2024

Once world-famous for its array of antique dealers, Portobello Road loses yet another historic arcade

Christie’s becomes the first international auction house to secure a presence in the Gulf state and appoints managing director in the kingdom.

Seeking a Thatcher-era neon lycra bodystocking? 1970s kaftan? Maybe you want something 'very demure, very mindful'. Matthew Adams' vintage fashion fair may have the answer.

Britain’s first million-pound player won two European Cups under Brian Clough as part of a sparkling footballing career – now his personal collection heads to auction

A descendent of Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, who was Prime Minister three times in the 1850s and 1860s, consigned an extraordinary autograph album for sale at Chiswick Auctions.

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has returned an ancient bronze funerary couch to Turkey after concluding that it had been illicitly excavated in the early 1980s.

The first part of the auction of the extraordinary coin collection of Lars Emil Bruun (1852-1923) raised a total of €14.8m (£12.5m) including premium last week.

One of only two copies of 1961’s Fantastic Four No 1 comic to be awarded a Near Mint+ 9.6 grade by Certified Guaranty Company set a record for this historic first chapter in the Marvel Universe.

The Toronto Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair is a literary magnet for collectors, librarians, archivists, scholars, academics and dealers.

A new auction record has been set for Peranakan or Straits Settlement porcelain in Singapore.

A depiction of a church by LS Lowry (1887-1976) made in collaboration with his lifelong friend Revd Geoffrey Bennett drew strong interest at the latest sale at Mitchells in Cumbria.

With estimates from £800, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of auctioneer Catherine Southon moving to new premises with a permanent saleroom.

Christie’s is to return to the classic car market following an agreement to acquire Gooding & Company.

The works of Alexander Milligan Galt help to launch Panter & Hall's new West End space

With Old Master sleeper spotters trawling through online catalogues looking for works with hidden potential, it’s not unusual for the odd lot to draw an unexpected bidding at sales all over the country.

Only a handful of Byzantine-style gold and micro-mosaic pieces by Antonio Civilotti (1798-1870) have appeared for sale in recent years.

Mary Tudor’s personal copy of Vergil’s history of England has sold at auction for £140,000.

The Gerard collection of Chinese export silver comes for sale at Chiswick Auctions on October 9.