Auctions

The latest Old Master auctions in London posted the highest total for a series in this category in the capital since 2017.

Although the mid-week sales at US auction house Stair Galleries typically focus on affordable property, there are some exceptions.

An amazing penknife proved a cut above in a sale from the David Hayden-Wright collection of antique knives offered at west London saleroom Olympia Auctions.

A new auction record for netsuke – over three times the previous high – has been set in France.

The flagship London summer sales were the first to take place since the major auction houses all raised their buyer’s premiums in the first half of 2023.

The Harrison semi-automatic pedestal knitting machine was designed c.1900 for producing rib socks.

Family group at auction offered works by several generations including the renowned John Sell Cotman

Auctions held in Australia and Germany rack up strong prices for major European makers

The HMV 900 was one of first television receivers designed by the Marconi-EMI Television Company, the firm that also provided the technology for Britain’s first television service.

Furniture attributable to Gillows demonstrates demand for desirable pieces

Tintin creator Hergé (1907-33) must have taken a shine to a Mr TL Ward, judging by a lot sold at an East Yorkshire auction.

Classic examples of distinctive porcelain take four-figure sums in Gloucestershire

Our selection of 13 lots from upcoming UK auctions

The best-known type of Maori jewellery is the pounamu (greenstone) hei tiki pendants, the figural carvings representing ‘the first man’ that were typically worn by women.

A telephone exchange removed from Buckingham Palace during refurbishment 25 years ago sold in west London for £3000.

Like many scientists and eminent thinkers of the time, Isaac Newton was also a devout Christian who thought deeply about religious matters, as a manuscript sold at auction in New York reveals.

A lucernal microscope is a rare survivor.

A group of Victorian rowing memorabilia generated plenty of bidding at Claydon Auctioneers (19.5% buyer’s premium) in Buckinghamshire on June 25-26.