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.
How Whistler became a prolific and powerful printmaker
13 May 2024When James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) arrived in Paris in 1855 determined to pursue a career as an artist, printmaking was experiencing a revival.
Clipper by ‘the Irish Alfred Wallis’ sails into Dublin to set a record
13 May 2024A picture by the artist dubbed ‘the Irish Alfred Wallis’ soared above estimate to bring a record at Dublin saleroom Adam’s (25% buyer’s premium).
Kirchner steps back into view
11 May 2024For over a century, the whereabouts of the painting Tanz im Varieté (Steptanz) (Vaudeville Dance/Tap Dance) by the Expressionist Ernst Ludig Kirchner were unknown.
A vintage publication saved from The Great Fire
10 May 2024One of the earliest works on English viticulture comes for sale at Chiswick Auctions this month.
Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup Golden Ball to go to auction
10 May 2024The player was named player of the tournament after winning the World Cup for Argentina
John Wile’s bloodied FA Cup shirt scores at auction
09 May 2024The West Bromwich Albion shirt from the 1978 FA Cup semi-final sold for £11,000 at Stacey’s Auctioneers in Essex.
Single owner collection from property entrepreneur comes to south London auction
08 May 2024A large single-owner collection of 567 lots of art and artefacts from China, the Middle East and Europe, put together over a lifetime, is coming to auction at Roseberys.
Boxing prints punch above their weight at auction
08 May 2024Three boxing prints proved to be heavy hitters at Wimbledon Auctions on April 29, selling for 32-times the high estimate.
High ranking Napoleonic marshal’s baton emerges at Fontainebleau auction
08 May 2024Michel Ney (1769-1815) was probably the most famous of Napoleon’s marshals.
Rocket-launching Star Wars action figure expected to make sky-high price at auction
07 May 2024An action figure that never was will be going under the hammer this month.
Doll raises the baa at specialist auction
06 May 2024This rare 1880s Jean Roullet ‘Le Berger Watteau’ shepherdess with lamb automaton starred when the second part of one of the largest doll collections on offer in recent times went under the hammer.
Ben Griffiths joins the Roseberys top team
06 May 2024South London auction house Roseberys has appointed a new member to its leadership team following the departure of joint managing director Vicki Wonfor after 15 years with the firm.
Fantin-Latour roses rise to a regional high point
06 May 2024Oil on canvas showing favoured subject of the artist takes top spot so far in UK sales outside London
Amelia Robertson Hill: ‘A delight to see her works attaining recognition’
06 May 2024The Scottish sculptor Amelia Robertson Hill (1821-1904) was surrounded by artistic family members.
Middle East painted to Western taste by Huysmans
06 May 2024To understand how European audiences viewed the Middle East in the 19th century, you could do worse than look at the body of work produced by Belgian artist Jan-Baptist Huysmans (1826-1906)*.
Latest brews: ninth Brandt tea-infuser emerges
06 May 2024It has often been said that no other work of art encompasses the spirit of the Bauhaus more perfectly than Marianne Brandt’s tea-infuser or Teeextraktkännchen MT49, as it was officially called.
Horology holds the attention during a four-day sale
06 May 2024Around 200 lots of clocks and watches feature in a strong section as part of a four-day sale
New faces at Roseberys and Heritage Auctions are among the latest Movers & Shakers
03 May 2024The latest jobs news across the world of art and antiques.
Oystercatchers create a splash at Macclesfield auction
03 May 2024Somewhat appropriately given the subject matter, a picture of oystercatchers flew away at a recent Adam Partridge sale in Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Christie’s offers select items from a group of dealers from London, Paris and Geneva
03 May 2024Dubbed Three Dealing Dynasties, the sale features nearly 250 works of art collected by three anonymous families of dealers in the UK, France and Switzerland.
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- The Fred Crampton Watch Collection
- 21 Oct 2024 - 10:00 AM
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- 22 Oct 2024 - 10:00 AM
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- 22 Oct 2024 - 10:00 AM
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- 22 Oct 2024 - 10:00 AM
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- 23 Oct 2024 - 09:00 AM
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- The Joseph Bonnar Collection
- 23 Oct 2024 - 10:00 AM
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