Latest News Articles by Alex Capon
Sir Kyffin Williams dominates at Rogers Jones’ inaugural sale at Gregynog Hall
07 August 2024Welsh auction house Rogers Jones said its first sale in mid-Wales at Gregynog Hall in Powys experienced a greater turn out of room bidders than for any Welsh Sale since before covid.
Orpen portrait of muse and lover brings serious interest in New Jersey auction
05 August 2024The love affair between painter Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) and Evelyn St. George has always been a subject of great public interest.
Paisley Art Institute consigns 100 works to auction after withdrawing collection from host museum
05 August 2024A selection of 100 paintings from the collection of the Paisley Art Institute in Scotland has been consigned to Lyon & Turnbull.
Rago Wright buys Poster Auctions International and expands further into collectables market
01 August 2024US auction firm Rago Wright has bought Poster Auctions International and at the same time launched a new auction house focusing on pop culture collectables.
Lafayette’s gift to George Washington: Important visual record of the Bastille comes to auction
30 July 2024A sketch of the Bastille executed only weeks after it fell during the French Revolution has emerged at auction in the US.
Works from Mayfair home of Maleki family head to Dreweatts
25 July 2024Auction house Dreweatts has secured a consignment of works from the Mayfair home of Eskandar and Fatima Maleki. It will offer the collection in a dedicated sale on September 25.
Abstract artist Barrie Cook’s studio sale to be held at Lay’s
24 July 2024Painter and educator Barrie Cook (1929-2020) was an adopted son of Cornwall.
‘World’s most valuable coin collection’ to be offered in series of sales
22 July 2024The extraordinary coin collection of Danish butter magnate Lars Emil Bruun (1852-1923) is coming to auction at long last.
‘Exceptionally rare’ ivory carving saved for the nation after £2m purchase
17 July 2024A rare medieval carving previously part of an antiques dealer’s collection has been bought for £2m by the V&A.
Movers & Shakers: the latest art and antiques appointments including a shake-up in Sotheby's fine art team
15 July 2024Changes to Sotheby's Global Fine Art leadership team feature among the latest recruitment, promotions and business updates
Old Master hidden away for a century emerges at Newcastle auction
11 July 2024An Old Master recently reattributed to the Renaissance painter The Master of Marradi (fl.c.1475-c.1500) has emerged for sale at Newcastle auction house Anderson & Garland.
Artillery museum shells out at auction to secure First World War battle scene
10 July 2024The Royal Artillery Museum has emerged as the winning bidder for a rare eyewitness view of a First World War battle sold at a recent auction in Farnham.
Surrealist Pulham’s pulling power in the saleroom is on the rise
08 July 2024Pictures by the early English Surrealist Peter Rose Pulham (1910-56) are relatively rare at auction but the interest garnered by a few works that emerged recently suggested they are on the rise commercially.
Knight plays a part in sale success
08 July 2024Portrait sketch of pianist by Dame Laura was one of the eye-catching works on paper offered in the run-up to summer
Filipino painting provides an art house record
24 June 2024Bury St Edmunds might not be the most obvious place to find pieces of Filipino modernism.
Clarissa the carp could be catch of the day in a saleroom
24 June 20242024: Brace of carved salmon, 45lb and 39lb, caught by the same angler from Ireland’s river Nore, £25,000 at Duke’s
Rediscovered Edward Bawden watercolour finds path to London auction
19 June 2024A watercolour by Edward Bawden (1903-1989) which was considered lost since the 1940s emerged at the latest fine art sale held at Olympia Auctions.
Rogers Jones expands to mid-Wales with sales at Gregynog Hall
18 June 2024Welsh auction house Rogers Jones is launching sales at Gregynog Hall in Powys. It will also open a new regional office for mid-Wales and the border regions at the venue.
Indian works head to the sub-continent
17 June 2024Two pictures by British artists with strong Indian connections sold for record sums at Dreweatts after drawing interest from the sub-continent.
Chardin’s sliced melon is a cut above to set Old Master record
17 June 2024Christie’s set a record for any Old Master sold in France when a still-life by Jean Simeon Chardin (1699-1779) made €23m (£19.4m) at an auction in Paris on June 12, selling to a European collector.