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 ...

However, the Poole Pottery, as it became known, is now remembered as the maker of instantly recognisable Art Deco ware and the striking wares of the 1960s which marked it among the most innovative of ...

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… ...

A dozen years after it was last sold in England, a portrait of Sir James Stirling (1791-1865), the first governor of Western Australia, returned to auction Down Under earlier this month. Back in ...

With estimates from £500, here are five previews of items coming up at auction ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An ancient Egyptian cosmetic vessel made in the form of a grasshopper or cicada sold for £340,000 at Apollo Art Auctions in London on July 27. With an ownership history that begins with the famed ...