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Wellington chest

A Victorian Wellington chest is among five lots to watch

07 August 2023

With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up for auction this week.

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Top stories this week including Asian art stolen from a London dealer

06 August 2023

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of two thefts from a Kensington Church Street dealer.

Vintage pannier dress

Extraordinary 18th century pannier dress stars in our pick of five auction highlights

04 August 2023

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes an ornate 5ft wide pannier dress that made five times estimate in Gloucestershire.

Trabant military car

Museum of life in East Germany comes to auction

03 August 2023

The entire inventory of a museum devoted to life in East Germany will be auctioned by Historia Auctionata in Berlin on August 26.

Robert Kime's at home

Personal collection of dealer and decorator Robert Kime comes to Dreweatts auction

02 August 2023

Robert Kime, the collector, dealer and interior decorator who died last year, spent a lifetime building his own collection alongside his business.

Mottisfont seal matrix

Rare medieval seal matrix bought by the National Trust at auction returns to its original home after 500 years

01 August 2023

A rare medieval seal matrix that was found by a metal detectorist in a field and offered at auction will now go on display at its original home.

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A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war ship model is among five lots to watch

31 July 2023

With estimates from £300, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.

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Top stories this week including the Foyle family library coming to auction

30 July 2023

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of an enormous collection of books and artworks from the library of the late Christopher Foyle emerging for sale.

Sheila Hancock

Plea to help trace missing necklaces

29 July 2023

The antiques and jewellery trade are being asked to look out for a necklace lost by actress and author Dame Sheila Hancock and a locket stolen from a 91-year-old woman.

Suzanne Belperron brooch

Stunning Suzanne Belperron brooch stars in our pick of five auction highlights

28 July 2023

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes a diamond flower brooch by Suzanne Belperron (1900-83) that made over five times estimate in Yorkshire.

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Dealer calls on trade and public to aid recovery of stolen Asian art

27 July 2023

JAN Fine Art has asked that the art and antiques trade be aware of two thefts made at its Kensington Church Street, London, premises.

Edmund Edgar miniature

Australian demand lifts Edmund Edgar miniature to five times estimate in Oxford auction

27 July 2023

Edmund Edgar (c.1804-54) worked as a house painter, engraver and lithographer in London. And life may have stayed that way had he not been apprehended by a constable in Lisson Grove, Marylebone on the morning of September 12, 1825, in possession of a bag of silver, watches, jewellery and fine linen.

Japanese style ship picture

Bonhams’ specialists offer their own artworks at auction

26 July 2023

Bonhams is hosting an online sale featuring artworks by staff at the auction house.

Henry VIII

Rich tapestries: fundraising plans for historic textiles

25 July 2023

Fundraising is under way at two museums and a third has just finished a lengthy conservation project.

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A rare Minton boar’s head tureen is among five lots to watch

24 July 2023

With estimates from £120, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week.

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Top stories this week including an auction record for Wade pottery

23 July 2023

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a large figure made for the Festival of Britain making an auction record for any piece of Wade pottery.

Ian Botham’s World Cup shirt

Ian Botham’s World Cup shirt stars in our pick of six auction highlights

21 July 2023

ATG’s weekly selection of items that caught bidders’ eyes includes memorabilia from the collection of Sir Ian Botham sold at Knight's Auctioneers.

Hardstone brooch

Plea to help locate stolen antique jewellery

20 July 2023

Two antique jewellery dealers are calling on the trade to help locate around £50,000 worth of jewellery that has been stolen in London.

Moretti Fine Art

New galleries, promotions and hires – the latest round up across the world of art and antiques

19 July 2023

A Paris gallery for Moretti Fine Art and new appointments at auction houses are among the latest ‘Movers and Shakers’ news.

Giacometti chandelier

UK buyers sought for Giacometti bronze chandelier and 18th-century botanical drawings

18 July 2023

A Giacometti chandelier and drawings which helped develop Kew Gardens have been blocked from export in the hope a UK institution will raise funding.