Sotheby's

Despite – or perhaps because of – the pandemic, three of the top international auction houses posted record or near-record results for 2021.

Successful £15.3m campaign secures British literature treasures including Brontë family manuscripts.

View of French resort comes from collection assembled over decades by a dealer and his wife.

A rare work by Sarah Biffin (1784-1850), the early 19th century artist born without limbs, sold for £9000 at Sworders on December 15.

More than 70 years after it was last seen in public, an Imperial Roman sculpture dubbed ‘The Hamilton Aphrodite’ has set a record for any ancient marble at auction.

New York dealer chooses ideal time to disperse a select group of works at dedicated auction.

A single-lot sale on October 19 offered an illuminated Ashkenazic prayer book that realised a premium-inclusive $8,307,000 (£6,019,565).

Single-owner collections offer magical selections days apart in two salerooms

If ever there were a price to demonstrate just how important condition has become in the top end of the collecting market then it is the record-breaking SFr2.55m (£2.065m) for a reference CK2915 Speedmaster at Phillips (26/21% buyer's premium) in Geneva on November 5.

Two big-name sources – the Cox collection and the Macklowe collection – lead the way as Modern and Contemporary art market shows recovery from pandemic impact

Group of works from the late US dealer’s collection demonstrates his wide range of interests.