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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Christie’s reports flat first half auction sales for 2025. Auction house Christie’s reported auction sales of $2.1bn (£1.6bn) in the first half of 2025, a level on a par with ...

Sotheby’s has launched a new series of podcasts titled ‘The Specialist’ in which the auction house’s experts give a behind-the-scenes look at the auction world. Each 10-minute episode focuses on a ...

Yorkshire museum needs the final £600,000 by August 27 to save a Barbara Hepworth sculpture The Hepworth Wakefield and Art Fund teamed up to launch the public appeal to save a £3.8m Dame Barba… ...

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When they first came into use in the 1830s, friction matches were hazardous and could combust without warning, so vesta cases were something of a necessity. But as their production became more ...