon stands out as one of the highlights at the latest Frieze Masters

Cheshire fair still going strong as others disappear

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Angolan chair provides new angle on Regency

At the 23rd edition of the Tribal Art

It’s time for a retirement sale

Former LAPADA member, furniture dealer Nimbus Antiques in

Everybody needs good neighbours, including sculpture specialists

Meeting as neighbours at TEFAF Maastricht , two

Tempest blows in to Kensington

Kensington Church Street dealership Reindeer Antiques is hosting

Gun owned by ‘Rifle Queen’ Annie Oakley all set to be targeted by collectors

A UK gun collector has consigned a target

Back-stories boost early successes at the Battersea fair

Stand-out decorative items by named artists with interesting

Azca announces new team after directors depart

Azca Auctions in Hammersmith, west London, has announced

Edward VI returns in portrait form to his Hampton Court birthplace

A portrait of King Edward VI that sold

Fern foundations of photography

The botanist, artist and photographer Anna Atkins (1799-1871)

Sale opens doors to Maugham design

Newbury auction house Dreweatts is holding a sale

Precious metals

Xeri On Friday, seque October vid quasper 3,

Aldridges of Bath no longer trading

Auction house Aldridges of Bath is no longer

Artist Benson brings in big bucks

A painting of Mary Magdalene by Ambrosius Benson

Scarce Fabergé Winter Egg on offer

Christie’s will offer one of only six privately

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Moore captures fellow sculptor in chalk form

Catherine Southon’s October 15 Fine Sale in Chislehurst

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Bellmans appoints two new specialists

Auction house Bellmans has announced the appointment of

Not for the European ‘tourists’

Carved wooden stool was intended for Polynesian high society rather than the newcomers

Huge amount of pre-sale interest prompts extra spear research

Like the no’oanga stool sold by Woolley &

How Gillows gives stamp of authority to furniture

Gillows was one of the few English cabinetmaking

Crumbs... biscuit tin takes £5200

William black livery with a gentleman Among the

Dunhill brings flame and fortune

A specially commissioned Dunhill ‘aquarium’ table lighter marking

Skovgaard’s Danish delights

Romantic landscape depicting a lake attracts highest UK auction price for the 19th century painter

Daubigny moonlight view in the spotlight

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Sale puts Rackham in the picture

Stand-out limited edition works from a private collection feature work by the renowned illustrator

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Former owner reunited with his prized panels

Bidder was determined to secure items from their old house

Liotard history painting is a real rarity

Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-89) made his name creating rococo

Naval action engraving sold ‘with the wind at our backs’

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Aronson sets the scene for a surprise dramatic bids battle

original 1968 stage rendering of Cabaret by scenic

Hitchcock sketch presented at auction

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Parking price hike puts a stop to long-standing Bournemouth event

Organisers call it a day in the south coast town but other fairs they hold have experienced a rise in footfall

Last orders but a new antiques life for ex-pub and post office in Shropshire

T he mayor of Wem, Cllr David Parry,

Fleas double up in two towns

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Why it’s a wise idea for firms to make onerous terms crystal clear – and even ‘print in red ink’

A lawyer writes: The inclusion of strict conditions can rebound on those who impose them

Disputed bids: auctioneers’ discretion has been tested in court

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That’s a commendable Carlton Ware price but not a record – we set that back in 2000

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‘Scottish’ miser’s snuff box comes from the Baltic

Just out of interest, the snuff box illustrated

Teapots galore served in sale

The owners of Kent’s Teapot Island museum are