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 ...

The Worcester factory was founded at Warmstry House in 1751 by a deed of partnership with 15 members. The period from foundation to 1783, when it was acquired by Thomas Flight, is known as the First ...

"In their view, we Londoners know little about God, and nothing about pottery". Royal Doulton's rise from London makers of domestic stonewares to an internationally-recognised Staffordshire Potteries ...

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.

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

Auction house Sotheby’s is to roll back the commission structure it introduced earlier this year.

A painting known as ‘the Wantage Botticelli’ which emerged from a British aristocratic collection after 120 years drew a strong bidding battle at Sotheby’s latest Old Master evening sale in London.

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 ...

Up to the mid-1670s, English glasses, like their Continental counterparts, were made of soda glass producing thinly constructed, lightweight vessels of fluid design. The patenting by George ...

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 ...

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% ...