Auctioneers

Pictures by the early English surrealist Peter Rose Pulham (1910-1956) are relatively rare at auction but the interest garnered by a few works that emerged recently suggested they are on the rise commercially.

At the third time of asking, an enigmatic Elizabethan style silver and porcelain goblet will finally be offered at auction this month.

Donald Campbell’s Jaguar XK150 comes for sale at Sworders on June 18.

The ornate collection of 567 lots including tapestries and bronze sculptures from China, the Middle East and Europe went under the hammer at the London auction house

Identified as belonging to George Grenville, prime minister between 1763-65, the ring was one of three items found in a Buckinghamshire field

An extensive archive relating to Charlie Chaplin goes under the hammer at Bonhams next month.

When the industrialist Fred Cooper and his family moved into The Grange in Perton in 1969, the South Staffordshire country house came already furnished with a notable collection.

Guitar belonging to the Beatle was rediscovered in an attic after 50 years

A pocket watch given to Sir Winston Churchill by Henry Herbert Asquith for Christmas in 1905 sold for £76,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Berkshire auction house Dawsons.

Two Cartier brooches commissioned for Lady Courtauld and presented to her by her husband Sir Stephen Courtauld, with designs inspired by their Eltham Palace home, have come for sale at Dreweatts.

An exceptional pair of 16th century Limoges enamels attracted remarkable interest after emerging for sale in Florida.