Museums and collectors help boost first day sales at TEFAF Maastricht. A bustling and busy first preview day at TEFAF Maastricht heralded the start of significant sales at the ann ...

The original mahogany rostrum was designed by the celebrated cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale in the 1700s for the firm’s founder James Christie. It had a long innings, serving as the principal rostrum ...

Global art market returns to growth but sales remain below 2022 peak. The art market grew 4% in 2025 with an estimated $59.6bn of global sales. The rise follows two consecutive ye ...

Two ‘lost’ illustrations from a celebrated edition of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book sold for a combined £100,000 at south London saleroom Roseberys on March 10.

Top stories this week including the evacuation of an auction house after a landmine was brought in for valuation. The most read stories on this website over the last week included ...

How Sir Barnes Wallis found his marbles and created the Bouncing Bomb for the Dambusters. Set of marbles used in experiments by the renowned inventor ahead of Operation Chastise s ...

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 ...

"In their view, we Londoners know little about God, and nothing about pottery". Royal Doulton's rise from London makers of domestic stonewares to an internationally-recognised Staffordshire Potteries ...

British awards and decorations have many fascinating stories. There are two major categories: campaign medals and gallantry medals. Campaign medals are awarded to members of the British Armed Forces, ...

That, at least, was the theory. In fact, relatively little Irish ‘provincial’ silver made the journey to the metropolis to receive official approval – for reasons of security and economy. It is a ...

Practical, stylish and often surprisingly affordable, antique furniture remains a popular area both for collectors and also for buyers looking to furnish their homes. The fact that antique furniture ...

Up to the mid-1670s, English glasses, like their Continental counterparts, were made of soda glass producing thinly constructed, lightweight vessels of fluid design. The patenting by George ...