Auctions

Periodicals were produced in a Scottish camp by inmates to make life a bit more meaningful

A necklace composed of nine ‘Stuart crystal’ memorial slides comes for sale at Sworders’ auction of Fine Jewellery and Watches on June 27.

Featuring in the June 22 Jewellery, Watches Silver auction at Dawsons in Maidenhead is this late Victorian diamond garland necklace.

Sotheby’s Asian Art sale in Paris on June 15 will include some rare jades with notable provenances.

Collector and author bought pieces for their historical interest as well as beauty

Two works bringing demand at different auctions recently showed the market’s continued appetite for works by Modern British female artists.

Pictured here are examples of Georgian silverware coming up in two different auctions that are being staged in Los Angeles in June.

This 15th century ring, set with a rhomb-shaped table-cut sapphire, is engraved with lilies and other flowers issuing from a crescent bowl.

A huge plan used during the British Titanic inquiry was the top lot of Henry Aldridge & Son’s (22% buyer’s premium) latest auction dedicated to Titanic, White Star and Transport memorabilia.

A couple of works by leading names in the Modern British art market helped Dreweatts (26/25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) post a total of over £1m (including premium) at its early spring Modern and Contemporary Art auction.

On Saturday 17 April, 1982, the artist Jonathan Warrender (b.1954) found himself in the back of a Bentley whirling through country lanes towards Chequers.

Tajan's Asian Art auction on June 12 will include this Tianquiping vase, a republic period piece bearing an apochryphal Qianlong mark to the base.

Charlotte Corday was the woman who assassinated the French Revolutionary journalist and politician Jean-Paul Marat.

Treen boxes and silver caddy spoons were sold as part of the Fine Silver sale at Anderson & Garland

Recent results for the Bloomsbury Group artist show how his prolific output creates a wide price range

The Abacus sale on June 28-30 in Melbourne will feature an eclectic mix of material.

Portable timekeepers full of collectable appeal need not be just those worn on the wrist

The professional goldsmith and jewellery designer was not the first woman in such a role but received significant prominence in the Victorian era under her own name

A drawing by Sheila Fell (1931-79) offered in Cockermouth showed how strong demand can emerge even for a simple sketch.

It’s not unusual for an antique jewel containing a particularly high-quality stone to be broken up after its purchase – the intrinsic value greater than the value of the whole.