Lay’s Auctioneers

First printed book dedicated to the game took the intriguing form of a heroic clash on Leith Links

Two religious works were among an intriguing archive of items relating to a famed Falmouth packet ship commander and family that impressed at Lay’s (21% buyer’s premium) auction in Lanner, Cornwall, on August 8.

A row over the attribution of a ‘Ben Nicholson’ mural painting that appeared on the BBC’s 'Fake or Fortune?' led to the work being withdrawn at the last minute from an auction in Penzance.

Letters and postcard written by Antarctic expedition members were sent to New Zealand host family

One of the most important groups of works by the artists’ colony to emerge recently indicates level of demand in this market

A long-forgotten group of letters written by senior members of Scott and Shackleton’s first trailblazing 1901 expedition to the Antarctic has been discovered.

The handstitched booklet titled Balls & My Partners, 1844-1845 was written by Adelaide Horatia Elizabeth Seymour (1825-77) as she enjoyed the life of a debutante.

Cast-iron provenances and first appearances on the market combine to boost value in a Cornish saleroom

A Cornish exhibition gives the final chance to view a group of more than 150 paintings and ceramics by influential artists and potters working in the county before they are dispersed at auction.

Two portraits and a shipping scene by the Newlyn School artist were consigned from three different sources

One of two texts in a single volume revealed after eager bidding to be by Hungarian Jesuit