Auctioneers

The auction process is a key part of the secondary art and antiques market.

Firms of auctioneers usually specialise in a number of fields such as jewellery, ceramics, paintings, Asian art or coins but many also hold general sales where the goods available are not defined by a particular genre and are usually lower in value.

Auctioneers often provide other services such as probate and insurance valuations.

Watercolour by William Payne

Works from collection of watercolours expert Iolo Williams offered at Olympia Auctions

03 September 2024

It isn’t often these days that a large and connoisseurial collection of British watercolours comes to the market.

img_1-1.jpg

Seven-figure bet on ‘Rembrandt’ as portrait becomes the Maine attraction

02 September 2024

The second session of the three-day sale at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries on August 23-25 was dominated by the seven-figure performance of a portrait in the manner of Rembrandt Van Rijn (1606-69).

Whistler portrait

Whistler’s first portrait commission comes to Bonhams

02 September 2024

Bonhams is offering James McNeill Whistler’s (1834-1903) first portrait commission, a painting of Lucas Alexander Ionides, at its 19th Century Art auction next month.

img_35-2.jpg

Bidders view Hastings trial fan as a cool purchase

02 September 2024

The trial of Warren Hastings (1732-1818) was a cause célèbre of the last decade of the 18th century.

img_9-2.jpg

Items from Britain’s best-known metal detectorist surface at TimeLine Auctions

02 September 2024

Eighty-seven lots from the collection of Britain’s best-known metal detectorist are on offer as part of TimeLine Auctions’ mammoth sale in Harwich, Essex, from September 3-8.

img_19-12.jpg

Richard Winterton sells studio pottery collection ‘lovingly put together’

02 September 2024

A collection of 69 lots of studio pottery accumulated over 30 years by a Staffordshire woman totalled over £10,000.

img_16-8.jpg

Bidders explore a Rolex opportunity

02 September 2024

The latest Watches sale at Fellows in Birmingham included a rare Rolex Explorer II, reference 1665.

img_35-3.jpg

Charles Dickens first issue in book form delivers great result

02 September 2024

'Great Expectations' first appeared in England in 36 weekly parts in the pages of Charles Dickens’ popular magazine, All the Year Round, beginning on December 1, 1860.

img_46-1.jpg

On an original visit to Busytown

02 September 2024

The children’s author Richard Scarry (1919-94) was at the peak of popularity when he published 'Nicky Goes to the Doctor' in 1972.

img_16-6.jpg

Military credentials lift watch at Wessex sale

02 September 2024

A rare military issue by The International Watch Company sold well above estimate at Wessex Auction Rooms (19% buyer’s premium) in Chippenham, Wiltshire.

img_5-3.jpg

Tudor propaganda: Queen Mary’s own copy of Vergil’s history of England comes up for sale boosted by maps

02 September 2024

Mary Tudor’s personal copy of Vergil’s history of England comes to auction in Gloucestershire this month.

img_5-2.jpg

Louis Osman ring sold at auction returns to the house where he lived and worked

02 September 2024

A gold and diamond ring made by the architect turned goldsmith Louis Osman (1914-96) has gone on public display at the Northamptonshire home where he lived, worked and drew inspiration for more than a decade.

img_16-7.jpg

Breitling dives into Dorset auction

02 September 2024

Duke’s September 11 sale of Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Currency includes a fine array of vintage and second-hand branded wristwatches.

img_46-2.jpg

Look through the keyhole courtesy of a grand picture book

02 September 2024

The 504-lot book sale at Potter & Potter (20% buyer’s premium) in Chicago on July 25 was topped by a four-volume set of one of the great records of the Gilded Age.

img_19-1.jpg

Partridge holds extra studio pottery sales to meet demand

02 September 2024

Adam Partridge's (20% buyer’s premium) latest Studio Ceramics sale held in Macclesfield proved a popular auction, with over 680 lots fought over by 500 online registrants and 40 room bidders.

img_46-3.jpg

Album evokes memories of Ulysses S Grant

02 September 2024

The top lot in the American Historical Ephemera and Photography Online sale at Freeman’s Hindman (27/21/15% buyer’s premium) in Chicago was an album published in 1886 to mark the death of President Ulysses S Grant.

img_22-1.jpg

Sir Kyffin back in peak condition

02 September 2024

First sale held at new venue achieves renowned Welsh artist’s highest price at auction for two years

img_14-1.jpg

Driver’s watch in gear

02 September 2024

The driver’s watch, with its elongated ‘stirrup’ lugs and rectangular Roman dial, is a classic of the 1930s and early 40s.

img_16-1.jpg

Pay for it when the war’s over

02 September 2024

A recent sale at Key’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Aylsham included a Second World War prisoner of war Rolex 3525 Oyster chronograph offered together with the original owner’s medals, dog tags and personal wartime diaries.

img_13-3.jpg

Throwing shapes: Collectors eye Cartier watches with bold cases

02 September 2024

Once damned with faint praise, watches from Cartier’s Bond Street boutique are now winning fans among collectors for their adventurous case designs

News

Categories