Auctioneers

Rediscovered books and manuscripts that once belonged to former antiquarian book dealer John Percival Love and had been stored away in a bank vault for nearly 50 years captivated collectors and the trade alike at auction.

Market shows strength only for select works as sourcing high-quality material proves inceasingly difficult

The Barbier-Mueller family is well known as a collecting dynasty, especially for its ethnographic art.

Richard Potter (1783-1835) is considered the first successful stage magician born in the US and African-American celebrity.

Portrait of monarch impresses as château of the Comtes de Marcellus delivers treasures to auction

Both Sotheby’s and Christie’s offered notable works by French artist Hubert Robert (1733-1808) at the latest Old Master auction series in New York.

Actress cheated by the Prince of Wales turned to a campaign based on ‘injustice of mental subordination’

Lalique, the epitome of inter-war glamour, took centre stage at the Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) Design sale.

The murder of William Weare in the Hertfordshire village of Radlett in 1823 has been called the first trial by newspaper. It was also the first subject in the ‘crime and punishment’ series of earthenwares that proved curiously popular in the Victorian era.

Noonans was the dominant player in the London coins and medals auction market in 2023 with a market share of almost 32%, ATG’s exclusive annual special report reveals.

The surprise decision by Sotheby’s to cut its buyer’s premium and standardise its vendor fees sparked a wave of comments across the art and antiques trade.