The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a pair of neoclassical tables, believed to be Hobbs-Buggins fakes, selling for a tiny fraction of their original retail ...

Executive chairman of Phillips Ed Dolman is standing down in 2025 and will be succeeded by Martin Wilson.

A bible written and illuminated by the Sarum Master has returned to Salisbury Cathedral 700 years after being written there.

A bronze bust of Pope John Paul II (1920-2005) by Arthur Fleischmann (1896-1990) has been stolen from storage in north London. It is feared the bronze will be sold for scrap.

Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Emily Dickinson and Toni Morrison: just a few of the notable authors whose work Peter Harrington is highlighting in this year's Christmas catalogue ...

A better second half of the year and strong private sales helped Christie’s make the best of a difficult 2024. The firm achieved overall global January to December sales of $5.7bn, a fall of 6% ...

From classic British watercolours to ancient world jewellery, the latest seasonal catalogues issued by dealers offer a wealth of history and ideas.

The pair, once stolen from the Judy Garland Museum, sold for almost ten times their estimate at Heritage Auctions ...

A collection of legal documents relating to the break-up of The Beatles appeared at London auction house Dawsons Auctioneers on December 12. More than 300 pages of original typescript copy compiled by ...

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One of the lesser known facts about the comedian, entertainer and TV personality Barry Humphries was his erudite art collecting. The Australian performer, who died aged 89 last year, is best known for ...

'Twas just ten nights before Christmas when this ancient Egyptian faience figure of a rodent sold at Apollo Art Auctions in London.