The ‘retirement’ sale of dealer Paul Atkinson’s collection at Essex saleroom Sworders this week will be held exactly 50 years since he opened his first antiques shop in Derbyshire. Atkinson’s career ...

This Victorian silver-mounted green or amber glass claret jug in t… ...

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 ...

The years between the loss of the American colonies and George IV’s death in 1830 were the golden age for single-sheet political caricatures – bracketing the careers of two giants of the genre, James ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of the auction of a Salvator Mundi drawing attributed to an artist from Leonardo da Vinci's workshop.

Derbyshire event attracts visitors not just from the Peak District but Cheshire, the Midlands, Nottinghamshire and south Yorkshire ...

One of Canaletto’s ‘prime-period’ views of Venice which once hung in 10 Downing Street has emerged at Christie’s.

The latest jobs moves and appointments across the world of art and antiques LAPADA, the association of art and antiques dealers, has app… ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a Chinese handscroll generating a bidding contest lasting over an hour and a half ...

This year, the 'London Rare & Antiquarian Book Fair' will be held on May 17-18 at the ILEC Conference Centre. The fair features almost 100 UK and international dealers showcasing published works, maps ...

The earliest known painted work by the Indian sculptor Ganpatrao Mhatre (1879-1947) drew international interest at a recent sale at Chiswick Auctions (26% buyer’s premium). The untitled picture ...

Rediscovered Tirzah Garwood prints and drawings emerge at Cheffins. The largest group of works by Tirzah Garwood (1908-51) to ever come on the open market in one go will be offere ...