Auctions

Thomas Bradshaw has been described as a poor civil servant but a brilliant artist.

The esteem in which British botanist William Lawrence Balls (1882-1960) was held is obvious from lots offered at Norfolk auction house Keys (25% buyer’s premium) on July 26-28.

A Queen’s Gallantry Medal in its case of issue awarded to a police constable who helped to catch two violent escaped prisoners sold for £2400 at auction.

Our selection of nine lots from upcoming UK auctions

Our regular listing of UK and Irish auctions available on thesaleroom.com

Founder of London gallery Agi Katz had personal experience after escaping from persecution herself

Italian-born sculptor was a founding figure in the first wave of Modernism via São Paolo

It may be stating the obvious, but collectors acquire militaria for many different reasons within that market.

A small selection of the distinctive decorative figures produced by the Austrian firm of Hagenaur featured in the sale of Decorative Arts held by Im Kinsky (28% buyer’s premium) on June 21.

A couple of cat pictures made bidders’ whiskers twitch of late.

ATG’s pick of auction lots bought by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com, featuring both the highest prices over-estimate and the top prices paid online.

A privately produced Victorian silver bravery medal proved hugely popular when offered at Noonans (24% buyer’s premium) on June 21.

Apocrypha sold at auction was his personal copy and then inscribed by descendants who later owned it

A recent Design sale at Sotheby’s (26/20/13.9/plus 1% overhead buyer’s premium) in Paris had stacks of post-war material by renowned names such as the Lalannes and Charlotte Perriand but the Art Deco period also featured.