The manuscript journal of Captain John Narbrough (1640-88) has been temporarily blocked from export in the hope a UK institution can raise the more than £800,000 needed. The journal details his ...

A Magnolia pattern floor lamp has become the most expensive Tiffany Studios lamp to sell at auction. Following a 10-minute bidding battle, it hammered for $3.6m (£2.7m) at Sotheby’s New York on ...

A desk used by JRR Tolkien during the final revisions to the Lord of the Rings trilogy has sold at auction in London for £260 ...

Art and antiques saleroom Truro Auction Centre has been put up for sale as a going concern after 35 years in business. Martyn ...

The London Original Print Fair will run from May 14-17, 2026 at Somerset House in London. Billed as ‘London’s longest running art fair’*, it has grown from just 16 exhibitors in 1985 to more… ...

Antiquities specialist Kallos Gallery is closing after 12 years as its founder is switching his interest to new projects. The ...

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a beautifully preserved 15th century triptych bringing strenuous competition at auction ...

Due to be offered at Adam’s earlier this month, a panoramic view over Dublin Bay by Italian painter Gabriele Ricciardelli (1690-1782) was bought by an Irish cultural institution ahead of the sale on ...

A rare ‘three by one’ number plate tailor made for any successful auctioneer comes for sale in Herefordshire. When bidding closes on the evening of Sunday, December 14, LOT 2 is expected to sell for ...

The form emerged in the early 18 th century, though the origin of the name is obscure. Chairs of this type were manufactured in large numbers in the Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and Windsor may ...

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 ...

It was very much a local concern and local is the best word to describe the scope of factory and its wares, the geographical spread of its original clientele and, by and large, the nature of its ...