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A large gold, enamel and gemset jewel combining the talents of two giants of French Art Nouveau has surfaced for sale in Southend-on-Sea. Chalkwell Auctions in Essex sold the 4in (10cm) corsage brooch ...
A prop from the 1941 film Citizen Kane was hammered down at a record $11.5m ($14.75m including premi… ...
A hammer price of £300,000 sounds like a pretty hefty sum for any print sold in the UK regions. But when it comes to the legendary Katsushika Hokusai’s (1760-1849) ‘Great Wave’, it’s actually a ...
Woolley & Wallis sold the first tranche of the private collection and stock of silver specialist Michael Baggott (1973-2025) on July 16. All but one of the 152 lots were sold with a hammer total of ...
Book dealership Sotheran’s is the latest victim of cyber criminals. The website of the rare books and prints firm was fraudulently cloned in Singapore using a variation… ...
A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi – believed to be the only oil painting for which the leader of the Indian independence movement sat – has sold for £120,000.
A group of prints tucked away in the basement of Kent County Council’s County Hall have sold at a Sworders auction. Comprising approximately 350 lithographs, linocuts, screenprints, woodcuts, etchings ...
Whitefriars Glass Britain’s longest running glass house, best known as the Whitefriars factory, was purchased by James Powell for his three sons in 1834. It subsequently led fashion and technology in ...
Chess Sets The variety and styles of chess pieces made over the years offers huge scope for the keen international audience of collectors that operate in this area.
Scottish Provincial Silver Despite laws instructing goldsmiths to send their wares to Edinburgh (and later Glasgow) for hallmarking, many silversmiths from the burghs of Scotland enjoyed sufficient ...
Windsor Chairs The Windsor chair is recognised as one of the classics of English country furniture. They were often made by village craftsmen to traditional designs in native woods like elm, ash, ...
Details of how to manage the new European Union regulations on importing cultural goods have emerged, sending shockwaves through the art and antiques trade. Dealer associations including International ...