Auctioneers

Three-hundred lot sale of the Art Deco classic shows signs of the market returning to 1990s boom time

The Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design auction at Woolley & Wallis (26% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury on March 20 included this rare 10in (25cm) vase, shape no 375, decorated in the Archaic pattern mirroring a capital design from a temple in Luxor.

Seventeenth century map of Bermondsey area reveals garden suburb character in a pre-industrial age

Mayfair auction house builds on an excellent performance last year with stand-out results at the start of 2024

The Germans began firing V1 flying bombs at Britain in June 1944 and V2 rockets followed that September.

It’s wise to keep a lid on estimates for traditional pictures where condition and market freshness is lacking

A pair of 19th century Parisian novelty silhouette hand screens, made by François Simon Alphonse Giroux, doubled their estimate at auction.

If specialist Karl Martin was the type to take work home with him he’d be in danger of never finding it again.

With an exhibition dedicated to Philip Alexius de László (1869- 1937) having just opened at Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury, lively activity in the artist’s market has also come of late.

Raymond and Suzanne Fischoff-La Foux were a Parisian society couple.

Two sales of the classic furniture include items featuring direct family history

Second edition of Vesalius landmark anatomical work sets a new high as part of science and medicine library

Withers and Dailey selections follow hot on the heels of Turpin lots with plenty of fine art highlights