Auctioneers

Objects from Norwich, York, Ireland and Newcastle in recent sales give a snapshot of the market

Edward Smith passed away peacefully on January 16, 2023 after a short illness. He will be greatly missed by all of his family and friends

This pair of silver-mounted frosted glass claret jugs has marks for James Samuel Hunt and London, 1844.

Boole’s 1847 paper would ‘find widespread use in the design of computers and communication systems’

Nelson memorabilia from a private collection in Devon was keenly fought over at Duke’s Spring auction.

This 18th century Chinese export reverse-painted mirror in a period gilt frame took a five-figure sum at auction.

Boris Vasilyevich Anrep (1883-1969), a Russian who lived and worked for most of his life in Britain, is not well known today.

This copy of 'The Study of Sociology' by Herbert Spencer is a first edition from 1875 in original cloth.

Forgotten today, a collection sold in Somerset remembers a multi-talented showman and author

A strong performer in the Anthony du Boulay (1929-2022) sale at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Dorchester was this 10in (24.5cm) enamelled chinoisierie milchglas vase.

A six-figure sum for Belgian Symbolist Fernand Khnopff was the top lot of Christie’s drawing-focused sale.

Among the highlights of Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest Fine Interiors sale was a remarkable anthropomorphic funerary urn from Ecuador.

Simple Salford street scene dating from year after he left art school is now at £70,000 hammer price level

A spate of businesses taking stock and personal collections to the saleroom reflects wider changes in the market

The sale held by Catherine Southon at the Farleigh Golf Club in Surrey on April 26-27 includes a single-owner collection of 18th century drinking glasses.

A high price for a Victorian work sold outside London came at Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) latest British, European and Sporting Pictures sale.

The Drouot auction centre was also celebrating drawing week with no shortage of drawings and works on paper on offer.

The latest dedicated sales held by one particular auction house show how the value of Lalique glass – the epitome of inter-war glamour – is determined by its colour