The latest art market report by ArtTactic revealed that global auction sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips fell by 6.2% for the first half of 2025. The overall figure of $3.98bn (including ...

A collection of relics linked to the historical Buddha will now go on public display in India. The so-called Piprahwa Gems – hundreds of gemstones and precious metal flowerheads and discs dated t… ...

Wiltshire Police are appealing for information after gold and silver jewellery was targeted at Old Bank Antiques in Royal Wootton Bassett. In a statement, police said between 3.50pm and 4.10pm on ...

The highest auction price for Joseph Edward Southall (1861-1944) for eight years came at Tennants (24% buyer’s premium) latest British, European & Sporting Art sale.

Pimlico Road gallery Anthony Outred is appealing for help to recover a Japanese Meiji period bronze elephant that was stolen from its premises. The bronze, measuring 8x14in (21x36cm), was a recent ...

A pair of portraits by Joshua Johnson (c.1763-c.1825), one of the earliest black professional painters in the United States, is coming to auction this summer. Bonhams Skinner will offer them at its ...

Following the sale of a rare 1920s Louis Vuitton Explorer trunk for a hammer price of £130,000 at John Nicholson’s on June 11, a second example emerged for sale at the Surrey saleroom this month. This ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of Woolley & Wallis selling the first part of the late silver specialist Michael Baggott's collection ...

Two contrasting works by William De Morgan (1839-1917) – a sketchbook and a triple-lustre charger – were offered for sale by Dominic Winter in consecutive sales this month.

Three Bloomsbury Group paintings, two by Duncan Grant (1885-1978) and one by Vanessa Bell (1879-1961), lit up the inaugural Modern Art sale at Duggleby Stephenson of York (25% buyer’s premium). The ...

The latest episode of Fake or Fortune? featured two separate artworks belonging to different owners purporting to be by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). The second episode in the 13th series, titled ...

A group of seven first edition hardback copies of the Harry Potter books, all signed by author JK Rowling, were hammered down at €130,000/£97,500 (or $162,500 including premium) by Heritage Auctions.